Born on January 29, 1935 in Algeria, educated in Morocco until 1955. Studied Photography at the Arts et Métiers in Vevey, Switzerland, graduating with a Master’s Degree in 1959. Studio assistant for star photographers Sam Levin and Choura in Paris from 1957. Military service in Algeria. Portrait and fashion photographer in Paris and on film sets for MGM in Rome. Settled in the US in 1964. Married to Eliane Lucotte since 1966. The couple founded the US office of the French Gamma agency and, in 1973, Sygma Photo News. Worldwide publications, including in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Paris Match, Figaro Magazine and Stern. Numerous awards, including the National French Order of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1996, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2023 and the Hermione Award in 2025.
