Since 1998, Bourse du Talent of PICTO Foundation has rewarded emerging photographers. After 26 editions, the program has evolved with the aim of remaining close to the proposals of contemporary photographers. Today, the Bourse du Talent focuses on the new documentary forms used by photographers to narrate our world.
Each year, three Bourses du Talent are awarded to photographers whose projects develop around new documentary strategies, whether through an approach that engages with the visual arts, science, literature, or any other cross-disciplinary practice placed at the service of storytelling, or through the use of new technologies to support narrative expression. The Bourse du Talent is open to photographers who have been resident in Europe for at least three years, attentive to all subjects and all forms of expression, and it encourages committed, eco-responsible approaches.
With the support of its partners, the Bourse du Talent continues to play its full role as a springboard toward the professionalization of photographers, with the aim of encouraging their path within the photography market. PixTrakk Images, Saif and now Les Filles de la Photo are important drivers in this effort.
The Bibliothèque nationale de France will notably present photographs by the Bourse du Talent laureates alongside other prestigious prizes, as part of the exhibition La Photographie à tout Prix in December.
Call for Applications
until May 11, 2026
