Founded in 2004, the La Gacilly Photo Festival has becomeEurope’s largest outdoor photography festival, attracting more than 300,000 visitors. Every summer, for four months, the Breton village of La Gacilly is transformed into averitableopen-air exhibition space, accessible to everyone free of charge.

Canvases, some measuring as much as 80 square meters, adorn the streets, gardens, and alleyways of La Gacilly, which has been transformed intoa “village of images”; its magnificent architectural heritage provides the perfect backdrop for the more than 800 images on display, while the works of the featured photographers, in turn, highlight the village’s charm.

Public spaces become stages—shared and accessible to everyone, free of charge. As a result, the Photo Festival can boastan audience that includes both loyal connoisseurs and complete novices. It enjoys strong and consistent support from its diverse audiences.

Committed to environmental and social issues since its inception, the La Gacilly Photo Festival continues to pursue an ever-growing ambition:to move, educate, and share, in the hope of building a more responsible world.