Ben Dauchez - Summer Pool #2

Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he learned the full range of photography basics, from classic technique, shooting and retouching, through the lab. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to further his training by becoming an on-set assistant for the Daguerre studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. He was fortunate to collaborate with and assist some of the most talented photographers: Bettina RHEIMS, Patrick DEMARCCHELIER, Terry RICHARDSON, Ellen VON UNWERTH, Marcus MAM... From certain decisive encounters arose beautiful projects and long collaborations, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (the 2009 Pirelli calendar 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 world also appeals to brands with very different identity codes for which he has produced 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, ...), of beauty, of men of the world (Olivier DASSAULT, Jacques SEGUELА...) and of travelers... This photographic path has since allowed him to freely immortalize the human beauty, aesthetics and spiritual essence of each personality.

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