Our courses are taught by Paris-based professional photographers and artists acclaimed in their fields.


    





:: OFFICE


Pierre-Yves Mahé
Director

Laurent Brethes
Associate Director


Administration, institutional relations and school promotion





:: PHOTOJOURNALISM / PRESS


Leonardo Antoniadis
Photojournalist.

John Schults
Director of photo desk at Reuters News Pictures in Paris.





:: ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY / STUDIO


Pascale Maigre
Photography stylist, specialist in fashion, worked for Galeries Lafayette, La Redoute, Printemps, Vert Baudet...

Pierre-Yves Mahé
Photographer.

Gorkem Unal
Photographer, studio instructor.

Hélène Vedrenne
Commercial photographer.


With the support of :


Peter Lindbergh
Fashion photographer, works for international fashion magazines.

Paolo Roversi
Fashion photographer, works for international fashion magazines.





:: ART AND HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY


Nicole Capoulade
Independent photographer, former student at Ecole du Louvre.

Bernard Derenne
Worked at Gamma for 24 years: the agency's main editor, in charge with its web presence. Cofounder of the gallery Chambre avec Vues from 2005 to 2010. Works today as photographic funds promotion consultant, notably for the Gamma-Rapho Agency.

Marc Prüst
7 years at World Press Photo, 2 years at Agence Vu, works today as photography consultant and project manager.

Anna Strickland
"Learning how to see" for students at Rhode Island School of Design.





:: BLACK & WHITE LABORATORY


Philippe Bachelier
Develops films for Salgado; he also works as a photographer and journalist for the black and white section in the journal Réponses-Photo. Holds workshops at the "Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie".

Niloufar Banisadr
Photographer.

Pierre-Yves Mahé
Inventor of the Stop-System.





:: TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES


Michèle Lourseau
Chemist at the CNRS (Physics and Chemistry Laboratory-Orsay University). Participated in the research which permitted the re-creation of Heliography in 1989, of the Physautotype in 1992 and of the first silver chloride negatives on paper as described by Niépce.

Jean-Louis Marignier
Author in charge of the historical and technical content of www.niepce.com. Scientist at the CNRS (Chemistry and Physics laboratory in Orsay University) Physico-chemist, specialized in radiation-matter interaction. Researches since 1989 Niépce’s technique and works.

Carole Troufléau
Worked with Anne Cartier-Bresson on the restauration and conservation of photographies of the City of Paris, as well as with Grant Romer at George Eastman House / Rochester NY during an Advanced Residency Program in photography conservation.
Today, Carole works on the collections of the Société Française de Photographie.





:: IMAGE MANAGEMENT AND PUBLICATION


Claire Stalder
Trained as a documentalist. 15 years of experience in image bank management: 7 years at Reuters, 5 at Pixoclock.com (collective website of independent photographers).





:: COMPUTER IMAGING


Philippe Chaudré
Digital photography expert, "Rencontres Photoshop" Director.

Rémi Gruber
Photographer, imaging software specialist.

Emmanuel Molia
Photographer, imaging software specialist.






:: VIDEO


Odile Daudet
Freelance film-maker and film editor specialized in documentaries. Cofounder of the Family Film Festival in 2006.





* This list is accurate at the time of printing, and is indicative of the range of professors at Spéos. However, the faculty is subject to change at any time due to their other professional obligations.