A trained art restorer and selftaught

photographer, Michel Comte

sprung to prominence in 1979 with

his first advertising commission for

Karl Lagerfeldas fashion label

ChloA(c). One of the top names in

fashion and magazine photography,

his work has appeared in Vanity

Fair and Vogue. His subjects from

the realms of art, music and entertainment

include Sharon Stone,

Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Mike

Tyson, and Carla Bruni. With a

selection of Comteas most iconic

images as well as some previously

unpublished photographs, this massive

volume spans his entire three-decade

career. Chapters cover portraits,

fashion and advertising

spreads, nudes, candid paparazzi

shots, as well as a series of photographs

taken in Comteas favorite

hotel room in the Paris Ritz! This

versatile maestro has also focused

his talents on documentary projects

in Tibet, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cuba,

and Bosnia.