ERIC JAMES GUILLEMAIN

[2b Management]

ANYA TAYLOR-JOY for VANITY FAIR

Eric James Guillemain is a French photographer renowned for his intimate, black-and-white portraits capturing unscripted moments of celebrities and artists. 

LEA SEYDOUX

ZUZANNA, TULUM

ZUZANNA, TULUM

ANJA

KATE

Born in Morocco and raised in Paris, Eric initially pursued a career in music as the lead singer of the French rock band Venice. In 2002, he relocated to New York to make it as a musician but found a true calling behind the camera. 

DORIA TILLIER

SOPHIE MARCEAU

LIZ JAGGER, LINDEBERG

LIZ JAGGER, LINDEBERG

KLARA KRISTIN for THE BLANK PAGE

He began assisting Peter Lindbergh, which led him to document behind-the-scenes moments on shoots and film sets—a transition that would define his photographic style.

MARGOT BANCILHON

LOU DOILLON

LOUISE BOURGOIN

CHARLOTTE LEBON

LEA SEYDOUX for VOGUE

Eric’s style can be described as stripped down and sudden without filters or device, connected directly through emotion. "I never stopped singing, I just decided to make photos instead of songs.... for now.”

GWYNETH PALTROW

HELEN MIRREN for VANITY FAIR FRANCE

DIANE KRUGER for VANITY FAIR FRANCE

MARINE, ASBURY PARK

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD

He has photographed celebrities including Anya Taylor Joy, Lily Allen, Léa Seydoux, Norman Reedus, Simon Baker, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Johnny Depp, Isabelle Huppert, Carla Bruni,  Alicia Keys, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dakota Johnson, Rachel Weisz, Andie McDowell, Vanessa Paradis, Léa Seydoux, Lizzie Jagger, Lou Doillon and Nick Cave, among others.

VANESSA PARADIS for 23 PINE

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

BRAD PITT for BREITLING 

DARIUS KHONDJI

ZUMA BEACH

Characterized by its raw, unfiltered approach that focuses on the vulnerability and authenticity of his subjects, his work has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, and Madame Figaro.

DIANE KRUGER & NORMAN RUUDUS

LYNA KHOUDRY for L'OFFICIEL

CARLA BRUNI

MARIA CARLA

MARIA CARLA

Eric’s work has been exhibited at 23 Pine Gallery in the shows 'Crosses' and 'Movie Sets'. His personal projects also engage with deeper themes, reflecting on the fragility of the human condition and the fleeting nature of time,

TOKYO

TOKYO

TOKYO

AU DESERT

AU DESERT

CITADELLE

Eric’s first book ‘BACKSTAGE DREAMS’ - published by Damiani -  was released in March 2025. The book offers a different, more organic approach to portraying celebrities, an immersive journey through Eric’s eyes, capturing authentic moments & off moments both in natural settings and interior sets.

"Backstage Dreams bears witness to those transformative moments when, in the very act of taking pictures, I heard the call and stepped away from my original plan..."

LILY ALLEN, BACKSTAGE DREAMS

BACKSTAGE DREAMS

BACKSTAGE DREAMS

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