Ben Dauchez - Mandela Park #1

Mandela Park #1
Format 40X40 Fine ART
Certificate of Authenticity

Here, shadow and light play a central role, highlighting contrasts and textures while adding emotional depth to the image. Every detail, from traditional clothing to facial expressions, tells a story—the story of a proud people attached to its roots.

Ben Dauchez, through this work, invites us to immerse ourselves in a distant yet deeply human reality, where time seems suspended. An invitation to contemplation and reflection on the beauty of encounters and moments shared.


Passionate about photography from a young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired the entire foundation of classic photographic technique, from shooting to retouching and through to the darkroom. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to refine his training, becoming a set assistant for the Daguerre studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. He had the good fortune 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 emerged, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry exhibition INRI and its eponymous book at Éditions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (Pirelli calendar 2009 in Botswana).
His photos are published, among others, by Condé Nast Editions (French and international), Première, Wallpaper, ID, Madame Figaro, Lifestyles, Dandy Magazine... His world also interests brands with very distinctive 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 HALLEN, Grace JONES, Jean DUJARDIN, Gilles LELLOUCHE, Olivier MARCHAL, Carole BOUQUET, Charlotte GAINSBOURG, ...) of beauty, cosmopolitan men (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."