Simon Escourbiac
PHOTOGRAPHER | FILM DIRECTOR
Photographer and director, Simon Escourbiac explores matter through its most essential language: texture. His images reveal the invisible life of surfaces, their density, balance, and inner light. Whether working on still life or film, he approaches each object as a living substance, transforming materials into sensorial landscapes.
Guided by a minimalist aesthetic, Simon isolates forms, captures transitions, and magnifies what is often overlooked. Every frame becomes an encounter between science and emotion, geometry and poetry. His compositions evoke a world of pure perception, where texture becomes movement and light becomes structure.
His refined visual signature has made him a sought-after collaborator for the world’s most prestigious brands, always striving to sublimate the essence of a product through precision, restraint, and beauty.
Collaborations include Chanel, Dior, Prada, La Prairie, Lancaster, Estée Lauder, Valentino, Givenchy, Guerlain, Issey Miyake, Lancôme, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Biotherm, Make Up For Ever, Garnier, Helena Rubinstein, Moët & Chandon, Hera, L’Oréal Pro, Rémy Martin, Glenmorangie…
Recent Stories
JAN
PRADA BEAUTY | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Mascara wands fanned into geometric precision. The Prada triangle rendered in foundation. Skincare lines composed like architectural studies. Simon Escourbiac handles the still life and campaign signature work for this Prada Beauty chapter, where the focus shifts to technology. Skin, eyes, texture, performance. Each object is treated with the same formal rigour the Maison applies to its fashion and accessories, making the product not just visible, but inevitable. The result is a body of work where cosmetic science and luxury codes become one.
FEB
PRADA PINK BEAUTY | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Soft pinks. Geometric gold. The iconic Prada triangle, reborn in compact form. Simon Escourbiac shoots the Prada Color campaign with the precision and restraint the Maison demands. Against pale, textile-inspired backgrounds, lipsticks, compacts and lip glosses are composed as fashion objects — because that is precisely what they are. Simon's still life work captures exactly that: objects that carry the full weight of a house.
NOV
GIVENCHY L’INTERDIT MASCARA | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Simon Escourbiac created the product and still life shots for Givenchy’s L’Interdit Mascara film and the shoot. His precise and cinematic approach enhances the sculptural beauty of the object through sharp contrasts, reflections, and textures. The result is a bold visual universe where black lacquer, fire, and light interplay to express the power and intensity of Givenchy’s icon. Agency : BETC
NOV
LANCASTER FILM & SHOOT | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
For Lancaster’s Princière skincare range, Simon Escourbiac directed both the film and photography, translating the brand’s refined identity into a visual symphony of light and matter. Through precise compositions and subtle textures, his work reveals the tactile beauty of the formulas and the architectural design of the objects. Between gold reflections and creamy surfaces, every image captures a perfect balance of science, luxury, and emotion. (Agency : Coty)
JAN
ESTEE LAUDER | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Light diffused through mountain air. A flower that survives where nothing should. Simon Escourbiac shoots the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lift Regenerating Youth Eye Crème campaign around the Precious Gentian, the rare survivalist flower at the heart of the formula. Luminous petals catch gold, crystal droplets rest on translucent surfaces, the ingredient elevated to icon. The set constructs a world where science and nature are indistinguishable. Skin is strengthened. The flower endures.
NOV
HELENA RUBINSTEIN | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
For Helena Rubinstein’s Replasty campaign, Simon Escourbiac crafted a refined visual universe combining scientific precision and tactile beauty. Through meticulous control of textures, reflections, and light, his compositions evoke the meeting point between dermatological expertise and luxury skincare. Each image expresses balance, purity, and sophistication, where the material itself becomes the narrative.
MAR
ARTISAN PARFUMEUR | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Simon Escourbiac and Pauline Choffe bring two fragrances from L'Artisan Parfumeur to life through set design conceived as an extension of each bottle's own world. For Tenebrae 26, a geode of layered agate mirrors the label's mineral waves, the flacon set within its own landscape. For Abyssae 33, scorched earth and oxidised surfaces evoke the depths the name suggests, raw and ancient. Each fragrance dictates its own visual territory. The set is not a backdrop but a continuation.
NOV
CLARINS CAMPAIGNS | SIMON ESCOURBIAC X PAULINE CHOFFE
MAR
GUERLAIN FILM & PHOTO | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
Molten gold. Pearl-studded compacts. Textures that read like precious metal. Simon Escourbiac shoots both the campaign photography and the product film for the new Parure Gold Skin Mesh Cushion. The brief is opulence rendered with precision: the cushion's breathable mesh technology revealed in extreme close-up, the 24K gold radiance of the formula treated as raw material, the firming white peony ingredient elevated to its own visual chapter. Pauline Choffe brings her SFX work to the product sequences, building the tactile world around each object — textures that breathe, surfaces that glow. The result moves between still life and cinema, the Guerlain house codes intact throughout.
NOV
LA ROCHE POSAY | SIMON ESCOURBIAC
For La Roche-Posay’s Hyalu B5 skincare campaign, Simon Escourbiac captured the freshness and precision of dermatological beauty through pure light and texture. His imagery reveals the sensorial power of the formula — transparency, hydration, and clarity — in perfect harmony with the brand’s scientific and minimal aesthetic. Between portrait and still life, each visual embodies the essence of clean beauty and confidence in the skin. Agency : Dowtown
NOV
SIMON ESCOURBIAC | PORTFOLIO PHOTO + FILM
Discover Simon Escourbiac’s latest “Photo + Film” portfolio, a curated selection of images showcasing his unique creative vision. 📷 View and download directly below. For a custom edit or theme-based portfolio, please email laetitia@aecreative.paris