Laurent Baheux

Laurent Baheux (born 1970) is a French photographer known for high contrast black and white photographs of nature and wildlife.
Baheux's work about Africa and wildlife is featured in art photography galleries worldwide and in awareness campaigns for conservation and environmental organizations including World Wildlife Fund (WWF), GoodPlanet Foundation, and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He is a UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for the anti-poaching initiative with images being featured in the "Wild and Precious" International Airport Exhibition.
Style.
Drawing inspiration from photographers such as Ansel Adams, Peter Beard, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastiao Salgado and Richard Avedon, Baheux's images are high contrast with very deep blacks. His work is often associated with that of portraitists such as the French photography Studio Harcourt.
Baheux works with NIKON products and uses very large lenses to capture the animal's personalities without disturbing their environment.