| 1912 |
Born in Gentilly in the Val-de-Marne, near Paris. |
| 1930 |
Introduction to graphis design and commercial advertising photography. |
| 1939 |
Meets Charles Rado, founder of the Rapho agency, followed by first attempts at street photography. |
| 1946 |
Meets Raymond Grosset, then returns to the Rapho agency where he works with Blaise Cendrars. |
| 1947 |
Won the Kodak Prize. |
| 1956 |
Awards the Prix Ni pce. |
| 1968 |
Group exhibition "L' il objectif", Musse Cantini, Marseilles |
| 1973 |
Produces a court mtrage with Francois Porcile, Le Paris de Robert Doisneau |
| 1977 |
Group exhibition "Six Photographers in Search of Suburban Life", Centre George Pompidou, Paris |
| 1983 |
Awards the grand prize of the France National Photography Award. |
| 1986 |
Won the Balzac Prize.
Published "A Certain Robert Doisneau", Credit foncier de France, Paris |
| 1987 |
Solo exhibition "Robert Doisneau", Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyoto |
| 1992 |
Established La Maison Robert Doisneau, Gentilly, near Paris. |
| 1994 |
Dies on April 1. |
| 1995 |
Exhibition "Great Hommage of Robert Doisneau", Calnavalet Museum, Paris |
| 1998 |
Solo Exhibition, Kahitsukan - Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art |
| 2005 |
Exhibition "L'esprit de Paris, Robert Doisneau",
Kahitsukan-Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyoto |
