The before

Growing up in Nice, I developed an early sensitivity to light, color, and the visual language of the Mediterranean. That foundation led me to study multimedia and digital communication at MMI Bordeaux, before earning a Master's degree at ECV Paris , one of France's leading creative schools.

For four years, I worked as a UX/UI Designer within the product team at Beedeez, an EdTech company building the future of professional training. Designing digital experiences taught me one essential truth: every visual decision is a statement. Whether it's a screen or a frame, what you show, and how you show it, either earns attention or loses it.

The now

That obsession with intentional visuals brought me to photography. Today, I channel everything I've learned about composition, brand identity, and visual storytelling into images that don't just document, they define.

Designer Sebastien Bonnemaison laying on the grass

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Years photography experience

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Years as a Product Designer (UX/UI)

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People changed their profile pictures after a photoshoot we've done

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Friends of mine say I'm the best photographer they've even seen, after receiving 20€ each.

Process

MY APPROACH

Every project gets my full attention from the first brief to the final file delivery.

01

listen before you look

Every brief contains the brand's real identity if you know how to read it. I spend more time asking questions than sketching.

02

Systems over symbols

A logo is the beginning, not the destination. I build the full visual language — the rules, the relationships, the logic that holds everything together.

03

Made to last

Trends are expensive. I design for longevity — identities that work as well in ten years as they do on launch day.

Experience

MY JOURNEY

2026-now

Independent Brand & Identity Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2021-2026

Senior Brand Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2018 — 2021

Junior Designer

Marseille Started career in a boutique design studio focused on print and identity. Worked across packaging, editorial, and brand collateral. First exposure to the full lifecycle of a brand identity project.

2012 — 2016

ESAG Penninghen — School of Graphic Design & Art Direction

Five-year program in graphic design and visual communication. Graduated with honors. Thesis focused on the relationship between typographic systems and brand perception.

(fake)

recommendations
& awards

I don’t chase compliments and trophies
but when bold work turns heads,
I don't mind the spotlight

2026

💬 "Great designer, excellent photographer, his unique flaw : does NOT call me enough."

Mum

2025

🏆 Best 30 creative angle of Zendaya portraits

I wish, a prestigious and influent magazine

2021-2025

💬 "Yeah, this guy basically stalked me during 4 years like a creep to take photos, but 10/10 would recommend, they turned out fine."

Zendaya

2017

💬 "Don't like him cause he doesn't say hello and don't know my name but he low-key does a good work and respects deadlines."

Coworker (sorry what's your name again ?)

2018

💬 "He's really the best and he knows it... I love when people show gratitude man !"

The driver I thanked with the hand when he stopped to let me pass at a pedestrian crossing

The before

Growing up in Nice, I developed an early sensitivity to light, color, and the visual language of the Mediterranean. That foundation led me to study multimedia and digital communication at MMI Bordeaux, before earning a Master's degree at ECV Paris , one of France's leading creative schools.

For four years, I worked as a UX/UI Designer within the product team at Beedeez, an EdTech company building the future of professional training. Designing digital experiences taught me one essential truth: every visual decision is a statement. Whether it's a screen or a frame, what you show, and how you show it, either earns attention or loses it.

The now

That obsession with intentional visuals brought me to photography. Today, I channel everything I've learned about composition, brand identity, and visual storytelling into images that don't just document, they define.

Designer Sebastien Bonnemaison laying on the grass

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0+

Years photography
Experience

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0+

Years as a Product
Designer (UX/UI)

0+

0+

People changed their profile pictures after a photoshoot we've done

0%

0%

Friends of mine say I'm the best photographer they've even seen, after receiving 20€ each.

Process

MY APPROACH

Every project gets my full attention from the first brief to the final file delivery.

01

listen before you look

Every brief contains the brand's real identity if you know how to read it. I spend more time asking questions than sketching.

02

Systems over symbols

A logo is the beginning, not the destination. I build the full visual language — the rules, the relationships, the logic that holds everything together.

03

Made to last

Trends are expensive. I design for longevity — identities that work as well in ten years as they do on launch day.

Experience

MY JOURNEY

2026-now

Independent Brand & Identity Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2021-2026

Senior Brand Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2018 — 2021

Junior Designer

Marseille Started career in a boutique design studio focused on print and identity. Worked across packaging, editorial, and brand collateral. First exposure to the full lifecycle of a brand identity project.

2012 — 2016

ESAG Penninghen — School of Graphic Design & Art Direction

Five-year program in graphic design and visual communication. Graduated with honors. Thesis focused on the relationship between typographic systems and brand perception.

(fake)

recommendations
& awards

I don’t chase compliments and trophies
but when bold work turns heads,
I don't mind the spotlight

2026

💬 "Great designer, excellent photographer, his unique flaw : does NOT call me enough."

Mum

2025

🏆 Best 30 creative angle of Zendaya portraits

I wish, a prestigious and influent magazine

2021-2025

💬 "Yeah, this guy basically stalked me during 4 years like a creep to take photos, but 10/10 would recommend, they turned out fine."

Zendaya

2017

💬 "Don't like him cause he doesn't say hello and don't know my name but he low-key does a good work and respects deadlines."

Coworker (sorry what's your name again ?)

2018

💬 "He's really the best and he knows it... I love when people show gratitude man !"

The driver I thanked with the hand when he stopped to let me pass at a pedestrian crossing

The before

Growing up in Nice, I developed an early sensitivity to light, color, and the visual language of the Mediterranean. That foundation led me to study multimedia and digital communication at MMI Bordeaux, before earning a Master's degree at ECV Paris , one of France's leading creative schools.

For four years, I worked as a UX/UI Designer within the product team at Beedeez, an EdTech company building the future of professional training. Designing digital experiences taught me one essential truth: every visual decision is a statement. Whether it's a screen or a frame, what you show, and how you show it, either earns attention or loses it.

The now

That obsession with intentional visuals brought me to photography. Today, I channel everything I've learned about composition, brand identity, and visual storytelling into images that don't just document, they define.

Designer Sebastien Bonnemaison laying on the grass

0+

0+

Years photography experience

0+

0+

Years as a Product
Designer (UX/UI)

0+

0+

People changed their profile pictures after a photoshoot we've done

0%

0%

Friends of mine say I'm the best photographer they've even seen, after receiving 20€ each.

Process

MY APPROACH

Every project gets my full attention from the first brief to the final file delivery.

01

listen before you look

Every brief contains the brand's real identity if you know how to read it. I spend more time asking questions than sketching.

02

Systems over symbols

A logo is the beginning, not the destination. I build the full visual language — the rules, the relationships, the logic that holds everything together.

03

Made to last

Trends are expensive. I design for longevity — identities that work as well in ten years as they do on launch day.

Experience

MY JOURNEY

2026-now

Independent Brand & Identity Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2021-2026

Senior Brand Designer

Working with founders, creative directors, and brand teams across Europe and North America.

2018 — 2021

Junior Designer

Marseille Started career in a boutique design studio focused on print and identity. Worked across packaging, editorial, and brand collateral. First exposure to the full lifecycle of a brand identity project.

2012 — 2016

ESAG Penninghen — School of Graphic Design & Art Direction

Five-year program in graphic design and visual communication. Graduated with honors. Thesis focused on the relationship between typographic systems and brand perception.

(fake)

recommendations
& awards

I don’t chase compliments and trophies
but when bold work turns heads,
I don't mind the spotlight

2026

💬 "Great designer, excellent photographer, his unique flaw : does NOT call me enough."

Mum

2025

🏆 Best 30 creative angle of Zendaya portraits

I wish, a prestigious and influent magazine

2021-2025

💬 "Yeah, this guy basically stalked me during 4 years like a creep to take photos, but 10/10 would recommend, they turned out fine."

Zendaya

2017

💬 "Don't like him cause he doesn't say hello and don't know my name but he low-key does a good work and respects deadlines."

Coworker (sorry what's your name again ?)

2018

💬 "He's really the best and he knows it... I love when people show gratitude man !"

The driver I thanked with the hand when he stopped to let me pass at a pedestrian crossing