From humanitarian assignments in war-torn countries to photoshoots with some of the world’s most prominent people and brands, Michel Comte is a celebrated contemporary magazine and fashion photographer who has worked all over the globe.
Collaborating with the likes of Vogue Italia, l'Uomo Vogue, Vanity Fair and Interview didn’t happen instantly for Comte. Born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, the photographer began his career in art restoration, working on pieces by Andy Warhol and Yves Klein until 1979, when he secured his first assignment from fashion industry legend Karl Lagerfeld for French luxury house Chloé. Later, Lagerfeld arranged for Comte to work with Chanel, and from there, the photographer built relationships with numerous brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferre, Ferrari, Hennessy, Hermès, Lancôme, Jaguar and more.
Comte worked on photoshoots with many celebrities and public figures such as Mike Tyson, Miles Davis, Sofia Coppola, Elijah Wood, Tina Turner and others.
While keeping busy with shoots, Comte also found time to set up his own humanitarian organization and established successful fundraising efforts with the International Red Cross that focused on supplying clean water to countries in need.
As a passionate mountain climber, Comte became intimately aware of global warming and has worked for decades to increase public awareness relating to climate change. Comte scaled mountains by air and foot to photograph the changes in ice caps — often returning to the same locations all over the world in order to document the disappearing ice.
Comte has exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Kunst Haus Wien in Austria, the Verona Centro Internazionale di Fotografia and Munich Pinakothek der Moderne.
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Supermodels, in Palazzo Versace 1994, Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Glamorous Group Portrait of the most famous Supermodels of the 90s in the Palazzo Versace, wearing the famous Versace Oroton Chainmail dresses, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994. ...
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Rizzoli Nudes I - Limiteed Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This artwork by Michel Comte is a color photograph that presents a group of reclining female figures arranged across a low, bed-like surface. The composition is horizontal and layere...
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Rizzoli Nudes Archival Pigment Print, Color Photography, 1990s, New
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This color photograph by Michel Comte, created in the late 1990s, presents a staged interior scene defined by saturated tones and a cinematic atmosphere. Two female figures are arran...
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Charlotte Rampling, Vogue Brazil - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This color photograph by Michel Comte features Charlotte Rampling in a tightly framed portrait that emphasizes facial expression, makeup, and surface detail. The composition is cente...
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Naomi Campbell, Vogue Italia - Limited Edition, Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
The Nude Supermodel sitting on a baroque bed in a black feather headpiece and smoking a cigarette, photographed by Michel Comte for Vogue Italia in 1993. All prints are limited edit...
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Claudia Schiffer I - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This color photograph by Michel Comte presents a staged interior scene defined by warm, saturated tones and a richly detailed setting. Claudia Schiffer lies on a pink upholstered sof...
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$6,821
Gisele Buendchen with Paparazzis, Cannes - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
In 1999, star photographer Michel Comte created a series of images with supermodel Gisele Bündchen in Cannes, France for Vogue Italia. The highly praised artworks are now part of fas...
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Gisele Bündchen - Cannes, Color - Limited Edition fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
"Gisele Bündchen for Vogue, Cannes, 1999" by Michel Comte is a luminous and iconic fashion photograph capturing Gisele Bündchen at the height of her early career. Shot on the sun-dre...
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$6,821
Mike Tyson, Portrait of the boxing Legend - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
This powerful limited edition fine art photograph captures Mike Tyson at the height of his dominance in 1990, photographed by Michel Comte. Set against an intense red backdrop, Tyson...
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Tatjana with Snake, for VOGUE, Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition, 1996
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
"Tatjana with Snake (Beauty and Beast), L’Uomo Vogue, 1996" by Michel Comte is a striking and evocative fashion photograph that captures Tatjana Patitz in a raw and sensual compositi...
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Gisele Bündchen - Nude Portrait with Jewelry, fine art photography, 1999
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
"Gisele Bündchen for Vogue, Cannes, 1999" by Michel Comte is a luminous and iconic fashion photograph capturing Gisele Bündchen at the height of her early career. Shot on the sun-dre...
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$6,821
Beauty and Beast II, Jumping with Zebra, 1996 - Limited Edition Fine Art Print
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Semi Nude Model in Zebra printed pants jumping in the desert with a Zebra, photographed by Michel Comte as part of the Series 'Beauty and the Beast' in 1996. All prints are limited...
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$6,821
Gisele Screaming, for VOGUE, Cannes 1999, Limited Edition Photography, Fine Art
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
“Gisele Bündchen Screaming, for VOGUE, Cannes 1999” by Michel Comte captures a raw and electrifying moment that transcends the conventions of fashion photography. Shot during the Can...
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Eva Herzigova for Givenchy, Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude portrait of Supermodel Eva Herzigova exposing her shoulder tattoo on a red sofa, photographed by Michel Comte in 1998. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple siz...
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$25,012
Tatjana with Snake, for VOGUE, Limited Edition of 3, Fine Art Photography, 1996
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
"Tatjana with Snake (Beauty and Beast), L’Uomo Vogue, 1996" by Michel Comte is a striking and evocative fashion photograph that captures Tatjana Patitz in a raw and sensual compositi...
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$15,000
H 52 in W 44 in
Ezra, color photograph from Homegrown, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Julie Blackmon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ezra is a color photograph from Homegrown and is signed and numbered by the artist “When I began taking pictures,” Blackmon says, “ I was primarily interested in documenting the l...
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$29,901
H 55.91 in W 42.13 in
Kate Moss Abstract, Reflection on Water, (new) – Albert Watson, Woman, Portrait
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss Abstract, Reflection on Water, (new) 1993 Archival pigment print Sheet 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in....
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$2,950
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
"Prologue III" Nude Photograph 24" x 36" in Limited Ed. of 7 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prologue III" Nude Photograph 24" x 36" in Limited Ed. of 7 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. NOT frame...
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$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Nr. 3085) Nude Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 3085) Nude Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist B...
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$1,950
H 24 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
"Omens Drift" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Limited Ed. of 15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Omens Drift" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Limited Ed. of 15 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print NOT framed. Ships in a tube. Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA...
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$3,850
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thorned Heart" Nude Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Ava...
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$3,850
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.1 in
"Kissing Eden" Nude Photograph 40" x 32" in Limited Ed. of 3 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kissing Eden" Nude Photograph 40" x 32" in Limited Ed. of 3 by Aaron Mcpolin Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Medium: Archival Giclee Prin...
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$1,950
H 24 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
"Belly Of the Dragon" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Ltd. Ed 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Belly Of the Dragon" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Ltd. Ed 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Not fr...
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$1,950
H 16 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Amas Luna Storm III" Nude Photograph 16" x 24" in Ltd. Ed 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Amas Luna Storm III" Nude Photograph 16" x 24" in Ltd. Ed 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist NOT fr...
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$2,950
H 24 in W 32 in D 0.1 in
"Suspire" Nude Photograph 24" x 32" in Limited Ed. 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Suspire" Nude Photograph 24" x 32" in Limited Ed. 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print NOT framed. Ships in a tube. Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA iss...
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$1,950
H 24 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
"Posthumous Remains" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Ed. of 15 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Posthumous Remains" Nude Photograph 24" x 16" in Ed. of 15 by Aaron Mcpolin Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Not framed...
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$700
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Nr. 2790) Photography 18" x 24" in Ed. 2/20 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 2790) Photography 18" x 24" in Ed. 2/20 by Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist Ben Cope...
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Afternoon with Octavio
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Twenty-five years ago I traveled freely throughout the Mexican countryside where I relished a warm, welcoming, and slow-paced style of living. I was heartened by the physical beauty ...
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Middle Light
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
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$1,800
H 16 in W 24 in D 1 in
"WetWay" Nude Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"WetWay" Nude Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko "WetWay" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Art Print Picture size: Height: 16" inch Width: 2...
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
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H 36.82 in W 36.82 in D 1.58 in
MICHEL COMTE - Super Models for Versace, Vogue Italia, 1994
By Michel Comte
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited edition of 7. Sold Edition number will be communicated at the point of sale. White wood frame and plexi Supermodels" portrait of the famous 90's model all dressed in glamour...
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