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Photo exhibition by Frédéric Combeau - "Focus on Parisian biodiversity"

Photo : Frédéric Combeau

Sep 1 – Mar 31Free

Photo exhibition by Frédéric Combeau - "Focus on Parisian biodiversity"

Hidden creatures are lurking in the shadows of Paris, and this photo exhibition finally brings them into the spotlight. You will discover the city through the patient lens of a specialist who tracks biodiversity in the most unexpected corners of our green spaces. It is the perfect reason to swap the bustling city streets for a moment of quiet connection with nature.

Parc de Bercy - jardin romantique et jardin Yitzhak Rabin

Part of the Nature activities in Paris programme

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Discover the hidden wildlife of Paris through the photography exhibition by Frédéric Combeau. Located in the heart of the Parc de Bercy, this collection highlights the biodiversity thriving within the city's parks and urban wastelands. As a photographer for the City's Department of Green Spaces and the Environment, Combeau captures the city's fauna with remarkable patience and technical skill. This open-air exhibition is entirely free to visit and remains on display between the romantic garden and the Yitzhak Rabin garden until March 31, 2027.

A passionate autodidact since childhood, Frédéric Combeau first trained his photographer's eye in the depths of the Parisian quarries, where he took his first shots using an ingenious lighting system he developed himself.

Today a photographer for the Department of Green Spaces and Environment, he travels through parks, gardens, and urban wasteland to capture the wildlife that slips into the interstices of the capital. His demanding and patient approach magnifies each animal by revealing it in its natural environment.

Through a selection of carefully chosen images, this exhibition offers visitors an unexpected face-to-face with Parisian wildlife — a sensitive immersion into a living, discreet, yet intensely present Paris.

See it at Parc de Bercy (12th arrondissement), facing the Maison du jardinage et du compostage, until March 2027.

You can also find Frédéric Combeau's work on the Instagram account "Paris4Nature".

Our take on this event

From September 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, the Parc de Bercy hosts the exhibition titled Focus on Parisian biodiversity by Frédéric Combeau. A self-taught photographer currently working for the Department of Green Spaces and the Environment, Combeau has honed his craft exploring both subterranean quarries and urban landscapes. His work aims to reveal the animals living in the cracks of the city through a sensitive and highly detailed artistic approach.

The exhibition is set up within the romantic garden and the Yitzhak Rabin garden, specifically facing the Maison du jardinage et du compostage in the 12th arrondissement. Visitors are invited to explore these images that document the discreet yet intense presence of nature in the capital. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge throughout its entire duration.

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