90 Year Old Photog Holds First Exhibition

If you think you’re too old to become a photographer and do an exhibit well just look at lensman Raymond Cauchetier.

The French photographer Cauchetier launched his first commercial exhibition today. He also celebrates his 90th birthday this year.

In 1959 Cauchetier was the photographer commissioned by French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard to document his iconic film A Bout de Souffle.

Cauchetier said ‘I remember the first day of shooting for A Bout de Souffle. Jean-Luc Godard in a café on the Champs-Elysées tried to explain to the actors his working methods.’

‘An absolutely terrified Jean Seberg (pictured above) wanted to leave the set immediately and go straight back to Iowa. She did not know that the role would bring her such international fame.’

Like Seberg, Cauchetier also didn’t know that 40 years later he would hold an exibith showcasing the famed French film among others.

Cauchetier, impressively is a self-taught photographer. He also became known in the industry for not just capturing stills but using photojournalism.

His images have helped document pieces of cinema history,

The exhibition’s theme is ‘French New Wave Cinema’. It will be displayed at the James Hyman Gallery is located at 5 Savile Row, London W1S 3PD. It is open Mon-Sat. Tel: 020 7494 3857.

French New Wave was a blanket term that describes French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s. These genre of film was influenced by Italian Neorealism and Hollywood cinema.