NICOLAS GUIRAUD was born in Bayonne, France.
He studied economics and philosophy in Paris. He started photography collaborating with Magnum Photos agency where he became creative director between 2003 and 2007.
His personal work deals with the idea of frontiers at large. His approach combines documentary photography with artists works : Anthropocene / Se vende / The Whitewalkers / Graft / A vernacular utopia ...
He works on assignment (portraits and editorials) for various Magazines and institutions: Financial Time Magazine, M / Le Monde, Vanity Fair, Libération, Paris National Opera, Le Louvre, Atlantico, Elle, Zadig, L'Express, La Republica ...
His work has been exhibited in various galleries and institutions: Arles Festival, Palais de Tokyo, GZ Gallery, Temple Gallery, Jorg Brockman Gallery ....
He published 2 books: Anthropocene with French writer Marie Darrieussecq and 50 official portraits
In addition to photography, he founded and run with Francesca Bonesio since 2009 the micro-architecture Atelier 37.2
www.nicolasguiraud.com