Presentation
LES BOUTOGRAPHIES IS A EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE IN MONTPELLIER. For three weeks, each year in May, you can enjoy a demanding program, extracted from hundreds of applications from all over Europe.
What does Boutographies mean?
It's a contraction of the words Boutonnet (1 district of Montpellier where the event was born) and photographs.
The festival exclusively programs photographers residing in Europe.
The event is also a time for initiatives, meetings and partnerships for all photographers with projects, with special emphasis on those who have already been selected for the Boutographies.
603
photographers presented
Each year, an independent jury and meetings with the public are there for the photographers.
7
prizes and
awards
The official programme is complemented by exhibitions curated by the Parallèle section, and by off-site events hosted by a number of cultural venues involved in photography and contemporary art in and around Montpellier. Walking and cycling tours add to the pleasure of visiting exhibitions in an area that changes every year.
34
countries represented
2001
Year of creation
