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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Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic nude portrait of 90's supermodel jumping. For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment. However, he does not only take...
Archival Pigment
$9,927
Helena Christensen Safe Sex, Limited Edition Print, Black and White Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
“Helena Christensen V, Safer Sex Campaign for Playboy, 1993” by Michel Comte is a refined and elegant photograph from the iconic series created for ...
Silver Gelatin
$7,090
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...
Archival Pigment
Daryl Hannah for L'Uomo Vogue - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Black and White Photoraph of Actress Daryl Hannah in Lingerie lying on an Elephant's back, smoking, photographed by Michel Comnte for L'Uomo Vogue in 1992. All prints are limited ed...
Archival Pigment
Helena Christensen V, Safer Sex Campaign for Playboy - Limited Edition
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
“Helena Christensen V, Safer Sex Campaign for Playboy, 1993” by Michel Comte is a refined and elegant photograph from the iconic series created for Playboy’s influential “Safer Sex” ...
Archival Pigment
$14,181
Gisele Buendchen with Paparazzis, Cannes - supermodels escaping from the press
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery. 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 fashion and fine art history and sought-after worldwide. Intimate moments of a young Gisele captured on camera in Comte's raw signature style. The saturated colours of the broiling desert against the piercing blue of the clear sky or the cool palette of an intimate black-and-white portrait; Michel Comte can do it all. The Swiss star...
Archival Pigment
$7,090
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...
Archival Pigment
$7,090
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...
Archival Pigment
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...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Beauty and Beast II - Tatjana Jumping with Zebra, Fine Art Photography, 1996
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...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Beauty & Beast, Daryl Hannah for L'Uomo Vogue - Fine Art Photography, 1992
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Black and White Photoraph of Actress Daryl Hannah in Lingerie lying on an Elephant's back, smoking, photographed by Michel Comnte for L'Uomo Vogue in 1992. All prints are limited edi...
Archival Pigment
Corso Sienna, 1989
By Todd Burris
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 10 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
Archival Pigment
$500
H 18 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
"Peep Show", Contemporary, Graffiti, Woman, Red, Metal Print, Color Photograph
By Rebecca Skinner
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Peep Show” was photographed at an abandoned train station and is part of a series representing her appreciation of graffiti as an art form. An open door offers a p...
Metal
$3,545
H 29.61 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
Sarah 2- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Model Contemporary
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989 The legacy of Ian is deeply woven into the fabric of our gallery...
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
$1,950
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
No title (No 36) Ballet Photography 36x36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 36) Ballet Photography 36x36 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Edition of 28 (36" x 36" inch) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2017 This pi...
Archival Pigment
$2,200
H 32 in W 32 in D 1 in
No title (No 90) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 90) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 25 32 x 32 inch Year photo was taken: 2019 This picture i...
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
$4,136
H 40 in W 19.13 in D 0.02 in
Zip - Signed limited edition print, Black white photo, Sensual, Contemporary
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Zip - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1982. From the same photoshoot, the so-called 'Stretch' print by Ian Sand...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...
$2,954
H 20.48 in W 13.39 in D 0.08 in
Ariane - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary, Romantic, Dancer
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Ariane - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , 2005 - Edition of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-fr...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
$5,790
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in
Avenue Simon Bolivar - Willy Ronis, 20th Century, French Humanist Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
One of the famous members of the Humanist photography in France. Signed lower right by the artist. Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$4,500
H 37 in W 45 in D 1 in
"No title No 58" Ballet Photography 37 x 45 in Ed of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"No title No 58" Ballet Photography 37 x 45 in Ed of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko This artwork is part of "Spirit" series. The picture shows a frozen movement of professional ballerin...
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
$1,772
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in
Chanel Haute Couture automne hiver - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Gérard Uféras
Located in Vienna, AT
Uféras takes us backstage to catch a glimpse of how the magic of high fashion is made. We get to see models changing, receiving final touches on their dresses, as well as the titilla...
Archival Pigment
$1,950
H 36 in W 24 in
No Title (No 66) Ballet Photography 36x24 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
By Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No Title (No 66) Ballet Photography 36x24 in Ed of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Year photo was taken: 2021 This picture is a part of Spirit series. Magic dance movement...
Archival Pigment
Ryder 5
By Michael Crouser
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) 40 x 30 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Michael Crouser's series, "Mountain Ranch," is a ten-year look at the disappearing world of cattle ranching...
Silver Gelatin
Mike Tyson
By Michel Comte
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An iconic image by Michel Comte (Swiss b. 1954). Gelatin silver print signed in pencil on the reverse. Matted and framed under plexiglass. 14.5" x 14.5" image and 22.5" x 22.5" inclu...
Silver Gelatin