Guy Louis Bourdin fue un fotógrafo de moda francesa y tal vez el primer fotógrafo en crear una narrativa compleja, entonces arrebata un momento - sensual, provocador, escandaloso, exótico, surrealista, a veces siniestro - y simplemente lo asocian con un tema de moda. Los relatos eran extraños y misteriosos, a veces lleno de violencia, la sexualidad y el surrealismo. Bourdin fue influenciado por su mentor, Man Ray, el fotógrafo Edward Weston y los pintores surrealistas ...

French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin (b. 1928 - d. 1991) was one of the first fashion photographers to create a complex narrative and then capture the overpowering mood of a single moment, whether it was provocative, exotic, surrealistic, or even sinister. Influenced by his mentor Man Ray, surrealist painters Magritte and Balthaus, and filmmaker Luis Buñuel, Bourdin's work similarly continues to inspire photographers worldwide.

French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin (b. 1928 - d. 1991) was one of the first fashion photographers to create a complex narrative and then capture the overpowering mood of a single moment, whether it was provocative, exotic, surrealistic, or even sinister. Influenced by his mentor Man Ray, surrealist painters Magritte and Balthaus, and filmmaker Luis Buñuel, Bourdin's work similarly continues to inspire photographers worldwide.

Guy Bourdin was a talented Parisian photographer, who honed his skill in the French air force. His photographs have been seen all over the fashion industry, including the French and British Vogue. He died in 1991 after having a full and successful life.