27 Quotes by Patrick Demarchelier

My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings.

For me, the new pictures are what I’m thinking about every day. The past is the past, no? Every day is a new challenge.

With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there.

The movie that you’ll be in is a new challenge. Photography is just the shot – one day, two days – and the next day you’re gone.

Film is not very practical. The new world goes faster, and digital is very fast.

Every day is a dream, every day I spend with my wife.

Beauty is in the character of a person. It's about having an interesting face and about what's inside. Anyone can take a good picture.

Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.

The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.