Fisheye

What Fisheye does

Fisheye is a privately held French photography media and production company headquartered in Paris, founded in 2013. It operates as an integrated ecosystem spanning five operating entities: Fisheye Magazine (a bimonthly print and digital magazine at €7.50 per issue sold across French kiosks), Fisheye Gallery (physical exhibition spaces in Paris and Arles), Fisheye Éditions (a photography book publishing house established in 2018), Fisheye Immersive (a department created in 2021 for AR/VR and photogrammetry-based installations), and Fisheye Manufacture (the B2B services division). The company employs approximately 65 people and serves three primary customer verticals: luxury brands (LVMH, Chanel, Guerlain, Boucheron, Ruinart, Valentino Beauty), cultural institutions (Opéra national de Paris, RMN Grand Palais, La Poste Groupe), and corporate clients (BNP Paribas, Orange, Véolia, EDF, Fnac-Darty, Agence France-Presse, Leica).

Fisheye's underlying technology stack centers on visual storytelling rather than software platforms, with proprietary capabilities including the "Focus" video format (a hybrid video-podcast medium combining image mosaics with original sound design), photogrammetry-based 3D volumetric capture, and multisensory immersive experience design incorporating 360-degree displays, spatial audio, and olfactory environments. The Fisheye Immersive division operationalizes these capabilities for client installations and festival co-productions.

The business model combines recurring consumer revenue (magazine subscriptions, single-issue sales, online store) with project-based professional services revenue (luxury brand content production, social media account management, delegated online media, immersive installations, corporate communications campaigns). Revenue is generated through a sales-led B2B motion targeting brand marketing departments and cultural institutions, complemented by content-marketing-driven inbound demand through the Fisheye media brand. No public revenue figures, funding rounds, or external investor ownership have been disclosed.

Name

Fisheye

Website

https://fisheyemanufacture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fisheye is a French integrated photography media and production company that serves luxury brands, cultural institutions, and corporate clients through a bimonthly magazine, publishing house, galleries, and immersive AR/VR content production services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Publishing: Bi-monthly magazine dedicated to contemporary photography, sold at 7.50€ per issue in kiosks and bookstores across France. The magazine features portfolios, interviews, and coverage of photography festivals, exhibitions, and events.
2. Book Publishing (Fisheye Éditions): Publishing house producing photography books and special editions, including collaborations with institutional partners. Active since 2018, member of France Photo Book association.
3. Client Production Services: B2B services including photography production, content creation, social media management, and event activation for luxury brands and cultural institutions. Project-based engagements with clients like LVMH, Chanel, Guerlain, BNP Paribas.
4. Immersive Experiences: Design and production of immersive installations using AR, VR, photogrammetry, and multisensory environments for events and exhibitions.
5. Gallery Operations: Two galleries in Paris and Arles showcasing contemporary photography exhibitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fisheye is a photography media and production house that publishes a bimonthly contemporary photography magazine, operates photography book publishing and gallery exhibitions, and provides B2B content production services—including photography curation, image production, social media management, and immersive AR/VR experiences—for luxury brands (LVMH, Chanel, Guerlain, Boucheron) and cultural institutions (RMN Grand Palais, Opéra de Paris).

Product overview

Fisheye operates as an integrated ecosystem centered on contemporary photography, comprising multiple interconnected products and services. The core offerings include Fisheye Magazine (bimonthly publication since 2013), Fisheye Focus (proprietary video format since 2021), and Fisheye Éditions (publishing house since 2018), supported by Fisheye Gallery locations in Paris and Arles. The services arm, Fisheye Manufacture, delivers photography production, immersive experiences, cultural engineering, delegated editions, and social media management. Secondary offerings include Fisheye Photo Review (annual curated publication), Fisheye Hors-Séries (special editions), and L'Éclaireur Fnac (delegated online magazine). Fisheye Immersive handles augmented and virtual reality projects using photogrammetry and multisensory technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Focus: Proprietary video format at the intersection of video and podcast, giving voice to photographers and their stories. Features mosaic of images with original sound design for an immersive viewing experience.
• Cartes Rêves
• Fisheye Photo Review
• Palais Augmenté

Products and services

• Fisheye Magazine Bimonthly magazine dedicated to contemporary photography, published since 2013 with approximately 132 pages per issue, sold at €7.50 in kiosks and bookstores across France. Features portfolios, interviews, and coverage of photography festivals, exhibitions, and events.
• Fisheye Éditions Internal French publishing house specializing in contemporary photography book publications, active since 2018 and member of the France Photo Book association, emphasizing print quality, layout, and craftsmanship.
• Fisheye Gallery Two gallery locations in Paris and Arles, France, dedicated to showcasing contemporary photography exhibitions and promoting emerging photographic artists.
• Fisheye Manufacture B2B production services division encompassing talent curation, custom innovation development, content writing, image production and distribution, magazine and book editing, exhibition curation, and community engagement for luxury, cultural, and corporate clients.
• Fisheye Immersive Immersive experiences department specializing in augmented reality, virtual reality, photogrammetry, and multisensory event installations for luxury and corporate clients.
• Fisheye Focus Proprietary video format at the intersection of video and podcast, released weekly on Wednesdays across social networks since 2021, giving voice to photographers through image mosaics with original narration and immersive sound design.
• Fisheye Photo Review Annual publication by Fisheye Éditions presenting a curated selection of photographers published on fisheyemagazine.fr throughout the year, offering a non-linear visual journey through contemporary photography.
• Fisheye Hors-Séries Special edition publications complementing the bimonthly magazine, offering in-depth exploration of specific themes, artists, or domains such as Women In Motion, black and white photography, virtual reality, and photographic treasures.
• L'Éclaireur Fnac Delegated online magazine for Fnac-Darty dedicated to culture, pop culture, digital culture, and new technologies, reaching approximately 1.8 million unique visitors by January 2023.
• Fisheye Store Online store for purchasing Fisheye Magazine issues, special editions, and photography-related merchandise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 1.8 million unique visitors for L'Éclaireur Fnac by January 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Havas PariscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborated with Havas Paris on the Cartes Rêves international photo production for LVMH's Les Journées Particulières 2022, creating signature content featuring emerging photographers documenting luxury craftsmanship.
• Ecole des GobelinsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Gobelins photography school for the Postiers de l'année 2022 project, providing first professional contracted experience for first-year photography students and recent graduates.
• France Photo BookminorOthersFounding and active member of the France Photo Book association supporting photography book publishing and industry advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Getty Images: Global commercial photography and visual content platform with editorial, creative, and immersive content services. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering photography and visual content services to enterprise and media clients.

Emerging players

• Hypebeast: Digital media brand combining editorial content with brand services and creative agency work for luxury/fashion clients. Comparable GTM motion to Fisheye Manufacture's model of monetizing a media audience via B2B creative services for premium brands.

Direct peers

• Le Bal: Paris photography exhibition venue with associated editorial programming. Comparable to Fisheye Gallery's Paris location as a contemporary photography exhibition space serving French audiences.
• Magnum Photos: Paris-headquartered photography agency with editorial licensing, exhibition, and content production services. Comparable to Fisheye as a France-based photography platform combining curated talent, editorial output, and brand/commercial commissions.
• Foam Amsterdam: Photography magazine (Foam Magazine), Amsterdam gallery, and talent development programs. Highly comparable end-to-end model to Fisheye across publishing, exhibitions, and emerging photographer curation.
• Atelier EXB: French photography book publisher producing high-end photo books. Directly comparable to Fisheye Éditions as a French photography book publisher and member of the same France Photo Book association ecosystem.
• Aperture Foundation: US-based nonprofit publishing Aperture magazine and photography books, plus exhibitions and programming. Comparable to Fisheye Magazine and Fisheye Éditions as a photography publishing and editorial brand.
• RVB Books: Independent photography book publisher producing artist monographs and limited editions. Comparable to Fisheye Éditions in craft-focused contemporary photography book publishing.
• Polka Magazine: French bimonthly photography magazine with associated gallery (Polka Galerie) and editorial productions. Directly comparable to Fisheye Magazine + Fisheye Gallery's combined magazine-and-exhibition model in the French market.

Regional players

• The Photographers' Gallery: London's primary photography gallery with associated bookshop and publishing partnerships. Comparable to Fisheye Gallery's role as a destination contemporary photography exhibition venue, though UK-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PL069P1KTa10eIfjeuejWD03Agn1NxmB0S
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fisheyemagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/fisheye_manufacture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fisheye-manufacture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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