Eric James Guillemain
Biography
Eric James Guillemain is a french portrait photographer.
Born in Morocco, raised in Paris, lives in NY.
In 2002 Eric moved to New York and was assisting world-renowned photographer Peter Lindbergh and eventually taking behind the scenes photos on Peter’s shoot and later on movie sets.
In 2010 Eric started his photography career and since then Eric works for international clients in advertising and editorial.
He photographed celebrities such as Isabelle Huppert, Diane Kruger, Norman Reedus, Vanessa Paradis, Anya Taylor Joy, Charlize Theron, Shailene Woodley, Sasha Lane, Jessica Alba, Dakota Johnson, Léa Seydoux, Keri Russell, Andie McDowell, Nick Cave, Rachel Weisz, Lou Doillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jennifer Laurence, Carla Bruni, Adele Exarchopoulos, Famke Janssen, Lily Allen, Milla Jovovich, Clémence Poésy, Alicia Keys, Laetitia Casta, Jean Reno, Sigourney Weaver etc to name just a few.
In 2021 Eric Guillemain has shown his work “Crosses”at 23 Pine Gallery.
Eric’s style can be described as stripped down and sudden without filters or device, connected directly through emotion.
Eric’s first book BACKSTAGE DREAMS published by Damiani will be released in 2025.
This book, freely inspired by Eugene Smith’s backstage photo essay about Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight, will offer a different, more organic approach to portraying celebrities, an immersive journey through Eric’s eyes, capturing authentic moments & off moments both in natural settings and interior sets.
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“Backstage Dreams” Book | Eric James Guillemain | Damiani | available 2025
From Wim Wenders to Helen Mirren, Nick Cave, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, Isabelle Huppert, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Paradis, Carla Bruni, Sophie Marceau, Norman Reedus, and many others, this book offers a glimpse into those usually unseen moments as they transform into an unexpected, meditative, and ultimately spiritual artistic experience.
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Books
BACKSTAGE DREAMS, the secret door to sets
2025
Backstage Dreams is the first monograph by Eric James Guillemain, bringing together 200 works and spanning 15 years of his career. This book documents the intimate and privileged moments of the actor at their most vulnerable—reserved and introspective before each performance—reflecting, contemplating, and caught off guard.
Guillemain’s work is a journey of exploration, rich with fascinating contrasts between empty theatrical sets and a rare series of portraits evoking that final step, that last breath, from the wings to the stage or from the dressing room to the set.
From Wim Wenders to Helen Mirren, Nick Cave, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, Isabelle Huppert, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Scarlett Johansson, Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Moore, Simon Baker, Léa Seydoux, Juliette Binoche, Marianne Faithfull, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Paradis, Carla Bruni, Sophie Marceau, Norman Reedus, Diane Kruger, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sharon Stone, and many others, this book offers a glimpse into those usually unseen moments as they transform into an unexpected, meditative, and ultimately spiritual artistic experience. They radiate with the expectation and anticipation of things to come, of creations yet to be unveiled.