Ben Dauchez - Variation sur les dunes #2

Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired the full range of photography basics—from classic technique to shooting and retouching, through the laboratory. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to perfect his training by becoming an on-set assistant at Daguerre Studios; Le Petit Oiseau va sortir and Le Studio Zéro would come out. 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 INRI exhibition and its eponymous book published by Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (the 2009 Pirelli calendar in Botswana).

His photos are published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, WallPapers, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His universe also interests brands with very different brand identities for whom he has created Institutional and/or advertising campaigns such as Dior (beauty), L'Oréal, Peugeot, Philip Morris, and Burger King (advertising awarded at Dubai Lynx).

Ben DAUCHEZ has also produced numerous portraits of celebrities (IGGY POP, Woody ALLEN, 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 immortalize the human beauty, aesthetics, and spiritual essence of each personality.