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Michel Louis Kader Haddi , born the In Paris, is a French fashion photographer who has been practicing since the 1970s.
Michel Haddi was born in 1956 in Paris.
His mother, who works in a large Parisian hotel, brings him copies of Vogue . At eighteen, Michel Haddi is marked by a photo of Helmut Newton making the magazine coverage [ first ] . At the time, he worked in the evening, as a server at Maria, a gay restaurant on rue du Maine where all the stars of the moment come to eat. On weekends, it is like night watchman that he works, at the Hôtel des Bains, rue Delambre.
His dream is to leave Paris and become a photographer. To become a photographer, Michel Haddi quickly understands that he needs money, he therefore decides to leave Paris in .
He began his career as an assistant photographer, before opening his own studio in London [ first ] .
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Assistant of Ben Lee for a year and a half, he meets fashion advertisers and editors.
In 1980, Michel Haddi opened, with photographer Serge Krouglikoff, a studio in Rosebury Avenue. He meets Victor Herbert, who will become his mentor, and who makes him known in the fashion world, and who imposes him for a first publication in the magazine GQ American.
The same year, back in Paris, his photos were published in Fashions And Depeche Mode .
It was at the end of 1981 that he met the creation director of Vogue men , Herve Ollitraut Bernard.
In 1985, he met John Hind, the creative director of British Vogue Who will be his friend, and Lucinda Chambers, who takes care of the beauty section.
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In 1986, he met Franca Sozzani and his team that take care of the most modern magazines in Italy “Lei” and “Per Him”; He takes photos for these publications.
Michel Haddi therefore works for the most famous magazines in Europe, including The Face , Arena , Vogue , GQ , Flavors , For him , Law , Vogue man , The Sunday Times and perform advertising campaigns for luxury brands [ 2 ] …
The three years following are made of incessant trips between London, Paris and Milan, and sessions with the biggest stars such as Debbie Harry, Uma Thurman, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kylie Minogue, Naomi Campbell, Jean Paul Gaultier [ 3 ] …
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He works with artistic director Fabien Baron. Michel Haddi therefore left to live in New York in 1989. He works for New York magazines, such as the Vogue [ 4 ] , Mademoiselle , Esquire , Details And Interview .
A series of photos of Kate Moss which he makes for the Bloomingdale’s store chain is then broadcast on all the windows of the chain across all the United States and this on fifty screens by window [ 3 ] .
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In 1992, he moved to Venice Beach. He photographs several actors including Cameron Diaz or Clint Eastwood.
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In 1996, he returned to live in New York.
He photographs for First Several French actors.
He makes trips for magazines, in Mexico in particular, in Brazil, Ecuador and also in Morocco and Yemen, Tahiti.
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In 1998, he was invited by First To cover the Cannes Film Festival for 15 days, he photographs 135 personalities like Morgan Freeman, Tim Roth, Benicio Del Toro or Mia Suvari.
Michel Haddi decided to return to Europe definitively in 2002.
Emporio Armani calls on him for one of his campaigns, he makes for this brand a series of photos in the house of Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona. He also photographs the French team, world football champion, throughout Europe for an editorial in the Vogue man .
During her one man show in Dubai [ 5 ] , articles are published on the exhibition in the Arab world: Canvas, Diva, Elite or Huffington Post.
He photographs large stars including: Liza Minnelli, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp [ 6 ] , Tupac, Kate Moss [ 7 ] Ou Tim Burton.
In 2004, he published a first opus “Acid In Wonderland” and created a first publishing house “One Eyed Jacks Ltd”. In 2006, he opened Michel Haddi Studio Ltd in London.
In 2005, he published the book I love America, don’t you ? , a tribute to America.
Come out of “bookazines”, including: Surf and Turf , Paris Dream on baby , Berlin , which illustrate his impressions, experiences and meetings arising from his many trips [ 8 ] .
Then come out:
His work is the subject of several exhibitions, including:
- Group Show in 1990: Fashion Photo Festival in New York City in tribute to Yves Saint Laurent;
- 75 years of Vogue ;
- Neville Brody Victoria and Albert Museum ;
- Positive View Satchi Gallery London en 1998 ;
- 40 years of St Laurent à New-York ;
- Colette in Paris;
- Art Paris 2012 “Young Gallery” with the iconic image of Kate Moss;
- Iconic and Bionic in 2012 in Dubai under the aegis of Princess Al Sabah, the latter exhibition making him known in a few days in all Arab people [ 9 ] , [ ten ] , [ 11 ] ;
“The day I am in Berlin to shoot the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in 1989, we are in the studio and, all of a sudden, we hear people lighting the TV because thousands of people are outside, in the streets. They all go to the Berlin Wall to break it. We stop everything and join them. I photograph the RHCP breaking the wall. There are millions of people with us. It was a great moment. »» [ twelfth ]
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