13 May 2009

Patrick Demarchelier - Fashion Photographer



Indian Vogue - Bollywood Dreams

Patrick Demarchelier is a Fashion Photographer from Paris. Since the late 1970s he has shot the covers for nearly every major fashion magazine including American, British and Paris Vogue. He has also shot covers for Rolling Stone, Glamour, Life, Newsweek, Elle and Mademoiselle. He has photographed many advertising campaigns, including Farrah Fawcett shampoo in 1978, the Brooke Shields doll in 1982, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Cutty Sark, and a Calvin Klein ad with Talisa Soto and Giorgio Armani, Chanel, GAP, Gianni Versace, L'Oréal, Elizabeth Arden, Revlon, Lancôme, Gianfranco Ferré. He was also the primary photographer for the book On Your Own, a beauty/lifestyle guide written for young women by Brooke Shields. Since 1992 he has worked with Harper's Bazaar, becoming it's premier photographer. Demarchelier was awarded the contract for the 2005 Pirelli Calendar.
I am really inspired by the work of Demarchelier, I find his photography really interesting, and I feel that his work almost tells a story. The above images are taken from Indian Vogue. I think that his styling is really unique.








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