CNRS Images, which is part of the Communications Department of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), aims to enhance, through photographic and audiovisual media, the scientific research conducted by the CNRS. We collect, produce — internally or jointly with external partners — disseminate and preserve photographs and documentaries on each of the scientific fields covered by the CNRS.

In order to facilitate access to photographs, we have created a free-access website containing a collection of 30,000 images : the CNRS photo library (http://phototheque.cnrs.fr/).

These images feature research (experiments, equipment, imaging, modeling, scientific teams, in the field and in the laboratory…) in a wide range of disciplines: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences & Astronomy, Ecology & Environment, Engineering & Systems, Humanities & Social Sciences, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Nuclear & Particle Physics, Physics.

This photographic collection is enriched and updated regularly thanks to a close collaboration with technicians, engineers, laboratory researchers and professional photographers.

Our images can be reproduced in many media: brochures, posters, websites, books, exhibitions, magazines, audio-visual material… (see Terms and Conditions).