Ben Dauchez - Nu Cape Town

Passionate about photography from a very young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he learned the full range of photography basics, from classic techniques to taking the shot and retouching, through to the darkroom. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to complete his training by becoming a on-set assistant for Daguerre Studios, with Le Petit Oiseau va sortir and le Studio Zéro to come. He had the chance to collaborate with and assist some of the most talented photographers of the time: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive meetings, beautiful projects and long partnerships would arise, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book published by Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (the 2009 Pirelli calendar in Botswana).
His photos have been published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (both French and international), Première, WallPaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His world also attracts brands with very different branding codes for which he has directed Institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, and even Burger King (advertising awarded at the 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, men of the world (Olivier DASSAULT, Jacques SEGUELA...) and travelers...
This photographic path has since allowed him to freely capture the human beauty, aesthetics and spirituality of each personality.