Jury 2010
Eric Colmet Daâge
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PHOTO MAGAZINE (FRANCE)
Starting our as a amateur photographer, Eric Colmet Daâge joined Salut les Copains in 1965 as a page layout assistant under the guidance of the legendary Henri Cartier-Bresson. In 1967, he assisted Filipacchi Group Artistic Director Régis Pagniez’s for the launch of Photo and has been working for years with Roger Thérond.
Over the years he also been Artistic Director for Show Business, Film Français, Cinéma de France, Pop Music and Son magazines. He also forged a career as an editor of photographic books, including "Marilyn mon amour" as well as collections from Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Serge Gainsbourg, Marco Glaviano and Jean-François Jonvelle.
In 1975, he was named Artistic Director of Photo and, in 1978, created the "La défonce du consommateur" column in Lui which he wrote for 15 years. In 1984, he created New Look magazine with Eric Neveu before becoming Editor-in-Chief of Photo in 1990.
Well past its landmark 400th edition in 2003, Photo is in an institution in itself. "In 1967, four men who were crazy about photography - Daniel Filipacchi, Roger Thérond, Walter Carone, and Régis Pagnies who I assisted - invented on a table corner what was to become the world's most popular photography magazine. Today, it can be found in 70 countries across the planet."
With over a million readers, what has been the key behind the magazine's success? "Photo is a magazine for every picture, including those you wouldn't see elesewhere. Its secret is the friendly ties and loyalty that bind them to some of the industry's biggest names."
