Maybe it’s the long promenades, the deep blue of the sea, the white linen dresses and shirts, the sun illuminating everything and tanning the skin, the dreamy yachts, the celebrities, maybe it’s all these things that have transformed the French Riviera into a magical place, where summers seem more beautiful, more chic, where you can breathe freedom. 
It is this atmosphere that is the subject of much of Guillaume Gaubert‘s work. 

Guillaume Gaubert is a young French photographer and cinematographer who began shooting with an old Leica that belonged to his grandfather. 
Having spent most of his life there, the French Riviera inevitably became the central theme of his artistic research. 

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The photographer tells this little corner of paradise not only through glimpses of beaches and places but also, and above all, through sensual and unfiltered portraits of young girls who fully embody the philosophy of life of the place. The bodies are finally free from winter clothes and the skin breathes in contact with the air, with the water, with the sand. 

Guillaume Gaubert’s shots, with their thick grain typical of film and warm colors, seem to have been found in an old photo album and looking at them we rediscover the scent of summer, the sea, the heat. 

We have selected just a few of his shots, but to find out more follow Guillaume Gaubert on Instagram and on his website.