Photographer in French
In France, this job is advertised as “Photographe”. To search for jobs in France, type “Photographe” (the same form is used for men and women).
- Same form for men and women
- Photographe
- ROME code
- E1201
Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Official ROME job titles
Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.
- Assistant / Assistante photographe
- Opérateur / Opératrice photographe
- Photographe
- Photographe aérien / Photographe aérienne
- Photographe animalier / Photographe animalière
- Photographe créateur / Photographe créatrice
- Photographe culturel / Photographe culturelle
- Photographe d'architecture
- Photographe d'art
- Photographe d'illustrations
- Photographe de mode
- Photographe de plateau de tournage
- Photographe de portrait
- Photographe de presse
- Photographe de reportage
- Photographe de sport
- Photographe en industrie graphique
- Photographe filmeur / Photographe filmeuse
- Photographe généraliste
- Photographe illustrateur / Photographe illustratrice
- Photographe industriel / Photographe industrielle
- Photographe itinérant / Photographe itinérante
- Photographe médical / Photographe médicale
- Photographe opérateur(trice)-tireur(euse)
- Photographe professionnel / Photographe professionnelle
- Photographe publicitaire
- Photographe retoucheur / Photographe retoucheuse
- Photographe scientifique
- Photographe scolaire
- Photographe social / Photographe sociale
- Photographe tireur(euse)-agrandisseur(euse)
- Photographe vidéaste
Working as a photographer in France
Search for 'Photographe', 'Photographe studio', 'Photographe packshot' or 'Assistant photographe'. The profession is not regulated, but French law gives photographers authors' rights over their images, and many freelancers are affiliated to the artist-author social security scheme for sales of image rights, alongside or instead of the micro-entrepreneur status for services. Clients expect a written licence specifying usage, duration and territory, and model releases are essential because of the strong right to one's image in France. Common training routes are the BTS Photographie, ENS Louis-Lumière and the national photography school in Arles.
French job profile (in French): Photographe
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