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DENNIS GUICHARD S IMPLICITY AND PERFECTION 144 S IMPLY ABU DHABI For South African fine art architectural photographer Dennis Guichard, simplicity and an endless quest for perfection is key to success. As one of the world’s most prominent fine art architectural photographers Dennis travels and shoots worldwide for an exclusive network of international A-List clients including some of the most prominent architects, engineers and property developers on the global stage. His imagery has been published extensively all over the world by numerous clients in a multitude of formats. An exclusive 220-page limited-edition boxed hard-cover book (Yas Island - Race to the Finish) featuring much of his Yas Marina project imagery was printed by Aldar Properties for distribution to VIP’s, Heads of State, Royal Family and race teams at the inaugural 2009 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix and his images have also appeared in print and on billboards all over Abu Dhabi for Aldar Properties recent ‘Hoyamal’ campaign. His work has been featured worldwide in and on the covers of numerous magazines including ‘Emirates Construction’, ‘Middle East Architect’, the ‘National Newspaper’ and ‘Abu Dhabi Week’ magazines in the UAE; ‘Your Baby’, ‘VISI’ and ‘PIX’ photography magazine in South Africa; ‘STERN’ magazine in Germany; and ‘Architectural Record’ in the USA (the official magazine of the ‘American Institute of Architects’), and now, as you can see the most beautiful publication of all; Simply Abu Dhabi. As one of only two authorised fine art photographers in the world he was a contributing artist to the FIFA- endorsed ‘2010 Fine Art’ collection in South Africa - his thirty iconic ‘Stadium Collection’ images of the ten various stadia are endorsed as limited edition ‘Official Licensed Products’ of the 2010 FIFAWorld CupTM in South Africa. His ‘limited-edition’ prints remain highly sought after by investment art collectors worldwide with only a single rare signed set of his Stadium Collection ‘artist proofs’ ever having being produced. Now based in Durban, South Africa, Dennis previously lived and worked in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, a period of his life which he treasures deeply for the opportunity it gave to network and expand his portfolio photographing some of the most sensational architecture on earth. “Abu Dhabi holds a very special place in my heart thanks to the warmth and generosity of its people and the many true friends I have made, as well as for the spectacular nature of all the architectural projects that are being developed here. Abu Dhabi is a utopia for architects and engineers; the most sensational architecture on earth is to be found here on a scale unlike anywhere else in the world and one cannot help but get very excited indeed at every opportunity you get to photograph here. The play of light, heat and dust in the Middle East is simply sensational and just perfect for producing the most exquisite high-impact and fine art imagery.” For Dennis, photography is about stripping away unnecessary elements in an image and using powerful plays on light to identify key architectural traits in a structure. With a long-standing background directly in architecture and mega-project design management, he explains: ‘buildings all have personality, they have life and soul and if you spend the time patiently interacting with them you will ultimately find the key indentifying elements that give them their uniqueness.’ With over 20 years’ post-graduate experience Dennis has worked for and with some of the world’s foremost clients in South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom and in the United Arab Emirates, many of whom today remain loyal collectors of his limited-edition fine art architectural and construction photography prints, also awarding him repeat commissions and the wonderful opportunity to travel. ‘My experience of working alongside many of the industry’s foremost design leaders taught me to see and appreciate exquisiteness in the world and understand how exacting a process it can be to produce beautiful products at the very top end of the scale that will satisfy the most demanding of clients.’ Whether it is for the most exclusive West London, Abu Dhabi or Cape Town homes, the halls of foreign embassies, Heads of State or the world’s foremost executive boardrooms, Dennis’s fine art prints are certain to have a place to call home. “My driving ambition remains to photograph and document the construction development of the four museum projects on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi; a dream opportunity that would perhaps perfectly align my unique style of high-impact and fine art architectural photography, shooting the most spectacular and prestigious fine art museum projects on earth, with Abu Dhabi’s aspirations to inevitably become the fine art capital of the world. It would certainly be the defining pinnacle of any fine art architectural photographer’s career” Dennis is available for architectural photography commissions worldwide. You can contact him and follow his work through the following sources: Email: info@dennisguichard.com Web: www.dennisguichard.com Blog: www.dennisguichard.wordpress.com Facebook: Dennis Guichard Linkedin: Dennis Guichard Twitter: @dennisguichard