Michel André Gauthier is a freelance American photographer born French, based in the Washington DC area. The experiential richness and composition of Michel’s photography undoubtedly relate to his significant achievement as a painter and an architect. Michel’s best-known works pertain to fine art photography and portraits.
His contemporary images explore well-selected luminosity of color and painterly form. They reflect a precision of execution that echoes the most essential characteristics of his architectural work: assured compositional skills and refinement of proportions.
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Memory of the Present presents novel perspectives of our vision, sparking more profound reflections. The image obeys the three unity rules: place, time, and action. One subject, capture, gesture, and nothing else define the instant. It is a space with no post-editing or stacking where the truth overcomes.
“Natural light is my foundation to cast the emotion and personality of a visage; yes, simple and honest.”
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Michel André Gauthier's book La Habana, Grandeur and Mystery, which includes more than eighty unique photos, includes a study of the legendary city's chromatic palette.