What do a junkyard, a gas station, a diner, and a black and white portrait have in common? They are each envisioned as a treasure by Jacques Olivar. The photographer has defined his career by imbuing his images with a rare energetic rhythm that has long been ascribed exclusively to filmmakers and musicians.
Born in Casablanca, Olivar trained as a pilot before earnestly beginning his photographic career. As he watched the world move beneath him from a plane soaring above, it seems he longed to make the world move in his images. After receiving First Prize from the Art Director’s Club and transitioning to Fashion Photography in 1987– which would land him on the pages of Vogue and Marie-Claire internationally, among others– Olivar has continued to inspire movement and rhythm within his images for decades.
