Patrick Demarchelier Collection

About Patrick Demarchelier

Patrick Demarchelier's career began on his seventeenth birthday when his stepfather gave him a gift that would change his life, a camera. Three years later Patrick moved to Paris. His photographic style caught the eye of Alexander Liberman at Vogue. By 1974, Patrick was working for American Vogue, a year later he moved to New York.

Patrick has photographed for Vogue, French Vogue, and British Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. He is currently signed to a Conde Nast contract. Patrick is very excited to be back at Conde Nast saying, "It feels like coming home." While Patrick's career in the fashion end of photography is certainly legendary, his fine art photographs have also gained him immense success and prestige.

His first one-man show in 1996 was at the gallery of Tony Schafrazi, followed by another singular exhibition at the Italian Museum of Modern Art (PAC) in Milan in 2000. In 2001, he again exhibited at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery and in 2005, had an exhibition at the Young Gallery in Belgium. Plans for future exhibitions are in the works for Moscow, Paris, London, and Brazil.

His commissions include publicity campaigns and posters for some of Hollywood's best known films, as well as a classic documentary biography of Quincy Jones. Many Musical performers have assigned Patrick to create the images for their album covers. This includes Elton John, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson's "Janet," and Mariah Carey for both "Butterfly" and "Emotions."

In 1989 Patrick Demarchelier became, by request, Her Royal Highness Princess Diana's official photographer. This relationship lasted until her death in 1997.

In addition to fashion and fine art, Patrick has photographed some of the world's most memorable fashion and beauty campaigns, such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Carolina Herrera, and Guerlain.

Billy Joel also sought Patrick to shoot the cover of "River of Dreams" and his "Greatest Hits." He also created the memorable covers for Madonna's "Bedtime Stories" and "I'm Breathless."

Residing in New York, with his wife and three sons, Patrick Demarchelier continues to create images that keep him poised at the very top of his field.