He was born in Beaulieu sur mer, a small town in France on the shores of the Mediterranean between Nice and Monaco.
Attracted by elegance and beauty from adolescence, his artistic sense naturally led him towards a fashion school which included fashion, hairstyling and make-up artist. After pursuing this career for a while in the ‘Riviera Film Studio’ in Nice as well as with some local fashion photographers, Philippe decided to leave the Cote d’Azur and move to Paris. For fifteen years he worked in the capital for many international magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Grazia, Elle, Marie-Claire, Sport Illustrated swimsuit issue and others as well as for the most prestigious fashion shows and well known film directors.
However, success in Paris was not enough, since his dream for a long time had been to work in New York. New York – for him the United States represents the reward and final professional destination, being the summit of many years of work where the passion and love of his profession are indispensables ingredients for success.
He had the opportunity to work in New York for fourteen years, thinking up designs for beauty photographs, taking on the role of artistic director, creating costumes, hand-making jewellery and other accessories, creating hair styles and make-up: Philippe has been passionate about these things since childhood.
Several years ago, Philippe added a new string to his bow and became a photographer.
Africa is the place where he found inspiration for this book and New York is the place where he produced it.
It is a great pleasure to share his passion with you, hoping that you will enjoy the images you leaf through, page after page.
