Ben Dauchez - Réfractions Urbaines XL

Fine Art print 60 x 90 cm
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This photo evokes the way reflections and lights of the city are captured and fragmented through glass surfaces, creating an abstract and dynamic vision of urban architecture.

Passionate about photography from a very young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired all the fundamentals of classic photography, from shooting to retouching, including the darkroom. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to perfect 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 then the photographers among the most talented: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DÉMARCHELIER, 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 2009 calendar in Botswana).

His photos are 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 led the creation of 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 shot numerous portraits of celebrities (Iggy Pop, Woody Allen, Grace Jones, Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Olivier MARCHAL, Carole Bouquet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, ...) in beauty, men of the world (Olivier Dassault, Jacques Séguéla...) and travelers...

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