Brigitte Lacombe

Brigitte Lacombe’s work is very honest even in a technical way. You don’t see or get that feeling of elaborate technical setups. The impression that I personally get is that her work is more direct and creates a quiet relationship with the subject, stripping away elements that are not as important. Maybe in an unobtrusive way. The work is natural yet still beautiful even without complex lighting setups, atmospheres, props, make-up and so on. I think by doing this, you get portraits that are much more real.

What is also unique about Lacombe is her experience shooting an assignment at the Cannes Film Festival at a very young age (17), moving to theater, and then Hollywood — from France to America.

Her monograph: Brigitte Lacombe, Anima/Persona published by Steidldangin is well made — and very thick and very heavy (400+ pages and close to 7 pounds). Very much similar to Glen Luchford’s book in material. Lustre/matte dust jacket and and white fabric hard cover with debossed titles. It’s worth seeing.

iPhone in the picture to show you the book size.

Very thick book and 400+ pages of it.

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French photographer now living in New York. Born in 1958 and started her career at 17 years old shooting at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Work can also be seen in publications such as Vanity Fair, New York Magazine and New York Times, and GQ to name a few. Also shoots on film sets.