Award winning actress Gwei Lun-Mei (or Kwai Lun-Mei, 桂纶镁, 桂纶镁) was in Paris to shoot the Covers of the May French style issues of ELLE Hong Kong with Photographer Benjamin Kanarek and Director Frédérique Renaut
Brash, bold, brilliant, stripes galore with hint of repetitive ethnic African patterns to add to the “Jolie” mix, Kad Diallo, as an ultra feminine Sapeur. Kad is photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for SCMP.
Weathering the rain and cold, the hills and the valleys, racing against the clock and crossing the line at the Place Vendôme, Mar Gonzalez, photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for ELLE, wins her Tour de France wearing Haute Couture on her Chanel bike.
Haute Couture is a mix of Art, Sculpture and Architecture. It couldn’t have been a more fitting occasion than to celebrate these fine arts by blending them together into one grand expression. Model Dajana Antic, plays her part as the muse in this editorial for SCMP Post photographed by Benjamin Kanarek.
We were all intoxicated by the sweet smile of Actress Maria-Ange Casta as she entered our suite at the Hotel Regina across from the glorious Jardin des Tuileries and Louvre Museum for GRAZIA Russia Special Fashion Issue photographed by Benjamin Kanarek.
“Pride of Paris”, more lively and joyfull than ever, in its bohemian and romantic district of Montmartre, the alluring and charming Alexandra Tikerpuu lensed by Benjamin Kanarek, takes a magical tour on the stone studded streets wearing radiant vibrant seasonal tones of the Haute Couture Collections.
The city can be a jungle and what could be more fitting than urban animal prints and fur effects worn by Christopher Michaut, Alexis Petit and Quentin, photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for Style SCMP.
Late for her vows, Athena Wilson joyously jogs to the Chapel! She anxiously takes the plunge. “Athena, will you take this man as your lawfully wedded husband?” Athena exclaims loudly “I Do!”.
In a special Valentino Haute Couture fashion editorial captured by Benjamin Kanarek, Irina Nikolaeva brings the spirit of the Roman Colosseum to the streets of Paris for Harper’s Bazaar China.
Mysterious corridors and ethereal ambiance surround Tako Natsvlishvili, featuring the vivid colors of the Spring-Summer Haute Couture gowns.
The “Shining” of the most undeniably magnificent pieces by Benjamin Kanarek for the Cover Story of SCMP Style magazine.
The fresh Yulia Serzhantova is all Hippied out and Glamorous in this Hippie Glam 70’s editorial shot by Benjamin Kanarek for Harper’s BAZAAR China, January 2015.
Take a whirlwind weekend shopping spree with Christopher Michaut and Eva Doll through the Opéra, Café de la Paix, Grands Boulevards and the Grand Hotel. Photographed by Benjamin Kanarek and styled by Coline Peyrot, on a sunny autumn day, this wonderfully matched pair takes us through their heated romance.