Patrick Morin - Brigitte Bardot

Silver gelatin print, signed and numbered 5/15

Patrick Morin (1928–2002) is a French photographer renowned for his portraits of celebrities and his iconic images of cinema and fashion from the 1950s to the 1970s. He began his career as a journalist at a very young age, working notably for the Washington Post and the New York Times, before dedicating himself to photography.
He collaborates with prestigious publications such as Paris Match, Vogue, or The Times, and photographs many major figures, among whom Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, or Jean-Paul Belmondo.
His black-and-white images, both spontaneous and elegant, constitute today a striking testimony to the golden age of cinema and the visual culture of the 20th century.