© Alec Soth 11.2inch x 14inch Archival Pigment Print (printed by the artist, 2017) Work exhibited by: LOOCKArt & PhotographyLightboxSee the world’s most renowned photographers in one placeParis Photo 2017 features luminaries such as Cindy Sherman and Helmut Newton, as well as new gen favourites like Harley Weir alongside a section curated by Patti SmithShareLink copied ✔️November 10, 2017Art & PhotographyLightboxTextAshleigh KaneParis Photo 201720 Imagesview more + On Thursday, the 21st edition of Paris Photo has launched at the historic Grand Palais. With over 180 galleries and art book dealers from all across the world, visitors can expect to find everything from documentary photography, to abstract images, and stylised shoots. It’s an opportunity to see the world’s most renowned photographers under one roof, with works from icons and new wave photographers, such as Helmut Newton, Nobuyoshi Araki, Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman, as well as Harley Weir and Chad Moore, all on show. With Karl Lagerfeld as 2017’s guest of honour, visitors can also see which works have been given his thumbs up by the designer and creative director courtesy of a signed sticker placed beside them. Patti Smith has also made her presence known, curating the Gagosian’s stand with a mixture of photographs from Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Lindbergh, Diane Arbus and Cy Twombly. It’s not only the Grand Palais which is celebrating photographic talent, Paris’s Gare du Nord has also set up displays across its station to showcase the winners of this year’s discovery platform, the Carte Blanche Laureate, which includes George Selley, William Lakin, Leon Billerbeck, and Alexey Shlyk. Flick through the gallery above to see some of the highlights from the fair. Eurostar supports Paris Photo 2017. The fair runs until Sunday 12 November at Grand Palais Guy Bourdin, Vogue France, 1978© The Guy Bourdin Estate 2017 / Courtesy of Louise Alexander Gallery Fujiflex Crystal Archive PrintExpand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe most loved photo stories from October 2025Art shows to leave the house for in November 2025Inside New York’s newly opened cult magazine archiveThis new short film embodies the spirit of MasqueradesParadigm Shift: This exhibition traces the major revolutions in video artMichella Bredahl’s new show confronts her relationship with her motherThese impactful photo projects respond to Black History MonthThis Will Not End Well: Inside Nan Goldin’s major slideshow retrospectiveThe enigmatic artist who captured the comedy and violence of American lifeCinematic, film noir photos that capture the rhythm of TokyoThis photo series captures the flame of a first queer love‘Precarious, exhausting, and unfair’: How online censors stifle erotic art