A former well-known advertising photographer, Alain Amiand now spends his time photographing the word "Hotel" wherever his travels take him. This vision of Alain Amiand exposes to us the infinite variety of the presentation of the word "Hotel" which, happily, reminds us that not all in this time of globalization is standardised.

Milestones :

1944: born in Toulouse (France)

1982: selected by The Creative Black Book (USA) as one of the top 2000 European advertising photographers.

1994: chosen as a photographer of reference by Nikon (Japan) in company with Jean-Louis Bloch-Lainé, Alain Ernoult, Dominique Issermann, Peter Lindbergh, Beni Trutmann, etc...

1995: exhibition at the Museum "Galerie du Château d'Eau" in Toulouse (France) which acquires one of his works.

2005: first-ever photo of the word "Hotel".

2006: his works make an entrance into the collections of the

· "Musée de la Photographie" in Charleroi (Belgium).
· "FotoMuseum" in Antwerp (Belgium).
· "fotomuseum den haag" in The Hague (Holland).
· "Casoria Contemporary Art Museum" in Naples (Italy).
· "Musée de l'Elysée" in Lausanne (Switzerland).
· "Zarautz Photomuseum" in San Sebastian (Spain).

2007: the composition "Travelling" (2006) can be seen in the collections of the

· Museum "Galerie du Château d'Eau" in Toulouse (France).
· "southeast museum of photography" in Daytona Beach, Florida (USA).
· "Zarautz Photomuseum" in San Sebastian (Spain).
. "Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art" in SUNY New Paltz, New York (USA).
. "Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California (USA).
. "Museum für Fotografie" in Berlin (Germany).
· "Musée de l'Elysée" in Lausanne (Switzerland).

2008: the composition "Travelling" (2006) can be seen in the collections of the

· "Musée de la Photographie" in Charleroi (Belgium).
· "FotoMuseum" in Antwerp (Belgium).

Works :

From among his 14,000+ photos of the word "Hotel", Alain Amiand chooses the most appropriate to make compositions. Look at his compositions and individual photos.

Contact :

Alain Amiand
22 rue Cavagnol
F-31500 Toulouse, France
Tel : +33 (0)680 016 018
e-mail : alain.amiand@orange.fr