- Born and raised in Dunkerque, France.
- Master Degree in journalism. Ecole Superieure de Journalisme. Lille. France.
- Moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1979.
- Editorial, news-magazine free-lance photographer from 1979 to 1984.
- First film unit work in 1983 for John Cassavetes (“Love Streams”).
- Over the years worked repeatedly for such directors as John Huston, Peter Weir, Danny DeVito, Mike Nichols, Neil Jordan, Roman Polanski , Robert Zemeckis, Terry Gilliam, Ridley Scott, Sam Mendes, Oliver Stone or David O. Russell.
