13/10/2026
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to announce its return to Paris Photo, held Wednesday, November 11th to Sunday, November 15th, 2026 at the Grand Palais, Paris.
Following its debut at Paris Photo in 2025 with Love of Shadows — Two Women’s Stories, Zen Foto Gallery returns for its second participation with a broader presentation bringing together six photographers whose work explores memory, history, identity, and lived experience across East Asia. Titled Photography as Witness, the presentation considers the ways photographers bear witness to moments of political upheaval, cultural transformation, intimate relationships, and everyday life.
Together, these six bodies of work demonstrate photography’s ability to bear witness to history, cultural change, and the intimate realities of individual lives. Photography as Witness reflects Zen Foto Gallery’s ongoing commitment to presenting distinctive voices in Asian photography and exploring the medium’s capacity to preserve both personal and collective memory.
A guided tour of Zen Foto Gallery’s booth with photography critic Kenji Takazawa will be held on November 13 (Fri) from 16:00 to 17:00.
Shoko Hashimoto, Goze, 1972
© Shoko Hashimoto, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery
Hitomi Watanabe, University of Tokyo 1968–69—Behind the Blockade, 1968/1969
© Hitomi Watanabe, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery
Tamiko Nishimura, Eternal Chase, 1972
Tamiko Nishimura, My Journey II, 1978
© Tamiko Nishimura, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery
Kan Tai Wong, ‘89 Tiananmen, 1989
© Kan Tai Wong, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery
Yang Seung-Woo, Shinjuku Lost Child, 1998–2006
Yang Seung-Woo, The Best Days, 1999–2006
© Yang Seung-Woo, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery
Hideka Tonomura, They Called Me Yukari, 2007–2009
Hideka Tonomura, Mama Love, 2007
Hideka Tonomura, Orange Elephant, 2012 –2015
© Hideka Tonomura, courtesy of Zen Foto Gallery