Born in Brittany, France, Michel began his career as a photographer's assistant in Paris, working alongside the renowned photographer George Tourdjman. He later pursued studies in San Francisco, earning the Merit Award Scholarship from the Academy of Art University. Upon returning to Paris, Michel assisted for French Vogue during the era of influential photographers like Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, Albert Watson, and Georges Hurrel.

Throughout his professional journey, Michel contributed to various publications, including Italian Conde-Nast, American Vogue, ID magazine, French Elle, and international editions of Marie Claire. His work encompassed fashion editorials, advertising campaigns, beauty, cosmetics, and celebrity photography.

Noteworthy achievements in his portfolio include global advertising campaigns for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Marithe&Francois Girbaud, Guy Laroche, and Hanro of Switzerland. With over 50 covers and 500 pages of editorials shot internationally, Michel Nafziger stands as a prominent figure in the world of photography.

In addition to his photography endeavors, Michel conducts an annual workshop at the International Center of Photography in NYC. He also had a solo exhibition at the Iliya Fridman gallery in New York.

Michel Nafziger Website Terms of Use:

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE

Last Updated: 10/22/2022

These Terms of Use apply to your use of the Michel Nafziger website (http//:michelnafziger.com). By accessing and/or using the Site, you verify that you understand, accept, and agree to these Terms of Use, and that you are legally capable of doing so. If do not wish to be bound or if you are not certain you can comply with the Terms of Use, please exit the Site immediately. “You” means any individual who accesses or uses the Site, as well as any entity on whose behalf you are acting.

The Site is owned by Michel Nafziger. I may revise these Terms of Use from time to time by updating this posting/page, with the new terms taking effect on the date of posting. By continuing to access and/or use the Site after we post any changes, you verify that you understand, accept, and agree to these Terms of Use, as modified.

Our Privacy Policy is part of and incorporated into these Terms of Use (the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are together sometimes referred to as the “Terms”) and applies to your use of the Site. Please review the Privacy Policy carefully bellow.

1. Copyright and Trademark Notices

The Site and Content are protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws. We, or our licensors, own all information, photographs, screen displays, graphics, text, images, sound files, video and other materials, as well as the selection and arrangement of any materials, provided through the Site, and the look and feel of the Site (collectively, the “Content”). We own the trademarks and service marks under which Michel Nafziger does business. Third party company names, product names, service names and logos referenced on the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners. You may not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices in the Site or Content.

2. Caution about Site Content and Accuracy

This Site may include Content that some people may find offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, including, but not limited to, explicit words and photographs. There may be information on the Site that is outdated, contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions. You agree that your access, use, or reliance on this Site (including any Content) is solely at your own risk.

3. Site Use

You may view Content from this Site solely for your own personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not otherwise use, modify, copy, download, store, print, display, perform, distribute or publish any Content or any part of this Site without our prior written (non-electronic) consent. All rights not expressly granted to you under these Terms are reserved.

The Site may not always be available. We reserve the right to change or remove, and restrict or block access too, all or any part of the Site at any time without notice.

4. No Warranties

The Site and Content are provided “AS IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” and "AS AVAILABLE," and the entire risk as to satisfactory quality, performance, accuracy and effort is with you to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. We (and our suppliers) make no representations, warranties, or conditions, express, implied or statutory, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws that these Terms cannot change.

5. Disclaimer of Certain Damages

In no event will we or any supplier be liable for any consequential, special, incidental, indirect, or punitive damages, including damages for loss of profits or confidential or other information, business interruption, personal injury, property damage, loss of privacy, failure to meet any duty of good faith or reasonable care, negligence and for any other pecuniary or other loss whatsoever, arising out of, based on, resulting from or in any way related to these Terms, the Site, or Content, even if we or any supplier have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

6. Limitation of Liability and Exclusive Remedy

We and our suppliers’ maximum, aggregate liability to you, and your exclusive remedy under these terms for any and all damages, injury, property damage, and losses arising from any and all claims and causes of action arising out of, based on, resulting from or in any way related to these Terms, the Site, or Content, or your use of the Site will be to recover the actual damages you incur based upon reasonable reliance on the Site up to five dollars (U.S. $5.00). These actual money damages will be your sole remedy.

Each of the limitations of liability in Sections 5 and 6 apply (a) even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose, and (b) without regard to whether damages arise from (i) breach of contract, (ii) breach of warranty, (iii) fault or tort, including negligence and misrepresentation, (iv) strict liability or (v) any other cause of action, to the extent the exclusions and limitations are not prohibited by applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions of damages may not apply to you.

7. Applicable Law and Forum

The laws of the State of New York in the United States, as applicable to contracts entered into and to be wholly performed within such state, govern the interpretation of these Terms and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in New York County, New York for any and all disputes, claims and actions arising from or in connection with the Site and these Terms.

8. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate these Terms and your access to the Site or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and this sentence will survive termination.

9. Notices

We may give you all notices (including legal process) that we are required to give by any lawful method, including by posting notice on the Site or by sending it to any email or mailing address that you provide to us. You agree to keep your email and mailing addresses current and to check for notices posted on the Site. You agree to send us notice by contact me and by sending via postal mail to the following address:

Michel Nafziger

543 West 29th Street

New York, NY 10036

Attention: Legal Notices

10. General

If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, then it will replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms will continue in effect. The section titles in these Terms are used only for the parties’ convenience and have no legal or contractual significance. We may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice to you. You may not assign these Terms or assign, transfer, or sublicense your rights, if any, in the Site, and any attempt to do so will be void ab initio. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. These Terms (including the Privacy Policy) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications of any kind, between you and us with respect to the Site.

Michel Nafziger Website Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”)

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE

Last Updated: 01/25/2024

This Privacy Policy is part of and incorporated into the Terms of Use governing the Michel Nafziger website (http//:michelnafziger.com , the “Site”). Please review the Terms of Use prior to using the Site. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the definitions provided in the Terms of Use.

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Site and information you submit to us via the Site. This Privacy Policy describes the information collected from you when visiting the Site and how it may be used, including any further disclosure of such information to third parties. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating this page/posting, with the new terms taking effect on the date of posting. You can determine if any changes were made to this Privacy Policy by noting the date that the Privacy Policy was last updated. By continuing to access the Site after we post any changes, you accept and agree to this Privacy Policy, as modified.

If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not access or use the Site.

What Information Do We Collect?

The Site may present you with the opportunity to provide personal information to us (such as your name, address, email, phone number, etc.). It is always your choice, or the choice of anyone acting for you, whether to provide personal information. Do not provide personal information about others without their permission. By submitting any personal information about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so.

We collect some information automatically from visitors to the Site, such as through the use of “cookies” and other tracking mechanisms. This information is collected regardless of whether you have registered with me in any way, and if you have not registered with me, the information I collect automatically may or may not be matched to you personally. Specifically, we may collect at least the following: The name and domain of the service provider through which you have obtained Internet access; the Internet address of the site from which you came to the Site; the date and time of your access; your computer’s IP address and information about its operating system, browser and host; and the pages you visit within the Site. We may use third-party service providers to collect information. We may use this information to help administer and troubleshoot our Site, to make it more useful and attractive to visitors, and for other purposes. Your IP address may also be used to gather broad demographic information and in some cases to identify your household or you.

Our Use of Information

I may use your personal information to provide you with newsletters, updates, or other communications, or to respond to inquiries or requests for service or assistance. I may use anonymous information gathered from the Site for the management and improvement of the Site and for other purposes. I may send communication to you via service providers that we hire to support our business. Messages that we send to you will generally contain instructions to enable you to opt-out of receiving some or all future communications from us.

In the event that I, or a significant portion of our assets, are acquired by another company, information about visitors to the Site, including any personal information that we have obtained, would likely be among the transferred assets.

We reserve the right to disclose all information collected via the Site, internally or to third parties, for any lawful purpose or to prevent harm to us or others. For example and without limitation, in our discretion we may disclose information to government regulators, law enforcement authorities or alleged victims of identity theft. We may dispose of information in our discretion without notice, subject to applicable law.

Note About Children’s Privacy Issues

We do not intend to and do not want to collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. Any use of the Site by children under the age of 13 should be conducted under the supervision of that child’s parent or guardian. Information should not be submitted to the Site by or about anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of the child’s parent or guardian. We recommend that minors over the age of 13 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.

International Considerations

Personal information collected via the Site may be stored and processed in the United States and/or any other country in which Michel Nafziger or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Site, you consent to any such transfer of information into and out of your country, state, and/or territory.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our collection of personal information, this Privacy Policy, or related matters, you may contact me.