Ben Dauchez - Anaîs Nu #2

Passionate about photography from a very young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There, he acquired the full set of basics of photography—from classical technique, to shooting and retouching, through the lab. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to refine his training by becoming a set assistant for the Daguerre studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. He had the chance to collaborate and assist some of the most talented photographers: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive encounters, beautiful projects and long collaborations would emerge, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry INRI exhibition and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (the 2009 Pirelli calendar in Botswana).
His photos are published, among others, in Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, Wallpaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His world also interests brands with very distinct brand identities, for which he has led institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, and Burger King (Advertising awarded at the Dubai Lynx).
Ben DAUCHEZ has also created numerous portraits of celebrities (IGGY POP, Woody Allen, Grace Jones, Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Olivier Marchal, Carole Bouquet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, ...) of beauty, globe-trotters (Olivier Dassault, Jacques Seguela...) and travelers...
This photographic path has since allowed him to freely immortalize the human beauty, aesthetics, and spirit of each personality.