New Video Online: Pierre Gonnord

His images are inspired by the great painters and his work is done largely in color but depend highly on his stylistic lighting. He likes to see all the details of the face, the pores, the eyes, and the humanistic expressions. He likens his work to the mood of the great Picasso.

Gonnord portraits are both mysterious and rich. Particularly his photos of blind people are found to be disturbing by some. But Gonnord takes his photos to make his subject happy, to bring a sort of humanity to them. What others find ugly he finds extremely exceptional, which makes him truly a poetic photographer.