作者简介： 米高·孔泰，1953年出生于瑞士苏黎世，常年生活在洛杉矶。年轻时，他做过绘画修复员，帮安迪·沃霍尔这样的名人修复画作。工作时，他喜欢随着带上一只莱卡相机，借此认识了各种各样有趣的人。一天，著名时装设计大师卡尔·拉格菲尔德看见他在拍照，对他说：我希望你能给我下一个展览拍照。于是，孔泰开始了自己的摄影生涯。
“那是29年前。尽管我从来没有学过拍照和拍电影，我还是同意了，因为我觉得那很有趣而且是种特别的体验——一旦我领悟拍照是我的真实目标。”孔泰说。
Michel Comte
Biography Michel Comte
Michel Comte was born in 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland. The professionally trained art restorer approached photography autodidactically.
In 1978 Comte receives his first international assignments: advertising photographs for the Paris-based fashion houses of Ungaro and Chloé
1979 Comte moves to Paris.
Work for the American Vogue lead him to New York in 1981; later, he takes up residence in Los Angeles. "I always have to live on the edge", Comte states on his restless persona. "If I no longer have a sense of risk, I immediately move on. I probably inherited that from my grandfather." (Swiss aviator Alfred Comte).
Within a few years, Michel Comte evolves to one of the most sought-after fashion and magazine photographers in the world. For Vanity Fair and Vogue, he portrays numerous celebrities from the world of art, movies and entertainment, ranging from Julian Schnabel, Jeremy Irons and Demi Moore to Mike Tyson.
Comte's advertising clients include famous names such as Gianfranco Ferré, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, Nike, Versace, Revlon, Mercedes-Benz, Lancome etc.
In addition to portraits and fashion photography, Comte has also increasingly moved towards photo-reportage. On photo assignments for the International Red Cross, for instance, he has traveled to war zones and unstable areas in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia.