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E-Photo Newsletter #275
12/28/2025

by Michael Diemar

Paris Photo Sees Visitor and Exhibitor Numbers Drop Slightly; While Sales Reports Were Positive; Several Former Long-Time Exhibitors Bailed in 2025

In November, the international photography world once again gathered at the Grand Palais for Paris Photo, the leading fair for fine art photography. The 28th edition of the fair brought together 224 exhibitors. A number of reports noted that this was down from last year's edition, which had a whopping 240 exhibitors,…

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A view of the main floor of Paris Photo from above at the Grand Palais.

E-Photo Newsletter #274
11/9/2025

Paris Photo Opens Thursday, November 12th, in the Grand Palais

Paris Photo is the largest international art fair dedicated to the photographic medium and is held each November in the heart of Paris. Since 1997, the Fair's mission is to promote and nurture photographic creation and the galleries, publishers and artists at its source. Paris Photo brings together over 220 exhibitors from across…

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© Collection Rmn – Grand Palais, Mirco Magliocca

E-Photo Newsletter #273
8/26/2025

by Stephen Perloff

Christie's sale of Maillet Daguerreotype Collection Brings in $1,618,722 with a 4.2% Buy-in Rate.

Christie's sale of the Maillet Daguerreotype Collection, the most important sale of daguerreotypes in 25 years, online through June 26, totaled a substantial $1,618,722 with a minuscule 4.2% buy-in rate. However, prices were all over the place (from more than $60,000 to $126) as was the quality of material from condition, to…

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Robert Cornelius: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1840–41, sixth-plate daguerreotype ($3,000–$5,000),
was the top lot at $60,480 at Christie’s online sale of the Maillet Daguerreotype Collection.