First (after the girl on the beach) I wanted to be an art photogapher. But the instant necessity was to make a living with my work and I was pushed into the arms of advertising and fashion. I was already trying to create a fusion between the subject and the space round it, and using colors like in "Mémoire du pays d'or" (my color prints were made by Fresson's workshop-and I was very proud because Pierre Fresson, the father, liked my work and agreed to print my nudes, while refusing to do so for many other photographers...)