Background
Jean-Pierre Sudre was born on September 27, 1921, in Paris, France.
1968
Davanne Medal of the Société Française de Photographie
Jean-Pierre Sudre was born on September 27, 1921, in Paris, France.
Jean-Pierre Sudre studied at Ecole de Cinématographie in Paris and at L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC; the "Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies") (1942-1945).
In 1980 Jean-Pierre Sudre was teaching the history of photography at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseille. Previously he was the creator and animator of "Stage Experimental Photographique" in Paris (1968-1972) and worked with the French magazines Réalité, Connaissance des Arts, and L’Oeil, among others. From 1946 to 1948 he was an illustrative photographer. From 1948 to 1950 the photographer worked in 30 x 40cm format, shooting still lifes. Since 1950 Jean-Pierre Sudre has concentrated on such subjects as landscapes, suns, and "apocalypses," all of which he describes as "matériographies."
Jean-Pierre Sudre belongs to SPE, Rencontres d'Arles in France, and Fondation Nationale de la Photographie in Lyon, France. He was honorary president of the Photo-Club des 30 x 40 in Paris.