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Jean Philippe Piter (born 1968) is a French photographer. He has photographed nudes, portraits of celebrities and fine art photography. Celebrity subjects have included Nicole Kidman, Laeticia Hallyday, Gérard Depardieu, Giorgio Armani, Jeff Goldblum, Mikhail Baryshnikov and many more.

Life
He was born on April 4, 1968 in Dakar, Senegal. At age 16, Jean-Philippe Piter left Senegal and moved to France to study photography. After completing his studies, Piter served as an assistant to important photographers in the industry such as Michel Comte, Dominique Issermann, Jacques Dirand and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

Soon after, Jean-Philippe Piter was hired to work with various fashion and home decor magazines such as AD, Citizen K, Gala Magazine Vanity Fair, W, PHOTO, Numero, Vogue UK y The World of Interior. He was hired to photograph advertising campaigns for companies like Audemars Piguet, Skin Lingerie, Thomson, France Telecom y Google.

Piter, who does black and white portraits, has captured celebrities like Queen Rania of Jordan, Giorgio Armani, Brian Ferry and Nicole Kidman.

In 1997 the photographer moved to the Caribbean island of St.Barthelemy, French West Indies. It is on this island that he published a magazine of which he is founder, creative director and featured photographer. "Pure" showcases his work every year and the magazine's name sums up his personal attitude about his publication.

Piter is the featured photographer of French interior decorator Christian Liaigre's book "Liaigre" and "Living next to Delphi" published by Assouline (Veta Stefanidou Tsoukala).

In 2012, the artist published his first photographic book called "The Eye of St. Barth". The book was presented along with some of his fine art prints at a St Barth's gallery, Click Gallery. He is still exhibiting his works at Clic Gallery St Barth and Clic Gallery New York.

Photographs
His work is represented by his nudes, often in black and white. Jean Philippe Piter usually works on improvisation at the time of the shoot creating intimate pictures with the model. He explains he is Inspired by the search for the right time in the right place and thus compose his work with the mood and skills of the model.

""What I look for in the models I photograph, is a good look, witty, positivity, a good attitude and of course exhibitionism. I think the sexual tension in a nude photo shoot is a good thing and leads to a good job. Whenever I photograph nudes I do it without assistants or company. We are just the model and I to generate more intimacy and connection. Often, I find the model aroused. All photographers are "voyeurs". I have always been a voyeur. Nude photograph is praising my fantasies.""  

Jean Philippe Piter is primarily known for portraits in black and white. Among them are portraits of celebrities like Queen Rania, Giorgio Armani, Brian Ferry and Nicole Kidman, among others, who have posed in front of his camera.

Piter has also collaborated with leading real estate agencies as Sibarth  as well as with architectural and design magazines  .

Underwater Videos
The photographer is also known for his videos underwater , where he brings the viewer under the surface and in the fantasy world of his images with videos behind the scenes captured under water during his photo shoots.


 * Artsy Editorial - "Hold Your Breath for Jean-Philippe Piter’s Underwater Fantasy"