Biography
From an alsatian point of view Paris lies beyond the other side of the mountains and Berlin beyond the other side of the river, I choose the later when I came back to Europe 2 years ago, with fresh mind and new eyes.
This after living many years in asia were I have filled numerous fashion and advertising contracts as well as continued to develop creatively with personal projects.
In the last years I had teamed up with korean photographer JuneLee under the name Junelouis. We still cooperate on a project by project basis.
My skills in fashion photography and sports related advertising help me creating nicely lit advertising images and dynamic fashion images.
My fine art focuses on elements like wind, water, gravity and how they relate to us.
Professional experience
1985-1989 Paris
Freelance photographer of commercial and fine art projects
1990-2004 Hong-Kong-Seoul
EditorialSouth Korea: Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Elle, Marie-Claire Hong Kong: The Sunday Magazine of South China Morning Post Japan: Hi fashion, Mister Hi fashion | AdvertisingSouth Korea: SK Telecom, Korea Exchange Bank, Maxwell, La Neige/ Hera Cosmetics (Pacific Chemical), Samsung Hong Kong: Lycra, Times Square,The Landmark |
2004-2012 Shanghai-Berlin
EditorialUSA: New York Times Magazine Hong Kong: Harper's, The Sunday Magazine of South China Morning Post, Prestige, The Landmark Magazine Germany: Mitteschön
China: Elle, Vogue, Marie-Claire, Modern Weekly, Life, The Bund, That's Shanghai, Fashion Weekly Italy: Luna Thailand: Elle | AdvertisingHong Kong: Reebok, Shanghai Tang, Intel, Blanc de Chine China: Nike, Adidas, New Balance, Gore Tex, Coca Cola, Volvo, China Telecom, Siemens, Watson's South Korea: SK Telecom, Pacific cosmetics Agencies: marc&chantal design, W+K shanghai, TBWA shanghai, TBWA Korea, leo burnett shanghai, Red loundge, BBDO Korea |
Education
1981-1983
Ecole Technique de Photographie et Audiovisuel(ETPA). Toulouse, France
1984-1985
Freelance photographer assistant in Paris, France
Personal Work
2004
Collaboration with Marc and Chantal Design, HK, for an orange-object-themed nude calendar.
2007
Collaborations with Shanghai designers Qiu Hao and Zhang Da, published in Outlook Magazine China
2008
Crazy Chair: A series of portraits sitting in a chair on a wall
Portraits in a shallow pool: An aerial series of portraits in a translucent pool of water
2009
Red Wind: A series of nude impressions in wind-blown red fabric. Bron Electronik AG, Switzerland, selection for 2009 Broncolor photo of the year.
Chinese circus series: cooperation with Shanghai circus world and Chengdu circus.
Chengdu circus ;The series was published as a fashion story in Modern Weekly, China.
Shanghai circus world : portraits of self training animals in Shanghai circus world,inspired by chinese athletes and the story of 'Nutcarcker'.
Le grain de sable: Pictures of self made sand storms in China's Taklamakan desert.
Highway312: Portrait of trucks on national highway312,important highway which runs east-west across China and along the Silk road towards central Asia.