Guy Bourdin (2 December 1928, Paris – 29 March 1991, Paris), was a French
fashion photographer known for his provocative fashion images. Bourdin worked for
Vogue and
Harper's Bazaar, and shot ad campaigns for
Chanel,
Issey Miyake,
Emanuel Ungaro,
Gianni Versace,
Loewe,
Pentax and
Bloomingdale's. His first retrospective exhibition was held at the
Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2003, and then toured the
National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, and the
Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris. He is since considered as one of the best known
photographers of fashion and advertising of the second half of the 20th century. He set the stage for a new kind of fashion photography.