In 1995, Esteve was a co-founder of the photo agency Oeil Public ('The Public Eye') which he left in 2004.
According to Michel Guerrin, "Oeil Public takes its rightful place as a descendant of the Magnum agency..for its independence and aesthetic, but also of the Viva agency, a superb team of rabble-rousers created in the aftermath of May 68.."[REF] .