Agence Vu

Agence Vu' (stylised as Agence VU and Agence VU') is a photography agency established in 1986 that has headquarters on Rue Saint-Lazare in Paris. It works with both photojournalists and art photographers, not specialising in one field of photography.[1][2] It sells photographs, produces books, exhibitions and has a gallery called Gallery Vu (stylised as Gallery VU'). Xavier Soule is its president and director.[3]

Agence VU
IndustryPhotography
Founded1986
FounderChristian Caujolle and Zina Rouabah
HeadquartersHôtel Paul Delaroche, 58 Rue Saint Lazare, 75009 Paris
Area served
Europe
ProductsPhotojournalism, stock photography
Websiteagencevu.com

History

Agence VU was established by fr:Christian Caujolle[4] and fr:Zina Rouabah[1][2] in 1986. It is named after France's first illustrated magazine, Vu (stylised as VU), of the 1920s.[5] It was sold in 1997 to Abvent group.

Members

Agence Vu has a gallery, Gallery Vu' (stylised as Gallery VU'), at the same location as the agency. It opened in 1998 and has six exhibitions each year.

Publications

Books
  • Agence VU, 15 ans. Martinière, 2001.
  • VU' à Paris. Panini, 2006. ISBN 978-2-84538-712-6. French text. Preface by fr:Christian Caujolle, text by Magali Jauffret, photographs by 18 Agence Vu photographers.
  • VU' à Orsay. Panini; Musée d'Orsay, 2006. ISBN 978-2-905724-69-4. English and French text. Introduction by Serge Lemoine, text by Christian Caujolle, photographs by Gabriele Basilico, Rip Hopkins, Richard Dumas, Juan Manuel Castro-Pietro and Stanley Greene.
  • 80+80 Photo_Graphisme. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2006. ISBN 978-2-350460-69-7. With Anatome graphic design agency.
  • Agence VU' Galerie. Arles, France: fr:Actes Sud, 2006. ISBN 978-2-7427-6068-8. Photo Poche No. 107.
  • Circonstances particulières. Arles, France: Actes Sud, 2007. ISBN 978-2-7427-6873-8. By Christian Caujolle.
  • VU MAG. Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-7324-2925-0.

VU' Mag
  • VU Mag. Paris: Filigranes, 2008. ISBN 978-2-35046-132-8. Text by Eric Audinet, Christian Caujolle, Naxto Checa, Catherine Coleman, Gösta Flemming, Hélène Pinet and Cédric de Veigy.
  • VU Mag 2: Japon. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2008. ISBN 978-2-35046-148-9. Text by Anne Biroleau, Irène Attinger, Marc Feustel, Claude Leblanc, Manfred Heiting and Antonin Potoski.
  • VU Mag 3: au Cinéma. Paris: Filigranes; Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-9533910-0-8. Text by Serge Daney, Serge Toubiana, Dytivon, David Marcilhacy, Christian Caujolle, Benoît Rivero, Richard Dumas and Stéphane Raymond.
  • VU Mag 4: émergence. Agence et Galerie VU'; Aman Iman, 2009. ISBN 978-2-9533910-1-5. Text by Amin Maalouf, Mustapha Chérif, Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh, Atiq Rahimi, Michael Onfray, Jean-Claude Carrière and Isabelle Eshraghi.
  • VU Mag 5 Collections. VU' Editions; Aman Iman, 2010. ISBN 978-2-9533910-4-6. Text by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Philippe Vayssettes, Aline Pujo, Pascal Ordonneau, François Lapeyre and others.

References
  1. "Prestigious appointment for photography graduate". University of Brighton. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. "Une agence de photographes plus qu'une agence de photo. (Agence Vu)". Libération. 15 December 1995. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Lens Culture Exposure Awards 2014". LensCulture. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. Ruka, Elīna (20 August 2012). "Interview with Christian Caujolle". Contemporary culture centre KultKom, society. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. "Photographers Agency". Agence Vu. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. "Photographers". Agence Vu. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. Walt, Vivienne (18 November 2011). "Lashkars in Pakistan by Massimo Berruti". Time. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. "Chute du mur de Berlin : Stéphane Duroy, photographe à l'agence Vu, se souvient". Euronews. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. Herman, Elizabeth (23 October 2012). "Cédric Gerbehaye's Belgium: A Country in Flux". Time. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. Gerbehaye, Cédric (10 October 2013). "Broken Hopes in the West Bank". Time. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. Iuncker, Steeve (10 April 2013). "Yakutsk: The Coldest City on Earth". Time. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. Sanburn, Josh (13 June 2013). "Cremation: The New American Way of Death". Time. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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