A sweeping cast steps into Gizard’s moody, luminous world of shadow, contrast, and sculptural presence.
Photographer Stéphane Gizard returns with “Black Night White Light,” a portrait series that leans into his signature tension between darkness and glow. The project gathers a striking ensemble of emerging faces, each captured with Gizard’s unmistakable blend of intimacy, restraint, and cinematic stillness.
The cast includes Alexandre Min, Jiibril Ollow, Baye Seye, Benjamin Vansteenberghe, Luis Mendes, Noa Barraud, Nathan Tourne, Kosse Diao, Victor Shalomi, Rodney Osey, Finn Souter, Moussa Diop, Paolo Grebic, Jodeci, Pavlo, Alexandre Buire, Cyprien Carnoy, Kerlual, and Louis Dicko — a lineup that reads like a preview of tomorrow’s editorial landscape.
Gizard’s lens treats each model as a study in contrast: sharp silhouettes softened by gradients of light, expressions suspended between vulnerability and command. The result is a series that feels nocturnal yet radiant — a quiet choreography of faces, textures, and the spaces between them.
All imagery comes courtesy of FY Magazine!, who premiered the full visual story.
Dig into the complete portrait series below.
