Patrick Demarchelier - Young Lady in a Grass Bikini on the Beach - Framed Picture 11 x 14

Patrick Demarchelier is a French fashion photographer.

For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him his first Eastman Kodak camera and he learned how to develop film, retouch negatives and began photographing friends and weddings.

He discovered fashion photography by working as a freelance photographer and learning and working with photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Terry King, and Jacque Guilbert. His work drew the attention of Elle, Marie Claire and 20 Ans Magazine.

He later worked for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, first in September 1992 which resulted in a 12-year collaboration. Demarchelier has shot international advertising campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Celine, TAG Heuer, Chanel, Donna Karan, Yves Saint Laurent, Tommy Hilfiger, Carolina Herrera, Moschino, Vera Wang, Elizabeth Arden, H&M, Sam Edelman, Zara, Max Azria, Express, Longchamp, Blumarine, Lacoste, Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.

In 2007, Christine Albanel, French Minister of Culture, honored Demarchelier as an Officer in l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature).