Breakfast with Gilles Bensimon

Gilles Bensimon is a renowned fashion photographer and is the former International Creative Director and Head Photographer for Elle magazine (USA). In this time, the magazine reached 20 million readers worldwide. Gilles started his career with French Elle in 1967 and was soon photographing internationally renowned models such as Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell from American Elle. Gilles is French by nationally and was born into a family of art dealers and artists, his mother was the one who suggested art as an outlet for him to express himself and after attending art school and joining the army he went on to join Elle France.
In 2011 Gilles created ‘Watercolour’, a series of images and continued to explore for 2 years, with his fascination in the natural beauty of flowers, he found himself submerged literally with freshly cut blooms into pools of water to create amazing blossoms of colour which he captures.
Gracie Otto introduces us to Bensimon as he takes us through his (not-so-breakfast) breakfast routine. We see some of his latest artistic creations and take in some well informed advice.

[@xavierbrunet5320]

I worked for the guy for years as his photo assistant, what a great time, how much fun !he looks great still and sounds just as funny.. great man !! Thank you Gilles !!

[@ezzyreen]

more pls very good

[@citizen1163]

The minutiae of life. Love it.

[@romainmaurice7404]

my mom told me the same advice

[@riseup6112]

He weird