Jean Philippe Piter

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Jean Philippe Piter
Born (1968-04-04) 4 April 1968 (age 52)
Senegal
OccupationPhotographer
Website jeanphilippepiter.com

Jean Philippe Piter (born 4 April 1968) [1] is a French photographer known for his fine art nudes. Alongside his work as a photographer and artist, he is also the founder and Art Director of the magazine PURE ST BARTH which was first published in 2003. [2]

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Biography

Jean Philippe Piter born on 4 April 1968 in Dakar, Senegal. At the age of 16, he left Dakar and moved to France where he began his studies in photography. He was assistant to many known photographers in the industry such as Michel Comte, Jacques Durand and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

He has crossed the pages of AD, Citizen K, Vanity Fair, W magazine, PHOTO magazine, Numéro, and Vogue UK to name a few and has shot advertising campaigns for Google Glass and Audemars Piguet. His work has been published in several books including The Eye of St Barth, Liaigre 2 (Flammarion), Liaigre 3,(Flammarion) Living in Delphi (Assouline), The Eye of Saint-Barth (Pure). He is represented by Space Gallery St Barth where his fine art photography is showcased and sold.

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References

  1. "About Jean-Philippe Piter - The Eye of Saint Barth". jeanphilippepiter.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Jean Philippe Piter Photography

3. "Jean-Philippe Piter". Space Gallery St Barth. www.spacegstbarth.com.