Photographer #278: Denis Rouvre

Denis Rouvre, 1967, France, is a portrait photographer with a large and impressive portfolio. He has photographed an extensive amount of internationally known celebrities throughout the years, but works on many other series, personal and editorial. These numerous series have been exhibited extensively throughout the world. He has also released several books and monographs. The series Senegalese Wrestling won the second prize in the Sports features stories at World Press Photo in 2010. His series Ethnic is a collaboration between Denis and the painter and sculptor David Nal-Vad. The photographs of Denis are sharp, crystal clear and direct. The following images come from his Portraits portfolio and from the series Senegalese Wrestling and Ethnic.

Website: www.rouvre.com

Photographer #263: Denis Dailleux

Denis Dailleux, 1958, France, is a documentary portrait photographer who lives and works in Cairo, Egypt. Due to his passion for Egypt, he has released several books on this country. In 2008 he released Fils de Roi, Portraits d'�gypte which contains a series of low-key photographs taken over the course of fifteen years. He does portraiture out of an honest passion for people, with respect for his subjects. Ghana is his latest project, which he discovered after seeing the book Paul Strand dedicated to this African country. By meeting the people he tries to go beyond appearances to give a personal and magnified vision. Denis has travelled to various countries to make his images, from Uzbekistan to Sudan and from Laos to Yemen. Dailleux's photographs are delicate and poetic. The following images come from the series Ghana, Fils de Roi, Portraits d'�gypte and My Aunt Juliette.

Website: www.denisdailleux.com & www.agencevu.com

Photographer #009: Denis Darzacq

French photographer Denis Darzacq, 1961, is most known for his photographs with floating people. The people in his pictures appear to be weightless. He plays and experiments with the idea of a body in levitation. The photographs are surreal. They are not digitally manipulated, Darzacq uses dancers and athletes to get these spectacular results. Following pictures come from the series Hyper and La chute.
 

Website: www.denis-darzacq.com