Dahmane

This article describes the French photographer Dahmane ; for the French-Algerian soccer player see: Mohamed Dahmane .

Dahmane (actually Dahmane Benanteur , * 1959 in Paris ) is a photographer who is known for his artistic nudes , which also penetrate the hardcore area. His photos have now been published worldwide.

Life

Dahmanes father was a painter, his mother a poet. He first came into contact with photography at the age of 15 through a friend of his parents', a photographer . In 1977 he began studying philosophy, which he soon broke off to be able to devote himself entirely to photography. The first erotic photos were taken. After his time at university, he first worked as an assistant for fashion photographers. Later he also worked u. a. for “Le Figaro” as a freelance press photographer.

The first publications of nudes appeared in 1980 in “Photo magazines” and “Photo”. He also photographs numerous sedcards for model agencies. 1983–1984 portfolios appear in the French, German and Italian editions of “Photo” and in the French and American editions of “Newlook”. He created photo reports for the legendary " Crazy Horse de Paris ", published photo books such as "Promenade érotique à Paris", "Dressed Nudes", "Porn Art" and most recently "Erotic Sessions".

In 1985 he made his press debut as a freelance photojournalist with portraits of managers in the business magazine «L'Expansion».

In 1992 his first book for the masses, "Dahmane", was published by Taschen Verlag .

During a photo session, he meets the artist and porn actress Chloë des Lysses . With her he produces the book "Porn Art", which contains unusually harsh pictures, and the two get married. In 1998, “Porn Art 2” appears, which contains pictures of sex acts at all, only with Chloë, male supporting actors and through the lens of Dahmanes. The couple is now separated, and Chloë des Lysses is now behind the camera.

literature

• Ralf Georg Czapla : Geni (t) ale worlds of images. The porn art project by the French photographer Dahmane. In: Filmforum. Magazine for film and other arts. Issue 23 May / June 2000, pp. 23-25.

Works

• "Dahmane", Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-8228-9769-8
• "Porn Art", Editions Alixe, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-911902-00-9
• "Porn Art 2", Editions Alixe, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-911902-04-1
• "Dressed Nudes", Edition Olms, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-283-00397-1
• "Erotic Sessions", Edition Skylight, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-03766-491-6 (a "Best of")
• "Addicted to Nudes", Edition Skylight, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-03766-591-6

Web links

• Literature by and about Dahmane in the catalog of the German National Library
• http://www.dahmane.com/ Official homepage