In Hyderabad, Muriel Pénicaud presented her photographic work and shared her unique journey, which combines photography, social engagement, political responsibilities, and humanist convictions.

The Young Talents Photo Awards, supported by Young Talents (AEF info group) in partnership with AFDAS, puts photography in the spotlight in an edition presided over by Muriel Pénicaud.

Building on the success of its first edition, the Power of Connection Prize by Sakura returns in 2026 to celebrate the power of human connections through photography.

After Athens and Paris, Muriel Pénicaud invites you to the Indian Photo Festival in Hyderabad, where she will exhibit a selection of works from her monograph Matrix of Worlds from November 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

In September 2025, as part of the Franco-Hellenic Applied Dialogues, Athens hosted Muriel Pénicaud for a week dedicated to the intersection of art and reflection on major contemporary issues. 

Presented for the first time in October 2025 at the IMMERSION/S trade show with FAFCEA, the exhibition « Who are you? Polyphony born from a photograph » brings together nine artisans around the photographic work Who are you, you who are watching?  by Muriel Pénicaud, winner of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2024.

At the IMMERSION/S 2025 Trade Show in Paris, Muriel Pénicaud unveiled her series Hand Games as well as the collective project Who are you? Polyphony born from a photograph.

Muriel Pénicaud will present her new photographic series Hand Games as well as the collaborative project Who are you? Polyphony born from a photograph, at the IMMERSION/S trade show, from October 10 to 12, 2025 in Paris.

Muriel Pénicaud is the guest of the Franco-Hellenic Dialogues in Athens.

Muriel Pénicaud wins three honorable mentions at the Monovisions Awards.

From July 4th to 17th, 2025, Valid Foto in Barcelona will exhibit the winners of the 23rd and 24th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, including Muriel Pénicaud, who won an award in 2024.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sebastião Salgado. A few months before his death, Muriel Pénicaud had the opportunity to meet him in his studio, alongside his wife Lélia.

The Photography Museum of Saint-Louis, the first venue entirely dedicated to this medium in West Africa, is hosting an exhibition of Muriel Pénicaud's work. Entitled The Shadow of Your Dreams, it is being presented simultaneously in Saint-Louis and Dakar.

Presented at the Photography Museum of Saint-Louis and the Galerie de Dakar, this exhibition weaves a delicate dialogue between Muriel Pénicaud's photographs and poems by Birago Diop, Rennie Yotova, and Patrick Mathelié-Guinlet.

On March 8th, for International Women's Day, the awards ceremony for the photo contest "Prix du Regard - Puissance du Lien" (Power of the Gaze - Strength of the Connection) was held at the Sarah Bernhardt Theater in Paris. This initiative, supported by the Sakura Foundation with the association La Puissance du Lien and in collaboration with the FFPMI, is presided over by Muriel Pénicaud.

From Friday, April 4th to Monday, April 7th, 2025, Muriel Pénicaud will present her series Human at Work at the De Main de Maître exhibition organized by the CFMA - Confédération Française des Métiers d’Art (French Confederation of Craft Trades).

For his Émergence collection, presented on March 13, 2025, at the Hôtel du Grand Veneur, Jérôme Blin drew inspiration from the photograph Who are you, you who are watching? to design one of the pieces.

The Amarrage Gallery presents L’Envolée, an exhibition by Muriel Pénicaud from March 15th to 30th.

Muriel Pénicaud's photographic year of 2025 began in India. Between exhibitions, conferences, and new projects, this start to the year has been marked by inspiring encounters and memorable experiences.

Muriel Pénicaud will present her photographs in Pondicherry at two locations: Deep Heights at the Kalinka Gallery and Wind into the Roots at The Spot hotel, from January 17 to February 23, 2025.