VIRGILE SIMON BERTRAND PHOTOGRAPHY VOLUME ONE past & present
Feng Zheng Jie, Painter, Beijing (2009)
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Palรกcio do Planalto Architect Oscar Niemeyer Brasilia (2007)
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Ho Siu Kee Artist Hong Kong (2009)
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Ryan Giggs Footballer Manchester (2009)
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Du Juan Fashion Model Beijing (2008)
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New Blood Artists Beijing (2009)
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“Well Suited” Fashion Story Hong Kong (2010)
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Xing Dan Wen, Photographer, Beijing (2009)
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OCT Museum Architect Zhu Pei (2011)
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Zaha Hadid Architect Guangzhou (2011)
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Chanel Modile Art, Architect Zaha Hadid, Hong Kong (2008)
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Jiang Ji An Painter Beijing (2011)
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CCTV Tower, Architect OMA, Beijing (2007)
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Du Zhen Jun Installation Artist Shanghai (2007)
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“Film Noir” Fashion Story Hong Kong (2011)
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Construction Workers, Beijing (2008)
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Yin Xiu Zhen, Installation Artist, Beijing (2008)
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Liao Fan Actor Kaiping (2011)
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Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci Artists Shanghai (2009)
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BIOGRAPHY Virgile Simon Bertrand is a French photographer who has been based in Asia since the late 1990s. Bertrand studied Applied Arts at Ecole Boulle (1988 - 1991, Paris), Graphic Design at Ecole Duperré (Paris) and Photography at the Ecole Nationale de la Photographie (1993, Arles). Bertrand began his career assisting Magnum photographer Abbas and working as a photographer for the Opéra National de Paris. Bertrand’s interest in the relationship between the individual, space and scale permeates both his fine art photography and his commercial work and began with his first major projects for the Opéra and for Donald Byrd/The Group in New York. After completing his National Service at the Service Photographique des Armées, Bertrand moved to Asia, establishing a successful commercial practice. His work has been commissioned by architects such as Zaha Hadid Associates, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Cesar Pelli and RMJM and published in magazines such as Qvest, Interni, ID, Vogue, Forbes, Wallpaper, Intramuros and Mark. In 2004 Bertrand was awarded the Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong Photograph of the Year for his portrait of Cardinal Zen and was a finalist in the ‘Best Commissioned Portrait’ category for the 2009 AOP Awards. His work has been exhibited in Taipei, Hong Kong, Paris, Arles and in London in the 2008 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery. Bertrand has also been selected as one of ten finalists in the Architectural Category of the 2009 Hasselblad Masters Competition. In 2009 a retrospective of Bertrand’s work under the title Proxemics was held at Artistree, and was recognized as the best exhibition of 2009 by the South China Morning Post.
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Swire Pacific Porsche Mercedes-Benz Deutsche Bank UBS Cathay Pacific Airways Adidas HSBC Peninsula Hotels Mandarin Oriental Frame Mark Giorgio Armani Vogue Vogue Living Australia Forbes Das Magazin Taschen Qvest Wallpaper
SOPA AWARDS Excellence in Feature Photography (2010 Winner) HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS Category: Architecture (2009 Finalist) ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARDS Category: Location Portraiture (2009 Finalist) TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE (2008) Exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, London.
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