Ben Dauchez - An after noon at Majorelle B&W

Series "An Afternoon at Majorelle"

- Title: At Majorelle B&W
- Fine Art print 50x50 numbered, signed 1/15 in unframed format
- Certificate of Authenticity

This black and white photograph was taken in the heart of the famous Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, one of the most emblematic gardens in Morocco.

The vertical composition of the palm trees creates a strong graphic dynamic, intensified by the ascending perspective that naturally guides the eye toward the sky. The sun, captured through the foliage, forms a bright star that contrasts with the deep silhouettes of the trees, giving the image a mood that is both meditative and intense.

The choice of black and white reinforces the timeless dimension of the scene and highlights the textures, lines, and interplay of light between the fronds and the sky. This photograph evokes the meeting point between nature, vegetation architecture, and Moroccan light.

Created in a place conceived by the painter Jacques Majorelle and later restored by the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the image is part of an artistic tradition where garden, color, and light are inseparable from Marrakech’s identity.

Passionate about photography from a very young age, Ben DAUCHEZ began in the neighborhood studios of La Rochelle. There he acquired the full set of fundamentals of classic photography, from shooting to retouching and through to the laboratory work. At 22, freshly graduated, he moved to Paris to refine his training by becoming a set assistant for Daguerre Studios, Le Petit Oiseau va sortir, and Studio Zéro. 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 emerged, notably with André RAU, Bettina RHEIMS (the sultry INRI exhibition and its eponymous book at Editions Albin Michel) and Peter BEARD (Pirelli calendar 2009 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 universe also interests brands with very different identities for which he has led 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 produced numerous portraits of celebrities (IGGY POP, Woody ALLEN, 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, aesthetic, and spiritual essence of each personality.