Nicolas YGER

Cinematography

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Biography

Nicolas Yger is a Paris-based photographer and Director of Photography with over twenty years of experience in portraiture, advertising and editorial photography.

Originally trained in applied mathematics and cryptology, he began his career in image retouching before moving into photography and cinematography. This unconventional background shaped his precise, technically grounded understanding of image-making, from lighting and composition to final post-production.

Rooted in the tradition of commercial photography and classical portraiture, his work places beauty at the centre of the image, favouring elegance, precision and timelessness over stylistic effects or originality for its own sake.

For Nicolas, photography is above all about seeing: recognising the beauty already present in a subject and finding the right way to reveal it. Technique serves the vision, never the other way around.

Working across photography and cinematography, in advertising, fashion and fiction, he brings a comprehensive understanding of image-making to every project.

Based in Paris, working internationally.