ABOUT CHRISTIAN FOURNIER

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER is a professional freelance photographer based in Paris, France, specializing in fashion, advertising, industry, reportage, corporate and weddings for the last 20 years

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER is a true independent photographer who attended a British photo school (view all my diplomas), is very experienced, passionate and creative. Despite its diversity, prisedevue.photos is not an agency, it is CHRISTIAN FOURNIER himself (no sub-contracting) who will carry out your photo shoot and the post production with the best equipment (always two cameras at all times for safety).

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER has a complete knowledge of the graphic chain which allows him to deliver fully finished pictures, even very complicated ones. Among his clients: Nike, Etam, Ober, SFR, Comme des Garçons, Dessange, Conde Nast, Alcatel, L'Oréal, Hachette, GEFCO, Schweppes, Holiday Inn, Peugeot, etc.. See a larger list.

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER is a true professional, well organized, polite, who will set everything up to carry out his undertakings, from preparation to delivery. His equipment is always the very best. See his large list. He delivers his photos fully optimized within a day, on DVD, by post or via DropBox pro with fibre optic Internet.

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER does not hide anything: all his tariffs are clearly shown on prisedevue.photos; the sales terms are also visible. CHRISTIAN FOURNIER is properly registered as a business within the French legislations (Siret 41139772200017), he produces legal invoices (Agessa: 038756), his book keeping is checked by a government regulated boby: AARP (n° adhérent: 006185).

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER is insured for you: assurance multirisque commerciale et professionnelle à responsabilité civile chez Aviva numéro 74153215. Coverage in case of accident in your premises or his studio.

My Toyota Yaris Verso car/van is an extension of my studio and contains a lot of photo equipment (all cameras are doubled) to ensure a quality shoot on location.

CHRISTIAN FOURNIER "prisedevue.photos: for all your photographic services" 14 square de Port Royal, 75013 PARIS FRANCE Tel: + 33 (0)6 60 94 33 80

Acces map to my studio with parking info

Until 1993, there was only conventional (film) photography. This was not only more difficult but also a lot more expensive (one had to pay for film and developing). Then, from about 1993 to 2008, digital sensors improved from terrible to decent. From 2008 onwards they became extremely good. I have experienced each of these phases.

Here I’m adding photos of me over the years so that you are able to identify me in the making-ofs.

The older the photo, the younger I look!

Christian Fournier, a chameleon photographer, a powerful professional.

Sitting behind his digital cockpit style Airbus 380, Christian Fournier puts a finishing touch to the latest pictures of a costume party at the Carnavalet Museum in Paris. Several hundred shots travel between the two 30-inch screens, the MacPro 3.7 GHZ mill at full throttle. Tomorrow morning, it will send the 658 photos, individually optimized, to the customer, via DropBox, the optical fibre ensures the transmission of perfectly calibrated images in a few minutes.
For over twenty years the photographer has cultivated his reputation as ultra-pro, something to seduce and retain a clientele as demanding as versatile, solicited today by dozens of low-cost photographers little seasoned. Christian Fournier specializes in fashion, advertising, industry, reporting, corporate and wedding. It is therefore not surprising that L'Oréal has always been using its services for a dozen years. Like other major brands such as Renault, GMF or Tollens, the global cosmetics giant confided its event knowing that the man is able to deliver 5000 irreproachable photos within three days to illustrate its international network

Behind his looks as a teacher from his past as a mathematician, the sexagenarian photographer, shoots with the precision and speed of an elite hunter dubbed the creativity of a art director. Professional digital pioneer, he seized technology twenty years ago to make it a formidable tool without ever falling into strafing. In a few moments, he analyzes the scene, the scenario is put in place, his fingers caress the knobs of the Nikon or Hasselblad. After so many years of experience in the four corners of the planet, the adjustments are made today instinctively, releasing all his attention on the essential: the emotion. Unlike others who spend their time controlling if the photo is good, he knows! Focus on the moment and especially do not miss moments of grace that will never come back.

Beyond his now flawless mastery of photography, Christian Fournier remains a character in this environment, appealing guy, who has kept all the British humour acquired during his years studying photography in England. Self-deprecation is part of his daily life, as is the meaning of gag. At ease in all situations, a supermodel or the CEO of a CAC40 company, will not make him lose his means. Authoritarian without ever losing his courtesy, Christian Fournier directs, advises, models or clients but remains the prime contractor. The client will discover the results later, always pleasantly surprised by unexpected angles and a science of almost magical light.
After a long career in the US, advertising, editorial and cruise ships, Christian Fournier has since anchored in Paris. From his small ship in the 13th district where he has a photo studio, he puts passion, reactivity, reliability and imagination at the service of a perfect photograph. A suitcase always at hand to carry out a reportage at the end of the world, scuba diving or aboard a helicopter!

Richard Kirsch, journalist

The sensors and web capabilities from 1995 to 2005 were horrible compared to now (2019). 40 KB max by images. My uploads at this time were therefore bad. I replace them little by little. It's long. Thank you for your indulgence.

Conclusion 1: I must not be bad, so that all these people trust me.
I have loyal customers, a sign that they are satisfied with my services. Examples: Tollens, MEDEF, Dior, GMF, Unesco, L'oréal, Anaé, Agefiph, Essilor, Genzyme, Embassy Ireland, The Advertisers Club, Garmin, VW, etc. ...

Conclusion 2: Thanks to all these varied clients (industry, wedding, corporate and personal portraits, press, events, objects, medical, culinary, diving, sports, pageants, etc. ..), I see extraordinary slices of life, confidential or public, trades and fabulous countries. I do feel very privileged. Real life, live. Thank you customers.

In rough estimation, I take 5,000 photos a week. 5,000 x 52 = 260,000 a year. For 35 years = 9,100,000 photos. Well, I would like to reach 10 million anyway!

There is also a search command, not always up to date, but pretty comprehensive on all my reportages:

Due to manipulations between prisedevue.com, prisedevue.photos and famousphotographer.com, some links may be broken. Sorry. I'm working on it !

My blogs

Answers to the questions of Page 1:

His résumé, written in the third person for Wikipedia

In the end, he has three questions:
- Did he take beautiful photos?
- Did he have fun?
- Have his photos been useful?

The answers are here!

For the things you have not done yet, his bio can be useful for you to learn and laugh

For the things you have already done, his bio can help you reminisce or laugh

√ Birth place: Earth, Race: Human. Religion: Love, Politics: Freedom

√ Western, white, not racist,
atheist, heterosexual, feminist, pacifist, solid humour

√ Born 1953 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France, very modest and broken family

√ Suffered from severe asthma, which runs in the family,
so not allowed to play any sports

√ Missing two front teeth by birth,
a little like John Lennon or Vanessa Paradis but not as good

√ Learned English on his own, listening to the Beatles, 1970-1975

√ Bachelor's degree in mathematics, Université d'Amiens, France, 1975

√ War against the French National Education system, 1975. He changes career

√ Voluntary ecological work for The National Trust (England), 1975

√ Photo school in England, Royal Berkshire College of Art and Design, 1978

√ Military service at disciplinary air base for parachuting, Drachenbronn, Vosges, France, 1979

√ Professional free-lance photographer, based in California, USA, for 13 years. Works as a freelance photographer for The Cruise Ship Picture Co. LTD, on cruise ships around the world.

√ Reportages on horrible living conditions in Haiti in 1980, 1981, 1984 and 1987

√ Photographed and answered questions with Jimmy Carter in 1981,
at the time the most powerful man in the world.
President Carter had just created a new CIA section for the Middle East and the USSR
and was behind, among other things, Operation Argo. He had Christian Fournier added to his list of potential agents

√ Private pilot's license (PPL) in Missouri, USA, 1982

√ Photographed very pretty girls

√ Scuba dives all over the world, despite asthma,
402 dives, 61 countries, 5 continents and 5 oceans. Examples: Lake Erie, in wells and quarries, use of the industrial Kirby-Morgan dive mask, insulated dry suits in Alaska, Sharks in California, Flooded calcite caves on the Isle of Pines in New Caledonia, Polynesia, PADI Enriched Air Diver certification, Whale sharks and cenotes in Yucatan Mexico, ice diving in a lake in Tignes, France, in an aquarium in Madeira

√ Glacier climbing in Alaska 1983-1989. √ Chased by a bear in Alaska

√ Sailing licence, Florida, 1984….

√ Invented and taught "Formal Portraits" on cruise ships, 1984…

√ Dogsledge expedition beyond the artic circle, 1984

√ Photographed a real Playmate, Susan Schott, 1984

√ He dates many fantastic women

√ He photographed, in 1985, the Music Cruise aboard the S/S Rhapsody (with Isaac Stern, James Galway, Keith Jarett, Maurice André, Vladimir Ashenazy, etc.)

√ In love with Dr. Nicole Bordes, 1987-1992, superconductivity researcher at Los Alamos,
the largest concentration of scientists and computers in the world

√ Photographed under the Cruise ship S/S Norway, former S/S France, US Virgin Islands, 1988

√ Photographed Henri Salvador, France most famous humorist at the time, on-board former Paquebot S/S France, le S/S Norway in 1989

√ Bought a large property in Canada, 1990 and created "The Studio in the Woods"

√ Photographed sharks, outside the cage, California, 1990

√ Undercover photographer for the CIA in Leningrad, USSR, summer 1991,

√ Photographed the fire on board the S/S Ocean Pearl from French Paquet cruiseline in 1992 with proves that freedom of press in France is a joke.

√ He photographs fireworks since 1992 (at the beginning, on film, very difficult): Italy, Canaries, Sicily, London Olympics, Belgium, Paris, Rodin Museum, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Saint-Cloud, Chantilly, Sully- sur-Loire, etc.

√ Reportage on the Yakel Tribe, who lives in the rain forest, deprived of all material possessions, on Tanna Island in Vanuatu in 1992-93

√ First one in the world to photograph the dugong (cousin of the manatee) in its natural habitat. √ Attacked by a dugong, 1993

√ Official photographer of the inaugural 3-month cruise of the Club Med II, giant sail boat,
one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, from Le Havre to New Caledonia, with stops in Djibouti, Australia and Japan, 1992-1993

√ Publications in Penthouse Magazine,
described as very classy by the editor, Phil Abraham, met in Los Angeles in 1993

√ Ruined in 6 months by a crook. See Page 41

√ Homeless in Paris, 1993. Rumours of his death have been exaggerated

√ He becomes a professional free-lance photographer in Paris, 1994, specializing in fashion, advertising, industry, reportage, portraits, archi, deco, events, lingerie, press, beauty, sports, panoramic, celebrities, pageants, and more
Recognized as a great photographer by his clients:
L'Oréal, Unicef, Alcatel, Dior, Renault, Dessange, GMF, Ebay, Garmin, Medef, Tollens,
Etam, Nike, Sogaris, Agefiph, Cathay Pacific, Unesco, Conde Nast, Disney, etc.
His small studio at Square de Port Royal, in the middle of Paris, small, but a marvel of technology and efficiency. Perfect for portraits and still life.

√ Met Raymond Depardon in 1994 during the creation of l'Atelier Fournier-Schneck
and in October 2016 for his film "Les Habitants"

√ He created a website site with Noos (later on to become Numéricable, then SFR) around 1995

√ Photo for the Windows 95® launch. Thank you Bill Gates, the richest man in the world

√ He made a reportage on the sewers of Paris in 1995: He considers himself privileged to have been chosen to photograph them

√ Publication of an underwater photography book:
"Émotions sous-marines" 1996

√ In 1997 and 1998, he photographed, with 5 other photographers, the "Disney Children Summits", the children's meetings at Disney, a children's charter for society.
The Charter is a list of the main concerns of children regarding society. It was presented by nearly 700 young ambassadors from 39 countries during a moving ceremony at UNESCO. The Director-General of UNESCO, Federico Mayor, accepted the Charter, which he distributed to the United Nations and to the 185 Member States of UNESCO. With Olivier de Kersauson, Alberto Tomba, Pierre Sissmann, etc.

√ 1997: He teaches digital photography to Peter Lindbergh, in his house/studio photo rue de Savoie in Paris, via the international photo school Spéos. They both photographed Petra Lindblad in 1993 in Hollywood! He meets Peter later in 2016 during his signing session at Taschen

√ Photographed Paul Newman and Carole Bouquet, at a Charity Gala In Aid of L'Envol At Hôtel Ritz In Paris 1998

√ Photographed and assists photographer Peter Beard in 1998 with the Chaplin sisters as models and Topolino as makeup artist

√ Photographed in 1998 a hidden laboratory for making black powder in Sicily by the italian mafia. No French press agency dears to publish it!

√ Cannes Film Festival in May 1998 for Studio Magazine with Jean Reno, Hugh Grant, etc.

√ Photographed L'Abbé Pierre, beloved French priest, WWII hero, then deputy, founder of the Emmaüs charity organisation in his home, 1999

√ Created a human logo in Bercy with the Minister of finances,
DSK (Dominique Strauss Kahn), and the 100 most important personalities in the French Economy in 1999

√ Photographed Yann Arthus Bertrand in his home in 1999 and at the Salon de la Photo in 2014. He is the luckiest photographer in the world

√ He photographed Jean-Paul Gaultier during the inauguration of the Hôtel George V in Paris on March 30, 2000, December 20, 2001 at Espace Cardin and at Sidaction in 2015

√ His life is divided between personal artistic work and commissioned work. He says: "Being confined to a single subject, a single style is, of course, the key to the success of many famous photographers but is an offence to openness and creativity" His series "painting on slides" is published in The Bristish Journal of Photography and Canadian magazine Photo Sélection.

√ He created his website www.prisedevue.com in 2000, with logo and T-shirt. Constantly enriched, its site is by far the largest site (46 GB) of any freelance photographer in France. 83 domain names.
As of December 8, 2019, when one types professional photographer in Paris into Google, he appears in eighth position of "not paying"

√ He masters Photoshop, green backdrops, HTML, etc.

√ Photographs Lionel Jospin (French prime minister at the time) in July 2000, during the Concorde crash

√ Reportage at Fort Boyard (Fort Boyard is a French game, set and filmed on the real fortress of the same name in France) in June 2001

√ He photographs the first Western fashion show in Russia, in Moscow from April 16 to 20, 2001, with fashion designers Alexandre Barthet, Erik Schaix, etc. Problems with the Russian mafia.

√ Photographs Stéphane Berne (well known French journalist, radio host and television presenter) on June 27, 2001 at the Château de Versailles

√ Seen his photos on the covers of magazines in France's news stands

√ Photographs Jacques Chirac (Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as the Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, President of France from 1995 to 2007)
from 2001 to 2007 and his funerals in 2019

√ Photographs Marion Cotillard aged 26 for "Les Sapins des Créateurs" at l'Espace Cardin on 20th December 2001. She is a French actress, starred as the French singer Édith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose". She won the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, the César Award, and the Golden Globe Award for best actress

√ Photographs Laetitia Casta
at the Swarovski Party at the "Club de l'Etoile" on January 20, 2001 and on March 6, 2015 at the reception of the Dior fashion show at the Louvre. She is Victoria's Secret Angel model from 1998 to 2000 and as a spokesperson for cosmetics company L'Oréal. She has appeared on over 100 covers of popular magazines as Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle and Glamour, and has models for designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, J. Crew, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Lolita Lempicka, and Vivienne Westwood

√ In 2003 and 2005, he photographed the EuroMoney conferences at the Grand Hôtel Scribe with finance ministers Francis Mer and Thierry Breton and Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, etc.

√ He photographs Pierre Cardin at Maxim's on March 02, 2006 and in October 2004, for his fashion show "France-China happiness days"

√ He photographs the entire PSG team at the Parc des Princes privatized for the photo, in September 2005. Panoramic system in very high definition, poster for the Champs Élysées boutique.

√ A summary of his photos of historical reenactments of the Second World War WWII.
Tribute to his father: His father: Military service for 2 years, maintained under the flags as the threats of war were strong, then 8 months of war, 4 and a half years of captivity in Germany. No medals, No thanks. He returned to France in 1945 very weak. He was anti-militarist and atheist. He died of cancer in 1985.
When he had to fill out his retirement form, around 1980, the French administration reproached him for having no proof for the years 1940-1945, he wrote in large in the middle of the page: "ask Hitler!"
Auschwitz, Boulevard du Général Leclerc in Paris, Château du Taillis, Poissy, D-Day in Normandy, Scotland, La Ferté-Alais, Serris, Sully-sur-Loire, Leicestershire in England, Giverny, Cernay, Musée Aéronautique and Spatial Safran, Compiègne-Margny, etc. Thank you to all the participants.

√ Bought a 550,000 € apartment in Paris, end of mortgage in 2018
over 200,000 € of photo and computer equipment + a Toyota car Yaris Verso

√ Photographs Nicolas Canteloup (France famous humorist) at Kensington in 2005 and at l'Olympia with his step brother René Ghérardi in April 2011

√ Met over 300 celebrities, 5 heads of states,
25 ministers, 7 Miss France, 1 Miss Universe, 7 famous photographers, 11 famous scientists

√ He makes educational photos
√ He photographs behind the scenes
√ He photographs conventions
√ He takes sports photos
√ He rents large studios
√ He photographs make up, hair, beauty and lingerie
√ He photographs architecture and decoration
√ He photographs film stages
√ He photographs historical reenactments
√ He photographs shows
√ He photographs tourists in Paris
√ He photographs weddings
√ He photographs animals
√ He photographs still life
√ He photographs industry
√ He makes brochures of 4 star hotels

√ Photographs Pierre Cardin in 2006 at Maxim's, Paris

√ Fully independent journalist, without press card,
committed to the promotion of science, ecology, justice and non-violence.
Met the Russian and Sicilian mafia, the CIA and the French DST, etc.

√ Seen your photo on 4x3 meters posters throughout France

√ He travels constantly: Germany, England, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bonaire, Borneo, Brazil, Canada, Canaris, Cayman, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Dubai, Scotland, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, US and British Virgin Islands, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Madeira, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Nias, Norway, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, San Blas, Sardinia, South Africa, St Eustache, St Lucie, St Martin, St Domingue, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, USA, Vanuatu.

√ Met Frédérique Gorsky, an extraordinary girl, during a scuba diving expedition
in Madagascar for the magazine "Plongeur International" in 2001,
Pacs (legal French fake wedding: almost, but not quite, entirely unlike marriage) in 2013

√ Photographed Liliane Bettencourt from 2003 to 2009. Thanks Liliane, the richest woman in the world

√ From August 10 to 12, 2006: he photographs a tourist report on Paris for Condè Nast. Condé Nast is an American publishing group belonging to Advance Magazine Publishers, and holding major titles in the American or world press such as The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, etc.
Thanks to the management of Hôtel Le Meurice, to Claudia Schall, to Gillian Garfinkel, the management of Hôtel Plaza Athénée, to Laeticia Emile Zola-Place, to the management of the Eiffel Tower, to Lawrence Robin, the management of at Colette, Linlee Allen, the management of the Quai Branly Museum, Frédéric Piller, producer Fred Rendina, video director Francisco Aliwalas, Guillaume de Ginestel for Paris logistics, and coordinator Jillian Horgan from Manhattan.

√ Reportages on living conditions in India 2005-2007

√ He photographs a surgical operation, in a sterilized room, at La Polyclinique Mantaise, near Paris, in June 2006.

√ Photographs Claude Lelouch on 11 April 2007 in Paris. He is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. His famous movie A Man and a Woman won the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, as well as two Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film

√ He photographs on July 7, 2007 (07/07/07), with another photographer Pat Denton, the wedding of Valérie Martin and Mansoor Ljaz in Monte Carlo (Hôtel Colombus, Yacht Jackie "O" and Villa Key Largo Cap d'Ail). Mansoor Ljaz has ties to former CIA director James Woolsey. During Clinton's first term, Ijaz opened informal links between Washington and Khartoum in order to gain access to Sudanese intelligence data on Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, and contributed to the death of Osama bin Laden.

√ On September 18, 19 and 20, 2007, and in June 2009, he photographed the École Centrale de Paris in CHÂTENAY-MALABRY. École Centrale Paris is a large French engineering school founded in 1829. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious in France. His pupils and former pupils are called "Centraliens" His hero Boris Vian was one of the prestigious graduates

√ June-July 2008: he sets up a fashion studio at the Buttes Chaumont and plays his role as a photographer on the set of an episode of the famous French series "Femmes de Loi" with Noémie Elbaz.

√ Referee in a model vs agency conflict. TF1 "Sans Aucun Doute" in his studio.
Weekly then annual “zapping” of Canal+ 2008

√ Photographer for Redken and Maybelline of the "Amsterdam International Fashion Weeks", AIFW, the fashion weeks in Amsterdam, two weeks a year from 2008 to 2010. Backstage, studio, shows.
Even though cities like Paris and Milan are more famous when it comes to fashion, Holland is now also playing a significant role in the world of fashion design. Amsterdam International Fashion Week takes place twice a year in Amsterdam and confirms Holland's place in the world of fashion.

√ Photographs Lenny Kravitz in Concert at Bercy in May 2009 for English people agency Wenn

√ Photographs Eric-Colmet-Daage, chief editor of The French magazine PHOTO in 2010

√ Photographs Karl Lagerfeld, the greatest Chanel stylist (he says so himself) in November 2010

√ He photographs naturist massage centers in 2010 and 2011

√ Met a whale shark, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, 2011

√ Photographs Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon renewing their wedding vows at Plaza Athénée, Paris, France on 27 April 2012

√ His incredible panoramic shots immortalize the London 2012 Olympic Games

√ Since 2013, he photographs the International Air and Space shows and the Eurosatory weapons shows at Le Bourget and Villepinte

√ Photographs Usain Bold, the fastest man in the world in 2013, during the Samsung advertising campaign 4 to 6 July 2013 at Circuit Ducatti in Le Mans and at Stade de France

√ Photographed Emmanuel Macron, for Renault, 2014

√ Photographed the Republican March "Charlie", January 11, 2015, about 1.8 million people,
the largest gathering in the history of France, panoramic 130 MB, January 11, 2015

√ Photographs Francis Ford Coppola on 28 January 2015 at Festival Toute La Mémoire Du Monde in Paris. Francis Ford Coppola is the director of the Godfather Trilogy and Apocalypse Now, etc. He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time

√ Photographs Charlize Theron at avant-première for the film Dark Places on 31 March 2015. She is one of the world's highest-paid actresses, as of 2019

√ Photographed the blood moon, with "Association Française d'Astronomie"
Photo exhibited at NASA. Thanks to Shannon Templeton, met in 1989

√ Photography is his language, with his humour, his philosophical statements and his pedagogy

√ August 2016: went to Douglas Adams's grave in Highgate cemetery, near London, to pay his respects. So long Douglas, and thanks for all the books. Just like Zaphod Beeblebrox, I think the third arm suits him.

√ 2017: Photographed Sebastião Salgado, for Christian Fournier, the best photographer in the world

√ Photographed for L'oréal: many still life products in 2001,
the heads of departments for the Division of Produits de Luxe in 2001, the ad for the launch of Infinium in 2003,
2004 in Bari Italy, Cannes in France in 2005, in Croatia in 2006, in 2007 in Greece,
in 2008 in Sardinia, in 2010 in Canary Islands, in 2011 in Greece again, in 2012 in Sapin,
in 2013 in Malta, in 2014 in Dubai, in 2015 in Cannes again, in 2016 in Lisbon,
in 2017 in a studio in Paris, International Style & Color Trophy in 2019 in Paris

√ Photograph Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2017, the most beautiful woman in the world in 2017

√ In July 2017, he photographed a rescue operation by the Paris river brigade on the Seine

√ Photographed the most beautiful classical music concerts in Europe:
- March 2016: The Royal Albert Hall of London, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler's Symphony No.2
- June 2016: Palau de la Música, The Palace of Music in Barcelona
- January 2017: Hector Berlioz's concert Te Deum at The Philharmonie de Paris
- April 2018: Concert at the Victoria Hall of Geneva, Saint-Saëns, Mendelssohn and Dvořák

√ 2018: Photographed Ennio Morricone, for Christian Fournier, the best composer in the world, at Cinémathèque de Bercy

√ Chosen by Lockheed Martin Weapon Systems security as their official and unique photographer for the signature of Israel’s Advanced Defence Systems
and Lockheed Martin Weapon Systems for missile guidance systems,
at Eurosatory, International Weapon Show in Paris France, 14th June 2018.
Millions of dollars and the face of wars at stake

√ In 2018 and 2019 he is the official photographer of Le Dîner en Blanc: Each year since 1988, thousands of people from around the world (16,000 in 2019) meet for a big white dinner in Paris, in a place fixed at the last moment and without the authorization of the authorities.

√ He knows how to capture people's personalities for memorable portraits

√ Name engraved on a chip deposited on Mars, 26th November 2018 by Insight.
Thanks to Shannon Templeton, met in 1989.
She works for NASA on the TESS program, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which searches for exoplanets.

√ He photographs a 3-year 2018-2020 site follow-up: Renovation of a group of 400 apartments in the Square de Port Royal in Paris

√ In 40 years: over 9 millions photos
130 Fashion sessions, 487 Conventions, 56 Editorials, 380 Celebrities, 104 Weddings,
400 Species of animals including 7 species of squirrels, 200 Still life, 366 Architecture,
250 Press events, 252 Industry, 216 Ads, 35 Historical reenactments,
202 Humour shots, 112 Personal artistic endeavours, 502 Scuba dives, etc.

√ 2019 examples:
- Anno 1900 in Luxembourg,
- Victory Day in England,
- Mondial "Air Ballons Chambley",
- Le Diner En Blanc Paris,
- 130 years Tour Eiffel (zip line and lasers),
- Salon International de l'Aviation et l'Espace,
with Matthew McConaughey and Emmanuel Macron,
- Violent demonstrations 01 May in Paris,
- Fire at Notre Dame de Paris,
- L'Oréal La French Art of Hair Colouring,
- The "yellow jackets" in Paris, etc.

√ Committed to the promotion of science, ecology, justice and non-violence.
77 reportages so far:

- 1991: Jakarta: "Smiles in the dirt" for Photo Asia,
- 2002-2003-2004: Adriana Karembeu for the French Red Cross,
- 2005-2008-2009-2013-2014-2015: UNESCO for Women and Science,
- February 2007: Citizens of the Earth: The Paris Conference on Global Ecological Governance with Nicolas Hulot,
- May 22, 2010: Nature Capital: greenery at the Champs Elysées,
- May 22, 2014: Activist painter Louis-Pierre Promeheur protests against the visit to France of Chinese President Xi Jinping,
- January 29, 2015: Sidaction, HIV/AIDS Association at the Pavillon D'Armenonville
with Pierre Bergé, Julie Hantson, Pascal Obispo, Line Renaud, Pauline Lefevre,
Virginie Efira, Catherine Deneuve Augustin Trapenard and Alison Wheeler, etc.,
- July-August 2016: Official photographer of a day of holidays in Versailles for 2,500 children without holidays in the presence of the Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay and the artist Olafur Eliasson,
- September 24, 2016: Walk against extinction, with Adriana Karembeu,
- October 11, 2017: The 11th edition of Pasteurdon with Alexandra Lamy and Claude Lelouch,
- April 18, 2017: March for Sciences in Paris,
- March 15, 2018: UNICEF Shoot, Dan Carter in a large studio,
- February 25, 2018: Illegal looting of fish in Lake Meudon,
- September 8th, 2018: Walk for the climate at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris,
- October 2018: Reportage, a day of advertising: the stifling and growing invasion of advertising absolutely everywhere,
- November 2018: Reportage, The Paris region is the world champion of geothermal, yes, that's good!
- Gay Pride in Paris 29th June 2019,
- July 14, 2019: 25 years of commitment to the access to culture for all. More than 2,800 people benefit from associations supported by the ENGIE Foundation and the Opéra National de Paris,
- On July 20, 2019, the anniversary of the first steps of the man on the Moon, the evening Mooon at Grand Palais proposes to the public a program mixing conversations with Claudie Haigneré and Thomas Pesquet,
- September 21, 2019: March for the climate, black blocks and yellow vests… a mobilization Saturday in Paris,
- Walk against sexual violence on November 23rd, 2019. Stop seeing women fall under the blows of men: 49,000 people march in Paris against violence towards women.

√ 2019 The crisis: Photography has never thrived so well, the photographers never so badly. There are fewer and fewer photographers living from their profession, professional photography is slowly dying. His colleagues go bankrupt, his clients go bankrupt. His earnings are constantly falling and are now below his fixed costs.
In 2019: The fastest way to make money with your camera is to sell it.
Pro photographer in 2019: person who transports 20 000 € of gear in a car worth 500 € and makes 100 km to earn 50 €.

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Mat Jacob's shoots: Do not tell anyone that I'm a photographer
Mat Jacob, photographer and co-founder of Zone I, takes the pen to draw up a sad inventory of the profession of photographer… He reviews everything in this business that suffocates. More than a joke, it is especially a cry of alarm that, we hope, will reach the ears of those who make sure that photography only exists in our "leisure"…
Source: 9lives-magazine.com • Estimated reading time: 6 min. • Scooped on June 20, 2019 • Keyword (s): Photography market, Controversy

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Photojournalists 'wailing more and more', worries CEO of Visa's for the image.
"What has dramatically changed is the decline in budgets. In a newspaper, it's always the picture that toast first. There are many fewer newspapers that publish photojournalism than 30 years ago, many have disappeared "
Source: liberation.fr • Estimated reading time: 3 min. • Scooped on September 8, 2018 • Keyword (s): Photo market, Photojournalism

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Christian Fournier: The crisis is everywhere: many companies have an AQCG drawer. It's a drawer in which they put the bills of the providers they used. AQCG = Wait until they yell. So you have to yell many times to get paid. Tough. Thank you Frédérique Laurent, one of his clients (who, yes, always pays him immediately) to explain to me this special drawer.
He did a lot of work for Renault in 2015: it took 5 months to get paid! The entire Renault account is located in Romania.

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Christian Fournier: yes, he has a retirement plan, he will take pictures! Except that according to my official estimate IRCEC + AGESSA in May 3, 2017: if he retires at 64, he will earn 466 per month !!!!!!!!!!!!!

To revive his career, his agent advises him to die.

He must sell his apartment, but to go where ?

Christian Fournier, the 2nd best photographer in the world!

You can see the images on page 99 of his biography: www.prisedevue.photos