Exhibition
Ed Alcock
Secrets and Lies
From 19 June to 08 November 2026
Jeu de Paume – Tours
For four years the Jeu de Paume has been exhibiting the work of the previous year’s winner of the Niépce Gens d’Images Prize at the Château de Tours. Created in 1955, this annual prize is awarded to a professional photographer under the age of fifty who is either French or has been living in France for over three years.
In May 2025 the prize was awarded to Ed Alcock, whose candidacy was sponsored by Dominique Gaessler. Born in Norwich (United Kingdom) in 1974, Alcock has been living in France since 2000 and is a member of the Myop agency. For over fifteen years, he has been pursuing personal projects in parallel with press assignments, notably for The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde and El País.
“Secrets and Lies” spans fifteen years of photographic work devoted to the family,
transmission and the sense of belonging. The title refers to family secrets and convenient stratagems that are sometimes exposed and discredited, a theme that has been present in his work from the outset.
