For twenty-five years he executed commercial work as a still photographer for clients in the world of fashion and cosmetics, photographing for labels including Chanel, Hermes, and many others. He launched his artistic career with the completion of his series Imaginary Journeys, a project that took him over ten years to complete. Now working exclusively on personal projects, he conceives of his works from the recesses of his imagination while drawing from our collective romantic and touristic notions of nationality and place. He has created many exotic locales within his studio, evoking the lands of Ireland, China, India, Holland, and the cliffs of Normandy.
Massard works slowly, completing only two or three images a year. Following his first series, he created "Artificial Paradise" between 1999 and 2003.
The images he creates are the perfect dreamworlds, full of fantasy, memories,... And beside of that all of the pictures are excessively beautiful!!
His site: http://www.didiermassard.net/
La Cathédrale, 1993
The elephant, 2009
La grotte, 2003
La mangrove, 2003
