Karine Belouaar
Karine Belouaar is the youngest of 11 children. At age 15 she owns her first camera, a Konica, it is a gift from her parents.
1984 - Still a teenager she begins to photograph danse performances. Intrigued by her strong sense of composition, the president of the non-profit organization, himself a photographer, offers to introduce her further into the medium. Subsequently, she discovers the world of studio photography. A revelation for the young girls. She purchases her first Nikon F2 a few years later. Her passion for photography naturally leads her to choosing the field as her profession. She contacts over 150 professional photographers in Paris working in fashion. Her motivation soon pays of, one of the many photographers she has contacted takes her on, they leave to Tunisia to shoot a fashion catalogue. 1985 - for about ten years she will be the assistant of well known photographers such as Dominique Ruat, Ken Browar, Philip Dixon, Rémy Polet and Eddy Kohli. A wide learning experience which teaches her beyond the technique to work amongst a team in the studio as well as on location. The time has come for Karine to start her career as an independent photographer. 1995 - she packs up for the USA, and shots for the biggest model agencys in LA, Miami and NYC. 1999 - Sean Penn and Simply Red, partners of the famous Miami club "Bash" commission her to produce a portfolio for the night club. 2000 - Back in France, she is hired to shoot Ralph Lauren's international advertising campaign, then goes on to work for Arena, Adidas, and numerous catalogues such as La Redoute. 2006 - Karine begins a close collaboration with Paris Match, Le Point and Gala. These magazines and others hire her to photograph their feature stories, scoops and covers. 2012 - TF1 and ADL TV decide to make a 52 minute documentary film on her work. The crew films her during her numerous photo sessions. The documentary "Devant L’objectif" airs November 18th on the channel Stylia. For her clients she travels worldwide. |
Devant l'objectif - Karine Belouaar Photographer