André Carrara, Regards

André Carrara has kept company with the major figures of fashion photography, some of whom he befriended. An entire generation of talent, with very few big names still practicing their craft today. He remains one of the last heavyweights in a fashion scene that has faded with the passing of its last icons, whether photographers or creators, including the likes of Peter Lindberg, Karl Lagerfeld, Guy Bourdin and Emanuel Ungaro. Such influencers had stamped their marks so powerfully on the fashion world that young generations have found it difficult to introduce renewal or transformation.

Since 1963, with his initial photo shoot - an ad campaign that garnered lots of attention for Lacoste - André Carrara has collaborated alongside fashion’s most notable art directors, starting with Antoine Kieffer at Vogue France, who commissioned his first foray into photojournalism, followed by Roman Cieslewitz at Elle. Working closely with a figure considered one of the greatest graphic artists of the second half of the 20th century proved to be decisive for André Carrara: he would perfect a style that has ever since remained timeless.

Photography historian Isabelle-Cécile Le Mée has to her credit, among other achievements, co-authorship of the work 'Comment regarder la photographie' (How to Look at Photography), published by Hazan in May 2019. She’s also been appointed as a photography consultant with the French Culture Ministry, working in the Directorate General of Heritage.