Sir Paul Smith, with a wry grin in front of a bookshelf. Javier Bardem, utterly relaxed, in sneakers in a sunny field. Rasmus Kofoed, chef at Geranium in Copenhagen, one of the best restaurants in the world, atop an ivy-covered wall. What all these portraits have in common - along with a sense of closeness and privacy - is a glass. For this is how Gerard-Philippe Mabillard photographs his friends and acquaintances, all celebrities from the world of film, art, fashion, design, and culture.

Mabillard himself worked as a creative professional before taking the position of director of the Vin du Valais non-profit association. For him, the glass, filled with wine or water, is the link between the people he portrays: a symbol of friendship and community. Through his photography project, Mabillard is supporting the NGO Fondation Moi pour Toit in Colombia.

Text in English and French.

About the Author

Gerard-Philippe Mabillard worked in watchmaking at the Swatch Group for the Calvin Klein brand before becoming director of the association Interprofession de la Vigne et du Vin du Valais in 2010. He also ran both a thermal bath centre and a tourism region in his native canton of Valais, Switzerland. An economist with a specialisation in marketing, he also has a passionate interest in cinema and photography. Through friends and acquaintances, he has maintained close contact with internationally renowned figures from the artistic world for several years now.

Reviews
"For his new book he photographed famous filmmakers - always with a glass in his hand." [Via Google Translate from German to English] - Schweizer Illustrierte
"Mabillard seeks to capture the natural, the magic of the moment and the essence of the sitter. As a point of union: the glass of wine." [Google Translate used from original language of Spanish] - El Valor de la Elegancia Gentleman
"The passionate photographer Gerard-Philippe Mabillard highlights his artistic favourites in his new book of photographs in favour of the foundation "Me for Toit" which reveals the enchanted part of models out of the ordinary, with wine as a link". [Google Translate used from original language of French] - Le Chalet D'Adrien Verbier
"Gerard-Philippe Mabillard decided to photograph celebrities, glass in hand. Faithful to this idea of sharing, he does not cheat, works with his Leica in black and white and in natural light to capture the privileged moment of an encounter." [Google Translate used from original language of French] - Entre Temps



Book Information
ISBN 9783961714193
Author Gerard-Philippe Mabillard
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Publisher teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Weight(grams) 1263g