Industry | Photography |
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Founded | 1986 |
Founder | Christian Caujolle and Zina Rouabah |
Headquarters | Hôtel Paul Delaroche, 58 Rue Saint Lazare, 75009 Paris |
Area served | Europe |
Products | Photojournalism, stock photography |
Website | agencevu.com |
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 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.
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.
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