Thaddé Comar winner of the Grand Prix Photographie du Festival de Hyères 2023

On the occasion of its 38th edition, the Festival international de Mode, de Photographie et d'Accessoires d'Hyères, which took place from October 12 to 15, 2023, awarded photographer Thaddé Comar the Grand Prix du Jury. 

Born in 1993, Thaddé Comar graduated with a Bachelor of Photography from ECAL in 2018. The artist is based in Paris and Lausanne, where he juggles commissioned photography, editorial work and personal explorations.

From the 2023 edition, the Grand Prix du Jury Photographie becomes the Grand Prix du Jury Photography 7L.

The 7L bookshop was founded in 1999 by Karl Lagerfeld in Paris. 7L stands for 7, rue de Lille, in the 7 th arrondissement of Paris, and for Karl Lagerfeld’s favorite number. Acquired by CHANEL in 2021, 7L celebrates its founder’s unconditional love for books and photography. It brings together a bookshop dedicated to works in the field of visual arts, a cultural program named Correspondances inspired by his personal library present in his former photo studio, as well as the Éditions 7L publishing house.
 
7L will support the winner of the Grand Jury Prize on:

• the production of a book published by the Éditions 7L, launched in 2001 by Karl Lagerfeld, with the idea the of a book-object standard and the will of publishing books that are emphasizing the work of his talented friends as Grace Coddington, Roni Horn, Fran Lebowitz…or to re-publish some books mainly dedicated to photography that became rare as Moï Ver Paris, The Japanese Box…
   
• The creation of a book launch event with the production of an exhibition The winner of the Grand Prix of the Photography jury 7L will be offered an exhibition of his work at the villa Noailles during the following year’s Festival.
   
• CHANEL is a partner of the Grand Prix of the Photography 7L, with a prize of 20,000 euros for the winner

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