A trained art restorer and selftaught
photographer, Michel Comte
sprung to prominence in 1979 with
his first advertising commission for
Karl Lagerfeldas fashion label
ChloA(c). One of the top names in
fashion and magazine photography,
his work has appeared in Vanity
Fair and Vogue. His subjects from
the realms of art, music and entertainment
include Sharon Stone,
Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Mike
Tyson, and Carla Bruni. With a
selection of Comteas most iconic
images as well as some previously
unpublished photographs, this massive
volume spans his entire three-decade
career. Chapters cover portraits,
fashion and advertising
spreads, nudes, candid paparazzi
shots, as well as a series of photographs
taken in Comteas favorite
hotel room in the Paris Ritz! This
versatile maestro has also focused
his talents on documentary projects
in Tibet, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cuba,
and Bosnia.
photographer, Michel Comte
sprung to prominence in 1979 with
his first advertising commission for
Karl Lagerfeldas fashion label
ChloA(c). One of the top names in
fashion and magazine photography,
his work has appeared in Vanity
Fair and Vogue. His subjects from
the realms of art, music and entertainment
include Sharon Stone,
Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Mike
Tyson, and Carla Bruni. With a
selection of Comteas most iconic
images as well as some previously
unpublished photographs, this massive
volume spans his entire three-decade
career. Chapters cover portraits,
fashion and advertising
spreads, nudes, candid paparazzi
shots, as well as a series of photographs
taken in Comteas favorite
hotel room in the Paris Ritz! This
versatile maestro has also focused
his talents on documentary projects
in Tibet, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cuba,
and Bosnia.
