Patrick Demarchelier, fashion and portrait photographer, has died at age 78.
Fashion and portrait photographer Patrick Demarchelier, known for balancing elegance and natural ease in his work, has died. He was 78.
Born in Le Havre, France, Demarchelier was self-taught. “I didn’t think about a career. I didn’t plan it. It came to me,” he said in a 2015 interview. As a teenager Demarchelier received his first camera as a gift from his step-father, and he put it to good use shooting weddings and passport photos. At 20, he moved to Paris where he eventually found a job working with the Swiss lensman andbefore he moved to New York, following a girlfriend, in 1975.
Despite a rich and deep legacy, in 2018 amidst the #MeToo reckoning, Demarchelier was among a number of photographers accused of sexual harassment. Condé Nast released the following response to the allegations: “We have informed Patrick we will not be working with him for the foreseeable future. Demarchelier denied the allegations.
When his passing was announced on his Instagram account today, the notes of appreciation and condolences to his family flooded in. Amber Valletta said he was amongst the first photographers she worked with. “He is fashion history and legendary photography. We will miss him.”Naomi Campbell in Azzedine Alaïa.
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