denis piel’s work reveals a consistent preoccupation with intimate personal relationships. He catches the “off” moments in life – those moments not generally shared or only shared in intimacy.

Intimacy as a theme can be traced throughout his work. From the often erotized images made for the fashion industry, to the deeply personal documentary film Love is Blind where he followed a couple for the first year of their married life, to the project he is working on now, Facescapes an exploration of people’s lives and what is essential to them, Denis’ subjects open their lives to him.

As a leading fashion and commercial photographer, denis has had a large impact on how we look at advertising today. His photography has created brand identity images for top international marketing campaigns for clients as diverse as L'Oréal, Donna Karan, Helena Rubenstein, Guerlain, Schweppes, Cannon, Dewar's, Telecom New Zealand, Wool Board, Shell, Nescafé, Singapore Airlines, Victoria State Government Drug and Alcohol Abuse to name a few.