Théo Giacometti

Théo Giacometti is a French photographer and writer based in Marseille. Working mainly with analogue photography, his practice is rooted in documentary methods: spending time in a place, meeting people, returning, and photographing what happens in real life.

But the documentary is a starting point rather than an end in itself. Through time and editing, Théo Giacometti uses these fragments of reality to build broader narratives, sometimes approaching fiction. Rather than explaining everything, he tries to leave gaps in the story — space for the viewer to imagine what happened before or after an image, and to make their own connections.

His personal projects are developed over long periods of time, alongside editorial and commissioned work. Théo Giacometti is represented by Galerie Faces in Marseille.

2024 – Winner of the CNAP photojournalism support grant
2023 – Winner of the Photojournalism Prize of the Club de la presse PACA
2021 – Winner of the “Mondes Nouveaux” grant, backed by the Ministry of Culture, the Conservatoire du Littoral, and the Centre des monuments Nationaux.
2021, 2020, 2019 Finalist – “Journalist, Your Papers” prize
2018 and 2019 Finalist – IRIS / Terre Sauvage grant
2018 – “Artists in the Arctic” residency aboard the Manguier, Greenland.
2018 – Finalist, Geneva Concours du Photographe Voyageur / Emirates
2017 – Finalist, Déclics Jeunes grant, Fondation de France
2014 – Jury prize, “Montagne en scène” festival

2024 – Aperture Gallery, Berlin. “Narratives.” Solo show, November 2024 to March 2025
2024 – Studio Harcourt, Paris. “The Analog Chronicles.” Group exhibition (with Mathias Depardon, Gaia Squarci, Ismail Ferdous, Alessandro Silvestri). With Ilford Photo, Blind Magazine, Photo Magazine, 99 Camera Museum.
2024 – Rencontres d’Arles. Screening at the Night of the Year. Exhibition by Galerie Triangle. “For Whom the Sirens Will Sing”
2024 – Photojournalism Prize of the Club de la presse PACA. CCI Marseille and Rencontres d’Arles. Group exhibition.
2023 – Galerie du Marais du Viguerat. “For Whom the Sirens Will Sing”
2023 – Fortress of the town of Aigues-Mortes, National Monument. “For Whom the Sirens Will Sing”
2023 – Domaine de la Palissade, regional nature reserve of Camargue. “For Whom the Sirens Will Sing”
2023 – Galerie Triangle, Arles.
2023 – Arles Town Hall. Photojournalism Prize of the Club de la presse PACA. Group exhibition.
2022 – Traveling exhibition in more than 50 locations across France. “From Utopia to Reality,” produced for the 60th anniversary of APAJH
2022 – Leica Store Marseille. “I’m Not From Here”
2022 – Rencontres d’Arles. “Journalist, Your Papers.” Group exhibition.
2021 – Festival Phot’Aix, Aix-en-Provence. Guest of honor, supported by Leica France.
2021 – Fisheye Gallery, Paris. “Sustainable Fishing Beyond the Clichés”
2021 – Musée Regards de Provence, Marseille. “Journalist, Your Papers.” Group exhibition.
2021 – Festival Photo Saint Germain. Lusted Men. Group exhibition.
2021 – Leica Store Paris. Group exhibition.
2019 – Maison des adolescents des Hautes-Alpes. Commission for the Agence Régionale de Santé, following workshops.
2019 – Maison de la culture de Neuilly-sur-Seine. Immaqa. Artists in the Arctic. Group exhibition.
2018 – Fondation Edith Seltzer, Gap. Commission from the Agence Régionale de Santé.
2015 – Musée de la Ville de Barcelonnette. La Jonction, the History of the Arnauds and Arnaudville.

2025 – “For Whom the Sirens Will Sing.” Loco editions. Photo and text monograph.
2023 – “Mondes Nouveaux.” Éditions Beaux-Arts de Paris, collective work.
2022 – “From Utopia to Reality, 60 Years of Struggle.” Commissioned and published by APAJH. Photos and text.
2022 – “BNM, Danser l’image. Le Ballet national de Marseille under (LA)HORDE.” JBE Books, collective work.
2021 – Goossens Galerie, published by Chanel’s métiers d’art. Collective work.
2019 – Rue d’Aubagne, Récit d’une rupture. Karine Bonjour, Éditions Parenthèses, collective work.
2018 – Adios España! Éditions AO, André Odemard. Short story collection.
2018 – SUMUT? Publication marking the close of the “Artists in the Arctic” residency aboard the Manguier. Text and photos, collective work.
2013 – Puisque chante la nuit. Éditions AO, André Odemard. Novel. This debut work received the medal of the Assemblée Nationale.

Projects by Théo on Photography Chronicle