Photo (French magazine)

For the American men's magazine from the 1950s, see Photo (American magazine).

Photo is a French men's magazine devoted to photography and erotica was previously published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, and currently owned by EPMA.

Photo

Categories	Photography
Founded	1967
Company	EPMA
Country	France
Based in	Paris
Language	French
Website	www.photo.fr
ISSN	0399-8568

History and profile

Photo was started by Hachette Filipacchi Médias as a monthly publication in 1967, and it was modeled on the men's magazine American Photo.^[1] The magazine is published ten times a year.^[2] It concentrates on the artistic aspects of photography, rather than technical aspects. The editorial line is tripartite: fashion/nude/glamour, historical images of wars/guillotines/poverty or similar, and selected journalism news photos from around the world. It is read and distributed around the world, and is known featuring naked models, colorful saturated graphic images, and its annual amateur photography contest. It was sold by Hachette Filipacchi in 2011.

An American edition was published under the name Photo World from 1973 to 1978.^[3]

See also

• List of men's magazines
• Pin-up model