Photo Archive
Save photo archives: 10 years back from archiving experience
In 2014, we chose to digitize 100,000 old photos. Saving your archive photos saves an invaluable heritage.
6 June 2026
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100,000 PHOTOS
THAT TELL OUR STORIES
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Conference of the International Photo Fair in Bièvres 2026: saving your photo archives in the AI era. Back experience on digitisation and preservation, for general public and pros
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Expo « 3 photographers, 62 years apart, same passion for image »
From 1 to 8 August 2026, Festival photo, Roquebrune sur Argens (Var, Provence, France)
ANDRE ABBE INTERVIEW
«VAQUI» TV show on FRANCE TV with ANDRÉ ABBE shot in Roquebrune sur Argens
« 1984. These images are obtained from slides.
Back then, the slide was queen. But his reign will end with the arrival of digital technology after 2000.
In this photo, I am at home and sort out the slides of my last trip to Kilimanjaro. »
André Abbe
DERRIER PHOTO APPARATUS and Photo Archive
What you see here is the past, untouched!
Former journalist and photographer, now retired, I am from the city of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, in the Var (83). Proud of my 50 years of career, I had the opportunity to travel internationally, and capture moments of life as much in France, as in Europe, Asia, South America, but also in Oceania.
From 1970 to 2000, I archived more than 100,000 photos of my travels, Provence and more specifically, my hometown, Roquebrune, and its surroundings. These photographs are the result of a passion and a photographic heritage that I wish to revive through this site. To revive rare and unknown archives of the general public.
My photos are also displayed in the historic Abbe house in Roquebrune, which has been in the family for 4 generations. This house of the XVIe century, three-storey, houses in these places ♪ I'm crazy ♪ (atelier of the fountain), where images and paintings of Provence are exhibited. These paintings are signed Patricia Gourier, artist-painting, who chose our workshop for artistic residence.
André Abbe
The team of the association Abbe Photo
Volunteers happy to revive invaluable photo heritage
We produce authentic souvenirs, exhibitions, publications on the internet, from historical and unique photo archives. This mission is possible thanks to volunteers : passionate about preserving the heritage of André Abbe (photos, video and text).
André Abbe
BENEVOLE, Journalist AND Photographer
Volunteers
SIMPLE SUPPORT ON SOCIAL NETWORKS TO AN ACTIVE ROLE TO EVENTS
François Abbe
BENEVOLE, President of the Association
LATEST NEWS
What if the lovers of Provence were abroad? The Abbe Photo Association starts the test
1 site, 2 associations
abbe photo hosts passadoc on its site
Passadoc is a non-profit association whose purpose is to showcase the heritage of Provence and other regions of Occitanie. Through exclusive archival documents, it contributes to the preservation, transmission and enhancement of holdings of endangered, visual and audio material.
The Abbe Photo Association hosts the Passadoc Association. Passadoc volunteers work with the Abbe Photo team. Membership of the Passadoc association is on this site. Our stories and photos are the memory of Provence. Your memberships and purchases (books and photos) make our associations, our projects and our heritage live.
Passadoc, the south in photo
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Winter Remembrance, Meeting and Carnival
Reading time : 5 min Au Table of Contents The word of Jeanne Finishing in black and white from the exhibition Tuesday
24 March 2026
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The newsletter with Raymond Depardon, Pierre Collombert...
Raymond Depardon and Pierre Collombert: two visions of the photo; 4 photos to save our heritage; Regional photography meetings; fire; Americas and Europe; The tapenade to the taste of the day; Testimony: You're tired
3 February 2026
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Contact the association Abbe Photo
- +33 (0)7 83 10 40 46
- francois @ abbe.photo
- Fax : but no, we're kidding
- 2, church street, Mayol square,
- 83520 Roquebrune-sur-Argens
- VAR, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur