He first gained professional recognition in 1967 for a series of pictures entitled The life of a fighting bull (La vie du taureau de combat).

In addition to architecture, he photographed young designers’ work such as Djinn seating by Olivier Mourgue, the bridge table by Terence Conran and fabrics by Placide Joliet.

In 1967, Pierre and Dorine Berdoy were awarded the Niépce Prize[3] for two photo essays: Two exhibitions followed: Trends in young French photography (Tendances de la jeune photographie française)[5] at the French National Library (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) and Design and bulls (Design et Taureaux)[6] at the Asko-Roche Bobois space in Paris.

In 1971, the Ivory Coast government launched a scientific expedition in the Taï forest to take an inventory of the fauna and flora, for which Pierre Berdoy was the official photographer.

He designed covers and hundreds of pages for the magazine; close-up pictures, fragmented faces and bodies as well as jewellery and beauty products, with the same obsession for detail.

In 1992, the French National Archaeological Museum (Musée d’Archéologie Nationale) celebrated the centenary of the discovery of Venus of Brassempouy by Edouard Piette.

In 2002, Pierre Berdoy moved away from Paris and returned to his native town Biarritz and established his archives and studio where he now devotes his time to personal photography.