Baudouin: Serial Photographer

An up and coming French photographer talks his way into subjects' homes for striking eccentric portraits

A once aspiring Jazz bassist, Baudouin has found his calling as a photographer. His portraits are all of strangely familiar French characters and he has gained notoriety by creating ironic collections like “Friends,” “Unknown But Nice” and the “The Parisian Ladies.” I recently spoke with Baudouin to get some insight on his process—he confessed to having a systematic, almost ritualistic method, following a strict set …