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Yves Colas
b. 1973 Diego-Suarez, Madagascar.
Currently lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Education
2024: Art history, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France.
2013: Workshops with Peter Lindbergh and Paolo Roversi, Rencontres d’Arles, France.
2001: Lab technician and black-and-white film developer
2000: art restoration and framing.
Former member of the Agora Photo Club, Sanary-sur-Mer, France.
Experiences
Since 2002 Independent professional photographer and trainer.
- Clients: foundations, art collectors, institutions, universities, chambers of commerce, writers, presidents & CEOs, pharmas, communications, events and advertising agencies.
1998-2001 Photographer and manager of interns/assistants, Studio Harcourt, Paris, France.
- Celebrities and private clients portraits
- Art portraits with continuous light actor studio
- Manager of the photo studio, equipment and facilities
- Manager of the assistants and interns
- Manager of photo shoots abroad: responsible for equipment, mobile studio and transport (flight case, etc.)
Exhibitions
2015-2020 “Dix pour cent,” Netflix, portrait of Romain Duris, French actor, featured in the series.
2018 Permanent exhibition, portraits of men and women, CCI du Var, Toulon, France.
2017 Exhibition and performance, Amadevs symphony orchestra, Toulon, France.
2000 Exhibition, Portraits, Fouquet’s Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.
Awards
1998 Winner of the Contax Prize, Fashion category, Photo Magazine №346, Paris, France.
1997 Winner of the top four places in the Agora competition, Portrait category, Sanary-sur-Mer, France.
Other activities - Studio Harcourt, Paris, France
1998-2001 Portraits of UNESCO ambassadors. Pierre Cardin, Palais Bulles, France. Paolo Coehlo, Ritz Paris, France. Kenzo, Paris, France. Souha Arafat, Gaza, Palestine. Shimon Perez, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Ted Turner, CNN, Atlanta, USA. Queen Rania, Amman, Jordan. Matthieu Ricard, Paris, France.
Books/publications
2024 Harcourt Studio Paris 90 ans, éd. de La Martinière (p. 84-85)
2019 Hostellerie les Gorges de Pennafort №25, France.
2017 Amadevs, Toulon, France.
2012 Ortec 50 ans, Aix-en-Provence, France.
2003 Théâtre de livres. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris, France.
1998 Rencontres Équestres, éd. de La Martinière, Haras de Jardy, France.
Clients (advertising, branding and events)
Avalon events organisation, Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
Arsenic agency: Publicité Adidas, Casablanca, Morocco.
Image Conseil agency: Grimaldi Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, France.
Declik agency: Open de la presse, Tanger, Marocco.
MAP agency: Fan di Fendi, Roma, Italia. Guess, Kenzo, Paris, France.
AstraZeneca, Paris, France.
Chabichou, Courchevel, France.
Coty: Perfume advertisement, Cannes, France.
Debiopharm, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ekorce Design, Paris, France.
Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles island, France.
Fondation Philanthropique Next, Lausanne, Switzerland.
L’Oréal Group: Portraits of the executive team during the Cannes Festival, France.
Marie Claire group
Palace de Menthon, Lake Annecy, France.
UTLN (University), Toulon, France
Performances
2015-2017 Van life
2010 24-Hour Photo Marathon
Contact
Email: contact@yvescolas.com
Tel: +41 76 768 55 78