Michel Haddi - Kate Moss - "Intermezzo"

Contact print "Kate Moss" by Michel Haddi Limited Edition Kate Moss photograph by photographer Michel Haddi (French, b.1956). - "Intermezzo" Hand-signed and numbered #620 by artist print with pencil + black matt aluminium frame. This photograph is developed by a professional laboratory and handly checked. Frame size: 50 x 40 cm Print size: 28 x 24 cm Condition is very good. Text on certificate of authenticity: Biography: Born in 1956 in Paris, nobody could have predicted that Michel Haddi would become the talented fashion photographer we now know. At the age of just 18, the young French Algerian alternated between construction work and night surveillance to earn his living.He grew passionate about photography after discovering a shot by Helmut Newton on the cover of Vogue. Four years later, he moved to London as an assistant to the photographer Ben Lee. Frequenting the high temples of showbiz, he met arts journalists who offered him photographic assignments in the most illustrious European magazines. Throughout his career, he worked for majors such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar. His collaborations with luxury brands incited him to travel the world to produce his advertising campaigns. He crossed paths with celebrities along the way, for whom he produced countless black and white portraits: Clint Eastwood, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, the Red Hot Chilli Pepper and Kate Moss among many others. He now lives between London and New York, also devoting time to his publishing house when he is not participating in exhibitions. Photograph: Michel Haddi is one of the small circle of photographers who manages, through their undeniable genius, to transform an image into a truly artistic creation. In the tradition of his precursors, fashion photographers Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton, or his contemporary Mario Testino, he seeks to track the identity behind the appearances of his subjects and focuses on the way in which the portrait can convey their personality, regardless of how famous the are. His complicity with the models enables him to obtain intense black and white shots, with surprising sensitivity and apparent ease. Animated by the cinematographic references and icons swathed in couture clothing, the photographer's work clearly documents his talented career spanning over 20 years, surrounded by personalities who are idolised the word over,

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