
SEB MICHEL
PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR
Seb Michel is a Swiss photographer & director born in 1976.
An artist mother and film director father, Seb Michel was introduced early on to the world of photography. After spending his teenage years to experiment with his first camera - a Nikon FM2, a gift from his father at the age of 12 - Seb starts a photography apprenticeship dual course in a photostudio in Geneva with photographer Thierry Bourdeille and at CEPV photography school in Vevey.
Upon graduating, he joins LE STUDIO PRODUCTION in 2001 as a freelance photographer in Geneva where he earns his stripes as a young fashion and beauty photographer. After a decade of collaborations with global agencies, Publicis, Havas, Young & Rubicam, and Saatchi & Saatchi, Seb established his own company in 2008 with a focus on luxury fashion, still life, motion and art direction.
In 2012, Seb Michel launched his studio in Lausanne and focussed into Luxury - Jewelry and Watches campaigns, where he works with a close-knit team.
Over the years, Seb has worked with some of the worlds most recognised luxury brands and magazines : Adler, Baume & Mercier, Bilan Luxes, Cellcosmet, Chopard, Encore!, Jaeger LeCoultre, Longines, L'Officiel, Logitech, L’Oréal, Le Temps, Parmigiani Fleurier, Pierre Deroche, Swatch, Scott, Vacheron Constantin, Valmont Cosmetics, Wella.
Meanwhile, his desire to develop a personal artistic body of work grew stronger, leading him to create a series of personal projects defined by a minimalist approach and a constant questioning of his surroundings and human relationships.
Seb’s aesthetic effortlessly reflects his love of light and his continuous pursuit of emotionally driven images, whether in his WATCHES, JEWERLY, FASHION, BEAUTY,
FILM, or his personal ART PROJECTS.
Seb Michel is represented in the USA by POJÉ + ASSOCIATES
Seb Michel is represented for artwork by MONIKA WERTHEIMER GALLERY
You are currently visiting the US commercial website of Seb Michel.
You can also explore the European website: https://www.sebmichel.com
and his artistic work: https://www.sebmichel.art
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COLLECTION
EXHIBITIONS
2026 | GALERIE MONIKA WERTHEIMER, solo exhibition VIVID HERBARIUM, Oberwil, BASEL
2024 | MURS PORTEURS, Solo Exhibition, Batiplus Puidoux, curated by Nathalie Hecker
2024 | MURS PORTEURS, BEAUTY IS A POINT OF VIEW, EA Architectes Morges, curated by Nathalie Hecker
2023 | PHOTO BASEL 2023, with Monika Wertheimer Gallery, collective exhibition, BASEL
2023 | GALERIE MONIKA WERTHEIMER, 100 AUSTELLUNGEN, Collective exhibition, Oberwil, BASEL
2022 | GALERIE MONIKA WERTHEIMER, solo exhibition TEXTURE_#20, Oberwil, BASEL
2021 | PHOTOSHWEIZ, with part of the series: ELMNTS • WATER ICE, collective exhibition, Zürich
2020 | PHOTOSHWEIZ, with part of the series: BEAUTY IS A POINT OF VIEW •, collective exhibition, Zürich
AWARDS
2025 | BENEATH A BOREAL BREATH, Nominee in Fine Art category at the 18th Annual International Color Awards
2024 | ABYSSAL, Honorable Mention in Abstract category at the 17th Annual International Color Awards
2023 | VIVID HERBARIUM #1_3_C, Nominee in Still Life category at the 16th Annual International Color Awards
2023 | ANNA, Nominee in Portrait Professional category at the ReFocus Awards
2022 | ELMNTS • WATER ICE #17, Nominee in Still Life category at the 15th Annual International Color Awards
2021 | SARAH, Honorable Mention in Nude category at the 14th Annual International Color Awards
2020 | BODYCOLOR 01, Nominee in Nude category at the 13th Annual International Color Awards
2019 | RED, Honorable Mention in Fashion category at the 12th Annual International Color Awards
2018 | AQUASPLASH, Nominee in Fashion category at the 11th Annual International Color Awards
2018 | BLACK SWAN, Nominee in Fashion category at the 11th Annual International Color Awards
2017 | ALREADY GONE, Honorable Mention in Fashion category at the 12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
2017 | ANOUK, Nominee in Fashion category at the 12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
2016 | RE-BIRTH SERIES, Silver in Fine Art – Nudes category at the One Eyeland Photography Awards
2016 | RE-BIRTH SERIES, Silver in Conceptual category at the One Eyeland Photography Awards
