Tackling the challenge of putting together an exhibition that encompasses the full breadth of Depardon’s work, curator Agnès Sire presents photography, from his first hesitant steps at Le Garet Farm up until the present day, and incorporates writing and film as well as photography. It encompasses almost 60 years of work, spanning celebrity portraits, commissioned assignments and personal documentary projects, shown together for the first time.

The exhibition comprises around one hundred prints, texts, films and documents by the author. The book, co-published with Éditions Xavier Barral, covers...