Born in Valenciennes, France, in 1969, Nissen studied Photography and Drawing at the École des Beaux Arts. He works as a Director of Photography on feature films and in advertising. For Nissen, cinematography and photography are two passions that merge and feed off one another, writing a story with light, a return to the roots of photography. His first book, Deep Night, was published in 2017. His following book, Shapes of Light, was published in April 2019, and is third publication, Out of the Darkness, came out in October 2020.
