Ben Dauchez - South Africa

Original work by photographer Ben DAUCHEZ from the South Africa series

This work was created by Ben DAUCHEZ, which he produced in 2010 in Cape Town

This edition, showcased at the Rencontres de la photographie d'ARLES, is the first print run of a limited edition of 10 copies

The photograph, direct from the studio of BEN DAUCHEZ, is numbered and hand-signed by the artist. It will be delivered with a certificate of authenticity written and signed by the photographer.

Format: 30X45
Support: digital print on BARYTA FINE ART paper. It has never been framed.
Passionate about photography from a very young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired the full basics of photography—from classical technique, to shooting, to retouching, through the laboratory. 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 with 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 were born, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (Pirelli calendar 2009 in Botswana).

His photos have been published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, Wallpaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His universe also attracts brands with very different identity codes for which he has signed institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, or Burger King (awarded at Dubai Lynx).

Ben DAUCHEZ has also produced numerous portraits of celebrities (IGGY POP, Woody HALLEN, Grace JONES, Jean DUJARDIN, Gilles LELLOUCHE, Olivier MARCHAL, Carole BOUQUET, Charlotte GAINSBOURG, ...) of beauty, world-traveled men (Olivier DASSAULT, Jacques SEGUELA...) and travelers...

This photographic path has since allowed him to freely immortalize the human beauty, aesthetics and spiritual essence of each personality.