Jean François Campos

Jean-Francois Campos (born in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a French photographer. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous galleries and museums, such as the International Center of Photography in New York as well as the Centre national de la photographie in Paris. After an esteemed career as an Agence Vu photojournalist, beginning in Berlin during the fall of the Berlin Wall, and a long term collaboration with the French daily newspaper Libération, Jean-Francois Campos turned to fashion and portrait photography in 2006. 2012: Corporate Award at 27th Grand Prix de la Publicité Presse Magazine for LVMH; "Les Journées Particulières" 2004: 1st Prize Club des AD for Sony PlayStation campaign 1997: HSBC Foundation for Photography winner 1997: Nominated for the AFP award 1997: Laureate World Press Photo Masterclass 1996: Prix Moins Trente from the :fr:Centre National de la Photographie 1991: Laureate of the Biennale des Jeunes Createurs de l’Europe de la Mediterranee 1990: Laureate of the Fondation Angenieux

Exhibitions 2009: Sara, just Sara : in the mirror of my myths – Milk Gallery, New York 2006: Comment ça va avec l’amour – Maison de la Villette, Paris 2001: Le Collectif HSBC – Paris Photo, Paris 1999: Le Collectif Vu - Paris 1990: Berlin, à Coeur Ouvert – FNAC Galeries in Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Paris, Berlin 1998: The French President - Mois de la Photo, Moscow 1997: Après la Pluie – Galerie Beaudoin Lebon, Paris 1997: Neighbours – Netherlands Institute for Photography, Rotterdam 1996: New Photography from France - International Center of Photography, New York 1996: Politique et Société – Centre National de la Photographie, Paris 1995: La Solitude du Candidat Chirac – Festival Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan 1991: Souvenirs de Berlin – Nuit de la photo, Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne 1991: Fragments - Musée de la Vieille Charité, Marseille

Monographs Campos' first monograph Après la Pluie (Actes Sud Editions) was published in 1997 as a retrospection of his work in the French newspaper Libération with a preface by Jean Rouaud. Following this, Campos published Je ne vois pas ce qu’on me trouve (Actes Sud Collection Cinéma et Photographie, 1997) - a collection of images shot during the backstage moments of Christian Vincent's film which bears the same title, postface by Christian Caujolle.

Publications Unbalanced (Self-published, 2014) Sara, just Sara (Miedzy Nami Cafe, Issue #28, 2009) Photographies Contemporaines (Textuel, 2006) Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (Actes Sud Collection Cinema et Photographie, 1997) Apres la Pluie (Actes Sud Monographie, 1997)