Background
Bernard Descamps was born on January 16, 1947 in Paris, France.
Bernard Descamps was born on January 16, 1947 in Paris, France.
Bernard Descamps earned a doctorate in Biology, but abandoned his scientific studies in 1975 for photography.
Since 1975, Bernard Descamps created l'Atelier Studio, which organizes workshops, in that year. He co-founded Agence VU in 1986. His work is exhibited in several galleries and museums including the French National Library, Georges Pompidou Centre of Paris, Leverkusen Museum in Germany, Bunkamura gallery in Tokyo, and Camera Work in San Fransisco. He was the co-founder and co-artistic director of the first Festival of African Photography in Bamako in 1994.