The Éditions Xavier Barral publish books taking a visual approach to the new shapes of photography, contemporary art and sciences. Each book is a singular object whose aesthetic and design choices take pride of place. Different points of views meet between artists and authors from around the world. The catalogue lists over 100 critically acclaimed titles including "D’après nature" by Jean Gaumy (2010), "Vers l’Orient" by Marc Riboud (2012), and "So Long, China" by Patrick Zachmann (2016), recipients of The Prix Nadar, as well as "Anticorps" by Antoine d’Agata, winner of the Rencontres d'Arles 2013 Author Book Award. More recently, "Sergio Larrain", was recipient of the 2015 Krasna-Krausz Award and "Images of Conviction" as Catalogue of the Year for the 2015 Paris Photo – Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards.