Pierre Toutain-Dorbec

Pierre Toutain-Dorbec, (born 16 April 1951) in Orbec, Normandy, France is a Franco-American photographer, artist, author, and publisher whose work emphasizes a humanist perspective.

His artistic education began within his family; his parents provided instruction in traditional techniques in drawing, painting, and sculpting.

He covered his time in Vietnam and Cambodia with the Khmer Rouge[2][3][4][5][6][7] (a collection of those photos are archived at Rutgers University).

From 1995 to 2003, Toutain-Dorbec lived in France and Spain where he pursued personal projects, primarily sculpture and photography.

In 2002, he became the director and curator of the International Museum for Photography, located in the ancient Chateau de Belcastel;[9] Toutain-Dorbec has received acclaim for his work in this capacity.

Following his artistic urges from an early age, Pierre Toutain-Dorbec photographed and drew his family and his native countryside, Normandy.

Toutain-Dorbec so far has published over forty books and exhibited his photographs, drawings, sculptures, and paintings throughout Asia, Europe, America, and North Africa.