Michel Comte
Michel Comte (born November 19, 1954 in Zurich ) is a Swiss fashion, portrait, reportage and society photographer and is the grandson of the Swiss aviation pioneer Alfred Comte .
resume
After training as a restorer , Comte first worked at the Zurich art gallery Bruno Bischofberger and then presented himself as a photographer for the Zurich fashion designer Hannes B. One of his best-known pictures is a black and white photograph of the former model Carla Bruni . The original of this picture reached a price of 91,000 euros at a Christie's auction on April 10, 2008 . He has also portrayed many celebrities such as Sophia Loren , George Clooney , Miles Davis and Karl-Heinz Grasser .
Comte went to Paris as a restorer and worked for Emanuel Ungaro . This was followed by work for Karl Lagerfeld , who saw the Ungaro campaign in Vogue , then for Armani , Dolce & Gabbana , Chloé , Nike , Versace , Gianfranco Ferré , Chanel and Lancôme , and a little later also for BMW , Ferrari , Mercedes-Benz , Sony as well as Siemens .
Today he lives in New York . He is divorced and has two children (* 1987 and 1993).
Michel Comte has realized photo projects for museums and galleries, but also works as a reporter for the International Committee of the Red Cross .
His Michel Comte Water Foundation finances projects to purify water. Part of the proceeds from its Shared Water range of cosmetics will go to this foundation.
Literature (selection)
- People and Places with No Name. Steidl, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-88243-704-9 .
- Aiko T. Steidl, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-88243-763-4 .
- Twenty Years 1979-1999. Schirmer / Mosel, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-88814-921-5 .
- Contrasts. te Neues Kempen 1998, ISBN 3-570-19165-6 .
- Michael sSchumacher. Süddeutscher Zeitungsverlag, 2006, ISBN 3-88243-889-4 .
- Badenfahrt 2007. AT Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-03800-392-2 .
- 360 °. NRW Forum Düsseldorf and Museum for Design Zurich 2009.
- Thirty Years and Five Minutes . TeNeues, Kempen 2009, ISBN 978-3-8327-9302-9 .
- Light. Steidl , Göttingen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95829-119-5 .
Movie
- War - 12 × 12 or imagine Peace , 2005/07 about children at war
Web links
- Literature by and about Michel Comte in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Biography on die-neue-sammlung.de , December 8, 2005
- Author page by Michel Comte on the Steidl Verlag website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ welt.de
- ↑ christies.com Lor / lot_details.aspx? IntObjectID = 5054038
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Comte, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich , Switzerland |