Laure Albin Guillot (née Meifredy; Feb. 14, 1879 – Feb. 22, 1962); French photographer. In addition to portraits of Paris celebrities, she covered a wide variety of genres and had a number of high-ranking positions. A retrospective of her work was held from 26 Feb. to 12 May 2013 at Jeu de Paume, Paris. Born in Paris, she attended the Lycée Molière in the 16th arrondissement. In 1897 she married Dr Albin Guillot, a specialist in microscopy. Working from her studio at her home on Rue du Ranelagh, she published her first fashion photographs in the French edition of Vogue in 1922. From 1924-1950, she exhibited regularly at the Salon international de photographie and at the Salon des artistes décorateurs. The works she exhibited at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts were signed Laure Albin Guillot, paving her way to celebrity. After her husband died in 1929, she moved to Boulevard de Beauséjour where she received the artistic celebrities of the day including Paul Valéry, Colette, Anna de Noailles and Jean Cocteau. In the course of the 1930s, she traveled widely to North Africa, Spain, Italy, Sweden and the US. Her work was frequently published in the press while she participated in solo and collective exhibitions at home and abroad. In 1931, she was the first in France to photograph decorative microscopic images which she called "micrography", combining science with visual art. ...Laure Albin Guillot exhibited in the 1920s, adopting a classical approach or French style rather than the avant-garde trends of the day. But it was in the 1930s and 1940s that her work dominated the photographic scene. She covered a variety of genres, everything from portraits and nudes to landscapes, still lifes and, to a lesser extent, journalism. A master of technology, she made use of the very latest methods of image production, perfectly suited to the requirements of publication. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laure_Albin_Guillot) undefined

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