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Serge Lutens

I walked into this huge studio where the celebrated French designer Serge Lutens was working for Shiseido, a Japanese skincare company. Serge was an avid photographer too, so everything was in place for the shoot already, and it was fantastic to be able to shoot him in his own studio.

The atmosphere was very relaxed, as far as I can remember. I don’t do fashion photography but I admire what they do. Fashion photographers are not street guys, I think their job is harder.

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