Without photographers, there would be no postcards.

The names of photographers are not often printed on postcards. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, to compile a list of photographers.

Only the greatest photographers have left a trace of their work.

Sometimes photographers are publishers, participate in exhibitions, or are involved in events or works commissioned by the administration. Therefore, they are known and recognized.

But many remain and will remain unknown and forgotten.

A website created before 2012 by Mrs. Degroise, curator of the national archives of Overseas, is the bible for photography and postcard enthusiasts. There are sometimes omissions or errors on this site, but Marie-Hélène believed from the start that communication was the best way to attract amateurs and professionals to pay tribute to the photographers of the 19th century.

Cartacaro adopts the same principle with the same words while complementing it with the photographic and postcard finds of the 21st century.

Thank you Mrs. Degroise.Learn more

Mrs. Degroise passed away in 2012. in memoriam