MYOP: The Pulse Of An Era
"Mes yeux, objets patients. MYOP, 20 Years of a Story in Motion" at Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles marks the 20th anniversary of the MYOP photo agency, with a 400m² manifesto-exhibition on the meaning of bearing witness.
Through images spanning war zones, political upheavals, lockdowns, and intimate daily scenes, twenty photographers chart a collective vision rooted in poetic resistance, discomfort, and the need to question the power of narrative and the notion of truth.
2006 – Protest against absolute monarchy in Nepal. © Agnès Dherbeys/MYOP
2005 – Russian military officers visiting the site of Chersonesus, Ukraine. © Julien Daniel/MYOP
2016 – From the series “Indian Land”, United States. © Zen Lefort/MYOP
2016 – From the series “Digital After Love”. © Oan Kim/MYOP
In an era of digital overload and algorithmic image churn, the exhibit shows how shared authorship can remain urgent, incisive, and personal. The agency reasserts the photograph as a slow-burning tool of conscience, one that doesn’t just document but “assaults our senses and awakens our awareness”.
2008 – From the series “Alaska Highway”, United States. © Ulrich Lebeuf/MYOP
2005 – After its withdrawal from Gaza, the Israeli army demolishes all infrastructure. © Alain Keler/MYOP
2025 – From the series “He Was Still Screaming”. © Chloé Sharrock/MYOP
The exhibition "Mes yeux, objets patients. MYOP, 20 Years of a Story in Motion" is on view at Les Douches Municipales, part of the festival Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, France, until October 5.
