Denis Piel

denis piel (b. 1944) is a photographer and film-maker. He is currently living and working in the South-West of France.

In 1979 piel moved to New York when offered a contract by Alexander Liberman and subsequently worked as a Condé Nast photographer for a decade, shooting mainly for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and Self.

Alongside Avedon and Penn, he was one of the few photographers at the time to be given a contract with Condé Nast.

He won the Leica Medal for Excellence in Commercial Photography 1987 having worked with an international eclectic group of clients from Fortune magazine, to Estee Lauder.

Recognised for his influential directorial approach within fashion photography, Piel fused an intimate narrative into the images he created, working with models in the construction of a story.

He also began directing and writing commercials, notable the iconic New York campaign for Donna Karan and The Wool Board campaign, Australia.

His well-known clients have included Anne Klein, Revlon, L'Oréal, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Fortune, Sheraton, Guerlain, Helena Rubinstein, Bergdorf Goodman, Ultima, Estée Lauder, Max Factor, Elizabeth Arden, Chanel, and also Shell, New Zealand and German telecoms, Singapore Airlines, Nes...