Pierre boucher photographer biography examples

Boucher studied at the École des Arts Appliquées à l'Industrie in Paris (1922), where he developed a strong fascination for graphic composition, using a variety of techniques including drawing, engraving, typography design and photography.

Indeed, he defined himself as a 'photographist'. His photographic work was linked to the fields of advertising, editorial design, illustration, and to various twentieth century art movements such as New Objectivity, New Vision and surrealist photography.

He also took an interest in the architecture of Le Corbusier, the Bauhaus movement, the experimental cinema of Fritz Lang and painting, all of which left their influence on his work.

During his time as an Air Force photographer, he learned a range of laboratory and photomontage techniques.

In 1931 the Studio Zuber was founded, acting as a meeting place and work space for a collective of photographers from very different backgrounds. Boucher was a member of the studio