Lumières des Saintes
The gypsy pilgrimage
to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer:
a photographic history
Published by Textuel,
avec the support of
the French Ministry of
Culture and the National
Centre for Publishing
Author: Ilsen About
Catalog of an exhibition in
Les Rencontres d'Arles
2023 at the MUSEON ARLATEN
An object of fascination,
the pilgrimage to Saintes-
Maries-de-la-Mer, where
Saint Sara is honored by
Gypsies, Manouches, Roma
and travelers from all over
Europe, has attracted
the greatest photographers
for over a hundred years.
In this book, Ilsen About,
a historian of the Roma
world, brings together
some twenty portfolios
from the early 20th
century to the present day.
Hard Cover
2 000 copies
Size : 20 x 30 cm
192 pages
110 photographs
Hot Stamping













Lumières des Saintes
The gypsy pilgrimage
to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer:
a photographic history
Published by Textuel,
avec the support of
the French Ministry of
Culture and the National
Centre for Publishing
Author: Ilsen About
Catalog of an exhibition in
Les Rencontres d'Arles
2023 at the MUSEON ARLATEN
An object of fascination,
the pilgrimage to Saintes-
Maries-de-la-Mer, where
Saint Sara is honored by
Gypsies, Manouches, Roma
and travelers from all over
Europe, has attracted
the greatest photographers
for over a hundred years.
In this book, Ilsen About,
a historian of the Roma
world, brings together
some twenty portfolios
from the early 20th
century to the present day.
Hard Cover
2 000 copies
Size : 20 x 30 cm
192 pages
110 photographs
Hot Stamping