Patrick Demarchelier

French photographer Patrick Demarchelier, whose photos have appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, has died. He was 78.

He was also one of my favorite photographers. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patrick Demarchelier," a message on his Instagram account read. Very sad to hear of his passing. Conde Nast, which owns Vogue, later released a statement noting the company would "not be working with him for the foreseeable future." "Always loved working with Patrick so much. His stepfather gifted him his first camera when he was 17.

A close friend of Princess Diana, Patrick Demarchelier was one of the leading fashion photographers of his era.

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French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, known for his front covers and portraits of famous figures including the late Princess Diana, has died at ...

Sending a ton of love to his family.” Posting her own Vogue front cover shot by Demarchelier, actress Kate Hudson wrote: “So many memories. Most gentle, most legendary, soft but full of life.

Princess Diana made Demarchelier her official photographer but in the last chapter of his life, he was accused of sexual misconduct.

But a cloud settled over the last chapter of his life when he was accused of sexual misconduct by a number of models and a former photo assistant in the Boston Globe. Demarchelier denied the allegations, which were corroborated by the paper but not attributed on the record. He is survived by his wife, Mia; three sons, Gustaf, Arthur, and Victor, who also became a fashion photographer; and three grandchildren. He was named an officer in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government in 2007, and saw exhibitions and gallery shows of his work staged over the years. But in fact, Demarchelier worked widely, and when Liz Tilberis reinvented Harper’s Bazaar in 1992, she and Fabien Baron turned to Demarchelier to shoot the first cover, a stripped-down statement of new intent: Linda Evangelista against a pure-white backdrop in a beaded black bodysuit, one hand swanishly covering her face. “They all have a certain glamour to them, but they’re not just one kind of photograph.” “He can happily fit into any situation,” Coddington added. A cause of death was not given.