Claude Charlier is a photographer born in Nancy, France.
He knew by the age of 12 that photography was going to
be his chosen profession, though his studies remained on
the classical arts, music and fine art in particular.
After the usual first jobs, including working as a French
government photographer, he was asked to come and
work at Paris Match. But apart from photography, he
had other interest at the time... it was Japan. He left Paris
and London for Tokyo, and began a life that took him all
over the world. Claude has lived and worked in Japan, Europe, South
East Asia and in the USA, where he currently resides. His work has appeared in
of the world’s major publications, and his client list includes an impressive list of
the world’s major corporations and publications. He has won back to back awards
for best annual reports over a six years period, received the Mercury Award for
his work for Ricoh Company, Best advertising campaign for NEC twice, Best
magazine add for Nikon Camera campaign, etc.... Several of his shows have been
sponsored by Nikon, Pentax, Ilford & Kodak, And Claude Charlier is listed in both
the “Dictionnaire des Photographes” and in the “Encyclopedie de la Photographie”.
His works has also been purchased by several museums and private collectors for
their collections