The kind of paparazzi, how to steal a moment?
Photography in a style of paparazzi needs a different set of attitude and preparation. In the mid 90’s, I had several occasion to spend time with the kind of paparazzi in Rome and saw him work in action. I’m sharing several names of photographers who are “paparazzi” and they have taken many memorable and iconic images.
Here are some of my favorites books from these paparazzis:
Ron Galella: Paparazzo Extraordinaire
Paperback – 2012
https://amzn.to/2X602Lz
Jackie: My Obsession
Hardcover – 2013
by Ron Galella
https://amzn.to/2XBilHq
Warhol by Galella: That's Great!
Hardcover – 1. May 2008
https://amzn.to/3c3Qa9w
Rino Barillari – The King Of Paparazzi
Hardcover – 4. October 2018
by G. Scarchilli, M. Spano
https://amzn.to/3elLnBB
Backstage Dior
Hardcover – Illustriert, 2009
by Roxanne Lowit
https://amzn.to/2ZQGqwX
Please also take a look at a list of other reference books:
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Photography in a style of paparazzi needs a different set of attitude and preparation. In the mid 90’s, I had several occasion to spend time with the kind of paparazzi in Rome and saw him work in action. I’m sharing several names of photographers who are “paparazzi” and they have taken many memorable and iconic images.
Here are some of my favorites books from these paparazzis:
Ron Galella: Paparazzo Extraordinaire
Paperback – 2012
https://amzn.to/2X602Lz
Jackie: My Obsession
Hardcover – 2013
by Ron Galella
https://amzn.to/2XBilHq
Warhol by Galella: That's Great!
Hardcover – 1. May 2008
https://amzn.to/3c3Qa9w
Rino Barillari – The King Of Paparazzi
Hardcover – 4. October 2018
by G. Scarchilli, M. Spano
https://amzn.to/3elLnBB
Backstage Dior
Hardcover – Illustriert, 2009
by Roxanne Lowit
https://amzn.to/2ZQGqwX
Please also take a look at a list of other reference books:
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
What I learned in the first 2 hours in a conflict zone was the most important thing for a survival
My first trip to a conflict zone was Afghanistan and the very first 2 hours of our arrival was overwhelming in many different ways, but it taught me one important lesson what to watch out for in a such situation. This trip was after the successful fund raising event in Paris with Sergio Silvestris of Pomellato and we traveled together to look at how the fund was going to be spent. Alberto Cairo, a long-time friend of Sergio greeted us at the airport and showed us to the orthopedic center in Kabul. One of the hospital facility was in the middle of the front line, but it was nothing like I imagined it to be.
Book I was reading in this video:
People and Places with No Name
by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/35FASWF
Shots
By Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/3cdNAON
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
My first trip to a conflict zone was Afghanistan and the very first 2 hours of our arrival was overwhelming in many different ways, but it taught me one important lesson what to watch out for in a such situation. This trip was after the successful fund raising event in Paris with Sergio Silvestris of Pomellato and we traveled together to look at how the fund was going to be spent. Alberto Cairo, a long-time friend of Sergio greeted us at the airport and showed us to the orthopedic center in Kabul. One of the hospital facility was in the middle of the front line, but it was nothing like I imagined it to be.
Book I was reading in this video:
People and Places with No Name
by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/35FASWF
Shots
By Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/3cdNAON
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode Talk: Double exposure portrait with Charlotte Rampling
Working with Charlotte Rampling was one of my dreams come true. I was truly moved by her performance in “Night Porter” and “Un Taxi Mauve” and I was looking forward to meeting her. On this day, I took a memorable portrait of Charlotte using double exposure on film. Working with her was as flowless as it could be. She was able to transform herself from a chirpy girl to a tough guy in-between a session. It was amazing to see her transformation and professionalism.
Here are reference movies and books I talked about in the video, please check them out if you're interested to know further:
The Night Porter (Blu-Ray Format)
https://amzn.to/2KjgnW8
Un Taxi Mauve (DVD Format)
https://amzn.to/2KgT1jJ
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 2012 Remaster (Mp3 Format, Amazon Music)
https://amzn.to/3al3TYr
Toros y Toreros Hardcover – August 1996
by Pablo Picasso
https://amzn.to/3bh8sEx
Shots
by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/2ywmEuH
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Working with Charlotte Rampling was one of my dreams come true. I was truly moved by her performance in “Night Porter” and “Un Taxi Mauve” and I was looking forward to meeting her. On this day, I took a memorable portrait of Charlotte using double exposure on film. Working with her was as flowless as it could be. She was able to transform herself from a chirpy girl to a tough guy in-between a session. It was amazing to see her transformation and professionalism.
Here are reference movies and books I talked about in the video, please check them out if you're interested to know further:
The Night Porter (Blu-Ray Format)
https://amzn.to/2KjgnW8
Un Taxi Mauve (DVD Format)
https://amzn.to/2KgT1jJ
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 2012 Remaster (Mp3 Format, Amazon Music)
https://amzn.to/3al3TYr
Toros y Toreros Hardcover – August 1996
by Pablo Picasso
https://amzn.to/3bh8sEx
Shots
by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/2ywmEuH
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode Talk: My current topic – Red Rain
I started my work on ‘Red Rain’ series when I was in China. Red rain is a climate phenomenon that occurs in several different parts of the world. Although its cause and components are not yet clarified, it is a dreadful scene over and above red river or red haze. A case of red rain phenomenon is sited more and more in the recent years and my interest toward this subject grew bigger. When I was in China, I remembered a book I read a while back – A Biography of Chairman Mao written by his doctor. In the book, there was a passage of Chairman Mao jumping into the toxic river in despite of attempted interference by his close advisors. He then held a meeting in the water to discuss how to make the river clean. So this year, I’m continuing my red rain series in my favorite part of studio in Zurich.
📖The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Zhi-Sui Li
Hardcover – 11. October 1994
https://amzn.to/3es7Jm7
📖The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Zhi-Sui Li
Kindle Edition – English
https://amzn.to/2VcsJ8R
📖Mao: A Biography Revised and Expanded Edition by Ross Terrill
https://amzn.to/2xj8z3P
🎥Introducing my new works at Contemporary İstanbul
Red Rain I – Red Rain II
https://youtu.be/F-Pf13t5Zb4
🎥Studio Tour with Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/bz0IBt8vO64
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
I started my work on ‘Red Rain’ series when I was in China. Red rain is a climate phenomenon that occurs in several different parts of the world. Although its cause and components are not yet clarified, it is a dreadful scene over and above red river or red haze. A case of red rain phenomenon is sited more and more in the recent years and my interest toward this subject grew bigger. When I was in China, I remembered a book I read a while back – A Biography of Chairman Mao written by his doctor. In the book, there was a passage of Chairman Mao jumping into the toxic river in despite of attempted interference by his close advisors. He then held a meeting in the water to discuss how to make the river clean. So this year, I’m continuing my red rain series in my favorite part of studio in Zurich.
📖The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Zhi-Sui Li
Hardcover – 11. October 1994
https://amzn.to/3es7Jm7
📖The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Zhi-Sui Li
Kindle Edition – English
https://amzn.to/2VcsJ8R
📖Mao: A Biography Revised and Expanded Edition by Ross Terrill
https://amzn.to/2xj8z3P
🎥Introducing my new works at Contemporary İstanbul
Red Rain I – Red Rain II
https://youtu.be/F-Pf13t5Zb4
🎥Studio Tour with Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/bz0IBt8vO64
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode Talk: Adventure in Asia Part 2. From organizing, packing, shipping to remounting
This is a part 2 of my adventure in Asia exhibition of my artworks. After I finished firing 600 ceramic pieces, I moved to a different studio space to layout all of them in order to re-order the installation. Some ceramic came out unexpected colors so we had to change order for a few pieces. The new studio was in a large former national factory of ceramic, turned into a modern galleries, cafes & restaurants and modern facility workshop. We rented a studio room and our hotel was in the same complex. I didn’t talk in the video but this is the place I tasted the most expensive coffee in the world;) After we returned to Beijing, mounting of ceramic pieces onto the gallery wall was another set of challenge. We used two wooden pieces for hanging system. However each ceramic is handmade and the thickness of hanging point had a variety of 1-3mm. That was too big of discrepancy when we see them in one large installation. We had some miscommunications and discussion until we get to a system that worked for straight line.
Recommended books:
📖Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2RoBR7I
📖Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty
By Teresa Canepa
https://amzn.to/3b6Twss
📖Humanity (ISMs)
Hardcover – 20. March 2018
By Ai Weiwei
https://amzn.to/2K7ONL6
📖Weiwei-isms
Hardcover – 30. January 2013
by Ai Weiwei
https://amzn.to/2K0Q2Mp
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Related Video:
🎥Episode Talk: My adventure in Asia, first Hong Kong then in Beijing and in Jingdezhen
https://youtu.be/IKT9SfvoMm4
This is a part 2 of my adventure in Asia exhibition of my artworks. After I finished firing 600 ceramic pieces, I moved to a different studio space to layout all of them in order to re-order the installation. Some ceramic came out unexpected colors so we had to change order for a few pieces. The new studio was in a large former national factory of ceramic, turned into a modern galleries, cafes & restaurants and modern facility workshop. We rented a studio room and our hotel was in the same complex. I didn’t talk in the video but this is the place I tasted the most expensive coffee in the world;) After we returned to Beijing, mounting of ceramic pieces onto the gallery wall was another set of challenge. We used two wooden pieces for hanging system. However each ceramic is handmade and the thickness of hanging point had a variety of 1-3mm. That was too big of discrepancy when we see them in one large installation. We had some miscommunications and discussion until we get to a system that worked for straight line.
Recommended books:
📖Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2RoBR7I
📖Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty
By Teresa Canepa
https://amzn.to/3b6Twss
📖Humanity (ISMs)
Hardcover – 20. March 2018
By Ai Weiwei
https://amzn.to/2K7ONL6
📖Weiwei-isms
Hardcover – 30. January 2013
by Ai Weiwei
https://amzn.to/2K0Q2Mp
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Related Video:
🎥Episode Talk: My adventure in Asia, first Hong Kong then in Beijing and in Jingdezhen
https://youtu.be/IKT9SfvoMm4
Episode Talk: My adventure in Asia, first Hong Kong then in Beijing and in Jingdezhen
I’ll be talking about my first exhibition in Asia, which started with Art Basel Hong Kong with a bad surprise… I had to come up with a solution very quickly and in unconventional way. Then my adventure continued in mainland China. In total we spent about 2 and a half month until the opening of my show at Galerie Urs Meile in Beijing. Needless to say, it was a fantastic experience from the beginning to the end and such experience that will never happen in our parts of the world. I’m sharing a few behind the scene images and videos from my memory in China.
Related videos:
🎥Studio Tour with Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/bz0IBt8vO64
Recommended books:
📖Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2RoBR7I
I’ll be talking about my first exhibition in Asia, which started with Art Basel Hong Kong with a bad surprise… I had to come up with a solution very quickly and in unconventional way. Then my adventure continued in mainland China. In total we spent about 2 and a half month until the opening of my show at Galerie Urs Meile in Beijing. Needless to say, it was a fantastic experience from the beginning to the end and such experience that will never happen in our parts of the world. I’m sharing a few behind the scene images and videos from my memory in China.
Related videos:
🎥Studio Tour with Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/bz0IBt8vO64
Recommended books:
📖Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2RoBR7I
Episode Talk: Line between photography and art?
For many years, I was often asked whether I was an artist or a photographer and I used to answer photography is not an art, it’s an art form. But things started to change the last 20 years. Line between contemporary art and contemporary photography has shifted. In this video, I’m talking about the most important thing when you work on a project, your idea. Categorizing yourself in a box of a title might make you feel certain in a way. Or trying to create an image or an artwork that nobody has ever made might sound like a way to be the one. But that’s not the only way, actually that’s a very rare case if any. There is much more important thing to remember.
Francine Fleischer: SWIM
https://amzn.to/3dZYrgM
Gerhard Richter: Atlas in 4 volumes
https://amzn.to/3aNzUcB
Michel Comte: Aviator (preorder is available now!)
https://amzn.to/2wVJ3kZ
Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/3aOGDTI
Walter Mittelholzer: Alpenflug
https://amzn.to/2JFVcNy
Nan Goldin: The Beautiful Smile
https://amzn.to/2JFcVEW
Reference Video:
Episode Talk: How did my transition happen?
https://youtu.be/j-58bN8ch0U
Please also have a look at other reference books from here:
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
For many years, I was often asked whether I was an artist or a photographer and I used to answer photography is not an art, it’s an art form. But things started to change the last 20 years. Line between contemporary art and contemporary photography has shifted. In this video, I’m talking about the most important thing when you work on a project, your idea. Categorizing yourself in a box of a title might make you feel certain in a way. Or trying to create an image or an artwork that nobody has ever made might sound like a way to be the one. But that’s not the only way, actually that’s a very rare case if any. There is much more important thing to remember.
Francine Fleischer: SWIM
https://amzn.to/3dZYrgM
Gerhard Richter: Atlas in 4 volumes
https://amzn.to/3aNzUcB
Michel Comte: Aviator (preorder is available now!)
https://amzn.to/2wVJ3kZ
Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/3aOGDTI
Walter Mittelholzer: Alpenflug
https://amzn.to/2JFVcNy
Nan Goldin: The Beautiful Smile
https://amzn.to/2JFcVEW
Reference Video:
Episode Talk: How did my transition happen?
https://youtu.be/j-58bN8ch0U
Please also have a look at other reference books from here:
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode Talk: Opportunity at the last moment
While I was working on my first exhibition with LIGHT artworks, suddenly another big opportunity arose at the last moment. My team and I decided to move on with this new opportunity and started working on another large installation. It was extremely challenging with the timing and logistic, but we managed to put it together in a very different way, with the same concept of LIGHT. In this video, I’m sharing how it happened and why I kept going.
Related video:
Episode Talk: How did my transition happen?
https://youtu.be/j-58bN8ch0U
Books and designers I was talking about in the video:
Michel Comte: LIGHT
https://amzn.to/2UKe6Jx
Alvar Aalto: Second Nature
https://amzn.to/2UPp8xf
Alvar Aalto: Object and Furniture Design by Architects
https://amzn.to/2V7aMao
While I was working on my first exhibition with LIGHT artworks, suddenly another big opportunity arose at the last moment. My team and I decided to move on with this new opportunity and started working on another large installation. It was extremely challenging with the timing and logistic, but we managed to put it together in a very different way, with the same concept of LIGHT. In this video, I’m sharing how it happened and why I kept going.
Related video:
Episode Talk: How did my transition happen?
https://youtu.be/j-58bN8ch0U
Books and designers I was talking about in the video:
Michel Comte: LIGHT
https://amzn.to/2UKe6Jx
Alvar Aalto: Second Nature
https://amzn.to/2UPp8xf
Alvar Aalto: Object and Furniture Design by Architects
https://amzn.to/2V7aMao
Episode Talk: How did my transition happen?
I have been slowly transitioning since about 10 years but it really begin in 2017 when I did my exhibition at MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century in Rome. Exhibition was about my works from LIGHT series focusing on the nature impacted by climate change. My grandfather took the first flight over Swiss Alps to photograph an aerial view with his partner Mittelholzer, and I was fascinated by those images of snow-covered, white mountains since I was young. Those scenery was particularly special to me but that was dramatically changing in my life time. This is how I started my project on LIGHT. As I collected more photographs, documents and concepts, I realized difficulties to convey museums and galleries as they expected different works from me. In this video and the next one tomorrow, I talk about how I went about it and made this exhibition.
Recommended books:
Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2V3AzQz
HADID: Complete works 1979 – Today
https://amzn.to/2RcFWfm
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Related videos:
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 1
https://youtu.be/7cBxl6MGg48
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 2
https://youtu.be/9jjkEQFntAs
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 3
https://youtu.be/R3lrA49Wxmc
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 4
https://youtu.be/jp2jIcZc470
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi in Rome – REQUIEM
https://youtu.be/MCgPLTfakLw
LIGHT by Michel Comte Presentation
https://youtu.be/q5upQKPvPd4
I have been slowly transitioning since about 10 years but it really begin in 2017 when I did my exhibition at MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century in Rome. Exhibition was about my works from LIGHT series focusing on the nature impacted by climate change. My grandfather took the first flight over Swiss Alps to photograph an aerial view with his partner Mittelholzer, and I was fascinated by those images of snow-covered, white mountains since I was young. Those scenery was particularly special to me but that was dramatically changing in my life time. This is how I started my project on LIGHT. As I collected more photographs, documents and concepts, I realized difficulties to convey museums and galleries as they expected different works from me. In this video and the next one tomorrow, I talk about how I went about it and made this exhibition.
Recommended books:
Michel Comte: Light
https://amzn.to/2V3AzQz
HADID: Complete works 1979 – Today
https://amzn.to/2RcFWfm
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Related videos:
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 1
https://youtu.be/7cBxl6MGg48
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 2
https://youtu.be/9jjkEQFntAs
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 3
https://youtu.be/R3lrA49Wxmc
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi inn Rome – Video Installation 4
https://youtu.be/jp2jIcZc470
LIGHT by Michel Comte at Museo Maxxi in Rome – REQUIEM
https://youtu.be/MCgPLTfakLw
LIGHT by Michel Comte Presentation
https://youtu.be/q5upQKPvPd4
Episode Talk: What is my favorite portrait I ever took...
I'm often asked what is my favorite photograph I took. It's a hard question to answer but oftentimes, one image comes into my mind and it is the portrait of Louise Bourgeois. On that day, I learned something new about printing from her. And her attention to details and insistence was remarkable and reminded its importance.
Louise Bourgeois: Structures of Existence, The Cells
https://amzn.to/3aKmrCD
Louise Bourgeois: An unfolding portrait, Prints, Books and Creative process
https://amzn.to/2RbHN4a
Josef Sudek: The Window of My Studio
https://amzn.to/2yzvkAI
Paul Strand: Aperture Masters of Photography
https://amzn.to/2x53xYl
Michel Comte: Object Carpet
https://amzn.to/2x10cti
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
I'm often asked what is my favorite photograph I took. It's a hard question to answer but oftentimes, one image comes into my mind and it is the portrait of Louise Bourgeois. On that day, I learned something new about printing from her. And her attention to details and insistence was remarkable and reminded its importance.
Louise Bourgeois: Structures of Existence, The Cells
https://amzn.to/3aKmrCD
Louise Bourgeois: An unfolding portrait, Prints, Books and Creative process
https://amzn.to/2RbHN4a
Josef Sudek: The Window of My Studio
https://amzn.to/2yzvkAI
Paul Strand: Aperture Masters of Photography
https://amzn.to/2x53xYl
Michel Comte: Object Carpet
https://amzn.to/2x10cti
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode Talk: The theme of the story was food, what did I do with that concept...
Franca Sozzani from Vogue Italia called me to shoot a story around a table. One table, one chef. I was living in Los Angeles at the time and I called up several young upcoming super chefs in town to create beautiful tables. I this video, I'm sharing how I found my inspiration and how did I put them into practice.
Here are list of inspirations I took for the food story of Vogue Italia. Some books are becoming rare and might not be easy to find but I hope you get to see them. These are amazing artists and incredible body of artworks.
📖Caravaggio. Das vollständige Werk (Deutsch) Gebundenes Buch – 12. April 2019
https://amzn.to/2UGcz7l
📖Flowers, Flowers, Flowers by Andy Warhol
https://amzn.to/3e1B9XY
📖Irvin Penn: Flowers
https://amzn.to/3dUmI7K
📖Deborah Turbeville: The Fashion Pictures Hardcover – 11. October 2011
https://amzn.to/3bSrYqV
🎞Barry Lyndon [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/3dNCQrM
🎞La Grande Bouffe [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/3dOXoA5
🎞The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/347Tw8U
📖Pieter Bruegel. The Complete Work
https://amzn.to/3dPxNqN
📖Vermeer
https://amzn.to/3bJuNdy
📖Erwin Blumenfeld. Studio Blumenfeld, Color, New York, 1941-1960
https://amzn.to/2wZdu9P
📖Sheila Metzner: From Life
https://amzn.to/39Gapcb
📖Helmut Newton Sumo
https://amzn.to/2xJIDOv
📖A Message for You by Guy Bourdin
https://amzn.to/2wbQwvR
📖Dali. The Painterly Work
https://amzn.to/3dUke9o
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Further videos you might want to check:
🎥Vogue Italia “Help Yourselves, Please” by Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/0PNSBb9gOAI
🎥Hennnessy Flaunt by Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/mI3bSACZwis
Book I was reading in this video:
📖Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Franca Sozzani from Vogue Italia called me to shoot a story around a table. One table, one chef. I was living in Los Angeles at the time and I called up several young upcoming super chefs in town to create beautiful tables. I this video, I'm sharing how I found my inspiration and how did I put them into practice.
Here are list of inspirations I took for the food story of Vogue Italia. Some books are becoming rare and might not be easy to find but I hope you get to see them. These are amazing artists and incredible body of artworks.
📖Caravaggio. Das vollständige Werk (Deutsch) Gebundenes Buch – 12. April 2019
https://amzn.to/2UGcz7l
📖Flowers, Flowers, Flowers by Andy Warhol
https://amzn.to/3e1B9XY
📖Irvin Penn: Flowers
https://amzn.to/3dUmI7K
📖Deborah Turbeville: The Fashion Pictures Hardcover – 11. October 2011
https://amzn.to/3bSrYqV
🎞Barry Lyndon [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/3dNCQrM
🎞La Grande Bouffe [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/3dOXoA5
🎞The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover [Amazon Prime]
https://amzn.to/347Tw8U
📖Pieter Bruegel. The Complete Work
https://amzn.to/3dPxNqN
📖Vermeer
https://amzn.to/3bJuNdy
📖Erwin Blumenfeld. Studio Blumenfeld, Color, New York, 1941-1960
https://amzn.to/2wZdu9P
📖Sheila Metzner: From Life
https://amzn.to/39Gapcb
📖Helmut Newton Sumo
https://amzn.to/2xJIDOv
📖A Message for You by Guy Bourdin
https://amzn.to/2wbQwvR
📖Dali. The Painterly Work
https://amzn.to/3dUke9o
Please also have a look at a list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Further videos you might want to check:
🎥Vogue Italia “Help Yourselves, Please” by Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/0PNSBb9gOAI
🎥Hennnessy Flaunt by Michel Comte
https://youtu.be/mI3bSACZwis
Book I was reading in this video:
📖Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Episode Talk: When I photograph artists...
I'm sharing my memories of two great artists of our time, our meeting happened in a separate occasions but both equally inspiring and charismatic. I met Jeff Koons when he opened a show "Made In Heaven" in Sonnabend Gallery in New York. On the other coast, I visited John in his studio in Venice, CA. I was invited to his perfectly curated and organized chaotic studio and he greatly reminded me of Alexander Calder.
Das Jeff Koons-Handbuch (German) by Schirmer/Mosel
https://amzn.to/3dTvvan
John Baldessari: Pure Beauty by Prestel Verlag
https://amzn.to/3aDM2wR
Museum of the Future by JRP Editions SA
https://amzn.to/39FSj9T
Catalogue by Sonnabend is hard to come by, this is not Jeff Koons’ catalogue but still a beautiful catalogue by the gallery.
Mario Merz by Galerie Sonnabend
https://amzn.to/2UCbzRw
Please also have a look at list of other reference books.
amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=1RE18QJCOV6X2
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte: 20 Years by Schirmer/Mosel (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2xDS7Lk
I'm sharing my memories of two great artists of our time, our meeting happened in a separate occasions but both equally inspiring and charismatic. I met Jeff Koons when he opened a show "Made In Heaven" in Sonnabend Gallery in New York. On the other coast, I visited John in his studio in Venice, CA. I was invited to his perfectly curated and organized chaotic studio and he greatly reminded me of Alexander Calder.
Das Jeff Koons-Handbuch (German) by Schirmer/Mosel
https://amzn.to/3dTvvan
John Baldessari: Pure Beauty by Prestel Verlag
https://amzn.to/3aDM2wR
Museum of the Future by JRP Editions SA
https://amzn.to/39FSj9T
Catalogue by Sonnabend is hard to come by, this is not Jeff Koons’ catalogue but still a beautiful catalogue by the gallery.
Mario Merz by Galerie Sonnabend
https://amzn.to/2UCbzRw
Please also have a look at list of other reference books.
amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=1RE18QJCOV6X2
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte: 20 Years by Schirmer/Mosel (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2xDS7Lk
Episode Talk: Miles Davis gave me a nickname... M***F***
I have so many great memories with Miles Davis and it makes me smile every time I think about him. In this video, I'm sharing the very first day when I met Miles and how he gave me inappropriate nickname.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/2vYsBjd
You’re Under Arrest by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/3dE2MpH
Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/2Uxwcyt
Time after Time by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/3awxy1L
I have so many great memories with Miles Davis and it makes me smile every time I think about him. In this video, I'm sharing the very first day when I met Miles and how he gave me inappropriate nickname.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte
https://amzn.to/2vYsBjd
You’re Under Arrest by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/3dE2MpH
Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/2Uxwcyt
Time after Time by Miles Davis
https://amzn.to/3awxy1L
Episode Talk: How I started Safe Sex Campaign with Playboy magazine during HIV outbreak
HIV took so many of my friends and colleagues' lives away and it was extremely horrifying. I was living in New York at that time and I remember at some point, I went to three funerals in a week. We lost so many talented people, interesting characters, funny friends, indispensable co-workers. I started a project called "Safe Sex Campaing" together with the Playboy magazine. A large list of incredibly warm-hearted celebrities participated to bring awareness of this terrible disease. I'm sharing a fraction of memories from this campaign and I hope this will lighten up your day while we fight for a new virus.
HIV took so many of my friends and colleagues' lives away and it was extremely horrifying. I was living in New York at that time and I remember at some point, I went to three funerals in a week. We lost so many talented people, interesting characters, funny friends, indispensable co-workers. I started a project called "Safe Sex Campaing" together with the Playboy magazine. A large list of incredibly warm-hearted celebrities participated to bring awareness of this terrible disease. I'm sharing a fraction of memories from this campaign and I hope this will lighten up your day while we fight for a new virus.
Episode Talk: What I learned from His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I was very fortunate to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama with an invitation from Kai Diekmann from Bild Zeitung in 2008. It was right before the Beijing Olympic and Axel Springer (owner company of Bild) hosted an exhibition with my photograph from Tibet in 1986. About a year later, I had an opportunity to interview one on one with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and there is a very important message that is universal and relevant today to all of us. Please watch the video until the end in order to listen to his own words.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Some of the photographs from Tibet in 1986 can be found in this book:
People and Places with No Name
https://amzn.to/39tXyJQ
I was very fortunate to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama with an invitation from Kai Diekmann from Bild Zeitung in 2008. It was right before the Beijing Olympic and Axel Springer (owner company of Bild) hosted an exhibition with my photograph from Tibet in 1986. About a year later, I had an opportunity to interview one on one with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and there is a very important message that is universal and relevant today to all of us. Please watch the video until the end in order to listen to his own words.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Some of the photographs from Tibet in 1986 can be found in this book:
People and Places with No Name
https://amzn.to/39tXyJQ
Important message from Michel Comte
I have a message to all the people who have to stay at home during the current circumstances.
I have a message to all the people who have to stay at home during the current circumstances.
Episode talk: Monocled Jeremy Irons' portrait was created like this!
A portrait of Jeremy Irons in black and white, he is wearing a monocle on his right eye with a cigarette in his mouth, a tear is running down. This is one of my favorite portrait and among the most famous image I photographed. Spending time with Jeremy is and always has been very inspiring and charismatic. This is a story of how I remember that day where I shot this picture for interview magazine.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration
https://amzn.to/33MmV8x
Die Affäre der Sunny von B. (German, Amazon Prime)
https://amzn.to/2UHUxAc
JS Bach: Goldberg variations by Glenn Gould
https://amzn.to/2UHTctr
Please also have a look at list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=35V5UB2J705UT
A portrait of Jeremy Irons in black and white, he is wearing a monocle on his right eye with a cigarette in his mouth, a tear is running down. This is one of my favorite portrait and among the most famous image I photographed. Spending time with Jeremy is and always has been very inspiring and charismatic. This is a story of how I remember that day where I shot this picture for interview magazine.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration
https://amzn.to/33MmV8x
Die Affäre der Sunny von B. (German, Amazon Prime)
https://amzn.to/2UHUxAc
JS Bach: Goldberg variations by Glenn Gould
https://amzn.to/2UHTctr
Please also have a look at list of other reference books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=35V5UB2J705UT
Episode talk: How I started my digital era with MILK Studios?
I learned photography from Time and Life photography books and admiring long list of mater photographers such as Cartier-Bresson, Avedon, Outbridge Penn and many more. My attitude to photography has always been manual and I was not planning to change to digital until I met a co-founder of MILK Studios, Mazdack Rassi. Since then, slowly I switched to digital photography. A few years ago, we published a book together to celebrate our long history of collaboration and I'm introducing how I started working with MILK.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Please also have a look at list of other reference books. I included some of my master photographer's books as well as my only photographer teacher, Time and Life Photography books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
I learned photography from Time and Life photography books and admiring long list of mater photographers such as Cartier-Bresson, Avedon, Outbridge Penn and many more. My attitude to photography has always been manual and I was not planning to change to digital until I met a co-founder of MILK Studios, Mazdack Rassi. Since then, slowly I switched to digital photography. A few years ago, we published a book together to celebrate our long history of collaboration and I'm introducing how I started working with MILK.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte and Milk: A Collaboration 1996-2016 by Michel Comte (2016-02-23)
https://amzn.to/3buUDCd
Please also have a look at list of other reference books. I included some of my master photographer's books as well as my only photographer teacher, Time and Life Photography books.
https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomt...
Episode talk behind: How I started my career as a photographer?
I'd like to share how my very first day as a professional photographer started. It was a chance in a million years and it suddenly stood in front of me. I was working as an art restorer at the time, in a preparation for a retrospective of Yves Klein at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The next few weeks have changed and shaped my entire life. All the people I speak in the video are generous, open hearted and extremely charismatic. Their way of being has stayed as an example and a mentor.
Book I was talking in this video:
Guy Bourdain Polaroids
https://amzn.to/2wyqPFK
Guy Bourdain (Phaidon)
https://amzn.to/3ai0KcH
Exhibit A: Guy Bourdain
https://amzn.to/2JpwJMx
It's Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman https://amzn.to/39hsHQs
Please also have a look at list of other reference books that might be interesting to learn further. https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=21OKREBFLZDHV&ref=idea_share_inf
I'd like to share how my very first day as a professional photographer started. It was a chance in a million years and it suddenly stood in front of me. I was working as an art restorer at the time, in a preparation for a retrospective of Yves Klein at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The next few weeks have changed and shaped my entire life. All the people I speak in the video are generous, open hearted and extremely charismatic. Their way of being has stayed as an example and a mentor.
Book I was talking in this video:
Guy Bourdain Polaroids
https://amzn.to/2wyqPFK
Guy Bourdain (Phaidon)
https://amzn.to/3ai0KcH
Exhibit A: Guy Bourdain
https://amzn.to/2JpwJMx
It's Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman https://amzn.to/39hsHQs
Please also have a look at list of other reference books that might be interesting to learn further. https://www.amazon.de/shop/michelcomtestudio?listId=21OKREBFLZDHV&ref=idea_share_inf
Episode talk behind: My introduction to Formula 1 and the first meeting with Michael Schumacher
My passion to Formula 1 started long time ago when I was 7. My first F1 race was at the Silverstone in the U.K. with a Swiss driver Jo Siffert. Years later, my first encounter with Michale Schumacher was also at the Silverstone, and he was driving for Benetton team. Since then, I worked many years with Michael, on and off the circuit. The reason for our meeting was an assignment for his portrait but I didn't take his picture during the given time frame. Instead, I asked him to walk around the track. I still remember the shine in his eyes when he talked about driving. That 30 minutes lead to a long history of friendship and collaboration.
Book I was reading in this video:
7 91 Michel Comte on Michael Schumacher
https://amzn.to/2y2zmBm
*The above book is very rare so you might find these one better.
Michael by Michel (Steidl publication)
https://amzn.to/2wza39F
Michael Schumacher: A Driving Force (Steidl publication)
https://amzn.to/2y2zL6Q
My passion to Formula 1 started long time ago when I was 7. My first F1 race was at the Silverstone in the U.K. with a Swiss driver Jo Siffert. Years later, my first encounter with Michale Schumacher was also at the Silverstone, and he was driving for Benetton team. Since then, I worked many years with Michael, on and off the circuit. The reason for our meeting was an assignment for his portrait but I didn't take his picture during the given time frame. Instead, I asked him to walk around the track. I still remember the shine in his eyes when he talked about driving. That 30 minutes lead to a long history of friendship and collaboration.
Book I was reading in this video:
7 91 Michel Comte on Michael Schumacher
https://amzn.to/2y2zmBm
*The above book is very rare so you might find these one better.
Michael by Michel (Steidl publication)
https://amzn.to/2wza39F
Michael Schumacher: A Driving Force (Steidl publication)
https://amzn.to/2y2zL6Q
Episode talk behind "Mike Tyson for Interview Magazine": How I met him and a story of white doves
This is a story of the time I met Mike Tyson for the first time and how I come to take pictures of him with white doves. It was a pure coincidence yet he was open to share with his gentle memory and kindness. The story was shot for Interview Magazine with a creative director, Tibor Kalman and a fashion editor, Patty Wilson.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
This is a story of the time I met Mike Tyson for the first time and how I come to take pictures of him with white doves. It was a pure coincidence yet he was open to share with his gentle memory and kindness. The story was shot for Interview Magazine with a creative director, Tibor Kalman and a fashion editor, Patty Wilson.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Episode talk behind “Beauty and the Beast”: How I started my 1st day on the shoot in Mojave desert
I shot a story called “Beauty and the Beast” for Stern magazine with Jamie Richar and Tatjana Dragovic in teh mid 90’s. It was in the middle of Mojave desert in California with many wild animals. I had the idea to photograph wild animals in a vast open area after I was faced with a heart breaking news of certain extinction. I have been an animal person myself and I had a black panther I raised from a cub. The story became one of the most successful and memorable shoot. I’m sharing some moments behind these images tha I remember very vividly.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
I shot a story called “Beauty and the Beast” for Stern magazine with Jamie Richar and Tatjana Dragovic in teh mid 90’s. It was in the middle of Mojave desert in California with many wild animals. I had the idea to photograph wild animals in a vast open area after I was faced with a heart breaking news of certain extinction. I have been an animal person myself and I had a black panther I raised from a cub. The story became one of the most successful and memorable shoot. I’m sharing some moments behind these images tha I remember very vividly.
Book I was reading in this video:
Michel Comte (Blue book)
https://amzn.to/2QGtkg9
Introductin my new works at Contemporary Istanbul
I’m introducing my new works with pigment painting series “Red Rain”. Red rain (aka blood rain) is a phenomenon caused by dust mixes with rain and falls onto the ground with reddish color and it is thought to be linked to pollution. We are seeing more and more cases of red rain around the world.
I’m introducing my new works with pigment painting series “Red Rain”. Red rain (aka blood rain) is a phenomenon caused by dust mixes with rain and falls onto the ground with reddish color and it is thought to be linked to pollution. We are seeing more and more cases of red rain around the world.
First day at Contemporary Istanbul 2019 with Dirimart
My first participation at Turkish art fair at Contemporary Istanbul with Dirimart gallery. My three new works were shown at the fair.
My first participation at Turkish art fair at Contemporary Istanbul with Dirimart gallery. My three new works were shown at the fair.
Art Basel 2019 Walk Through with Michel Comte and Rebekka Steiger
Studio Tour with Michel Comte
My studio has just been finished and I’ll walk you through my first day at the studio.
My studio has just been finished and I’ll walk you through my first day at the studio.