UPP 2022 Award Winners

We're delighted to announce the two winners of the second edition of the UPP Awards, organized by L'Union des Photographes Professionnels.

- In the UPP Member category: Alexis Vettoretti with his "Paysannes" series

- In the Non Member category: Marion Péhée with her series "Ukraine, the choice to stay".

Photo credit: Alexis Vettoretti

Photo credit: Marion Péhée

As a reminder, it was with the aim of supporting two professional photographers in the conception and realization of a quality photographic project that the UPP organized this free, open-themed competition.

On Thursday September 15, a jury comprising Brigitte Patient (journalist), Arnaud Février (Photographer, General Secretary of UPP), François Ha Minh Tinh (photographer's agent), Victor Gassman (General Secretary of PICTO), David Fourré (Editor Lamaindonne), Serge Challon (Director/founder of Newsfromphotographers.com and Wallguest.com), and Léonor Matet (Iconographe Polka), deliberated and awarded the two prizes.

The first prize for a UPP member photographer, Alexis Vettoretti, worth €4000. The second for a non-member photographer, Marion Péhée, in the amount of 2000€.

The aim of these grants is to help the winners produce their subject and present it at a joint exhibition to be held in 2023 at the Maison des photographes, UPP's headquarters.

The two Laureates succeed Aline Deschamps and Julien Pebrel, Laureates for 2021.

Photo credit: Estelle Decléènne

Please find below the press release.