From the streets of Paris to Vogue: The genius of André Carrara will conquer you

Andre Carrara is a world-renowned French photographer whose career spans six decades. During this time, he has become one of the most influential and sought-after masters of fashion photography. Carrara is known for his ability to convey feminine beauty with cinematic grace and deep emotion.

Andre Carrara was born in 1939 in Paris. He became interested in photography as a teenager, when he helped his sister, who worked in a photo lab. The future master of fashion photography took his first pictures on the streets of Paris with a borrowed camera. This first experience determined the path of Andre's life, who never parted with photography again.

At the age of 20, the young man began working as an assistant at the advertising agency SNIP, where he met such masters as Willy Rizzo, Guy Bourdin and Jean-Bernard Noudin. In 1963, he created his first advertising campaign for the Korrigan brand, which marked the beginning of his professional career.

Carrara quickly attracted the attention of leading publications. Antoine Kieffer, the art director of French Vogue, was impressed by his black-and-white photographs and commissioned him to do his first photo essays. He was then invited to collaborate with Helen Lazareff, the founder of Elle magazine. While working for this publication, Carrara developed his style, distinguished by clarity and simplicity of visual expression.

In the late 1960s, Carrara spent three years in the United States, where he worked for Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines. Returning to France in the early 1970s, he continued his collaboration with Elle. He also began publishing in British, German and Italian editions of Vogue. He also became one of the leading photographers for the advertising agency MAFIA.

From the 1980s to the 2000s, Carrara collaborated extensively with Marie Claire and Marie Claire bis magazines, creating some of his most memorable work. During this period, he worked with art directors Walter Rospert and Fred Raviler. His photographs were distinguished by a cinematic approach, inspired by the work of directors such as Rossellini, Bergman and Buñuel.

André Carrara is known for his ability to capture feminine beauty with deep sensuality and elegance. His work is often compared to poetry, with each photograph an ode to femininity. He uses both black and white and color photography, creating images that remain relevant today.

In a world full of fast fashion and visual noise, Carrara’s photographs remind us of the importance of pause, nuance and real feeling. What do you think is the power of his images – aesthetics, emotion or perhaps the ability to see a woman as she is?