Arnaud Baumann
photographer
Arnaud Baumann is a French portrait photographer and videographer born in 1953 in Réunion. He studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris before turning to photography. Known for his deep portraits and artistic vision, he collaborated with publications like Hara Kiri and Charlie Hebdo in the 1970s and documented the nightlife of Paris's Palace in the 1980s. His work often explores themes of nudity, identity, and social tribes through a nomadic studio concept called 'Chambre Blanche'. He has exhibited extensively in galleries such as Galerie Agathe Gaillard and Studio Idan, and his works have been featured in institutions like the Maison européenne de la photographie.[1,2,3,4,5]
- portraiture
- nudity
- nightlife
- identity
- social tribes
Books
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Carnet D'Adresses€27.00
Works by Arnaud Baumann
- 1984 Carnet d'Adresses A collection of nude portraits of famous and unknown personalities.
- 2015 Dans le ventre de Hara Kiri A tribute book on the fathers of Charlie Hebdo.
- 1991 L'Âge du Siècle Portraits and confidences of great creators born before 1914.
- 2010 Eau Secours 300 portraits and interviews of known and unknown people taken under the shower.
- 2022 Fête au Palace A book about the golden years of Parisian nightlife.
Exhibitions
- 1984 Sacrilèges
- 2018 Total Baumann
- 2024 Iconic Portraits
Awards
- 2024 Prix des imprimeurs d’art (65e Cadrat d’Or)