DANA & STEPHANE MAITEC

Dana & Stéphane Maitec have worked together since 1996 and have formed an art duo since 2002. They live and work in Paris. Fine artists and photographers, they are members of Maison des Artistes. They have exhibited in Paris, Arles, Nantes, Strasbourg, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Geneva, Roma, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Their photography has appeared in prestigious international publications, including The Financial Times, Elle International, Worth Magazine, Where Magazine, and Paris Magazine. Their work can be found in numerous private collections in Romania, France, Monaco, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the United States (Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, East Hampton, Miami, Boston), Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Germany, and Mexico.

 Those who have over the course of time become protagonists of their photographic stories include international stars of film, fashion and the high life, from Samuel L. Jackson, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Eva Longoria, and Michelle Rodriguez to Kim Kardasian. In their eyes, photography looks like a film sequence in which the characters play a part, and even the artists also have a well-defined role: while Stéphane designs the sets and lighting, Dana is the director: with her refined eye, she senses the perfect moment to release the camera shutter and capture the privileged moment when the sitter’s soul emerges from behind his or her visage or, as is the case in their latest series, Reflections, when through its reflections the light itself creates a fascinating spectacle of colours and fluid forms.