Literature portfolio by Andrei Kovalev: a man stands between two towers of stacked books in smoke and light.

Literature portfolio

I work with writers and publishing houses on press portfolios and book covers.

Emma Becker lies in dark water among reeds, eyes open, in a white dress.

Press portfolio

Emma Becker

In September 2014, the French publisher Éditions Denoël commissioned me to shoot a press portfolio for the young French writer Emma Becker. See the Pre-Raphaelites →

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A man in a bowler hat sits on a pile of suitcases in front of a colour hotel backdrop.

Travel As Art

Book cover for Pavel Manylov’s album of adventures

Michel Honaker looks back over his shoulder on a country road at dusk.

Michel Honaker

Press portfolio for Éditions Denoël, Paris

Laurent Clerc stands on a church roof beside a stone statue, Paris rooftops behind him.

Laurent Clerc

Press portfolio for Éditions Denoël, Paris

Two men talk over coffee at a café window, seen through the glass.

A Perfect Job

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In January 2017, the American director Thomas Burns and I shot a short film based on the first chapter of Un Emploi Sur Mesure, the then-unpublished novel by the French writer Sven Hansen-Løve. Dive into a Tbilisi–Paris noir →

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Marika stands on a pine forest slope in a long black dress, holding a shotgun.

Marika

A personal project that ran for years with Marika Mamaladze, a writer and playwright from Tbilisi, Georgia. See four years of work together →

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Chuck Palahniuk stands under a black umbrella among bare trees. — Chuck Palahniuk

Sarah Waters sits at a desk in a book-lined study, a globe beside her. — Sarah Waters for Éditions Denoël

Victor Golyshev stands in smoke between towers of stacked books, a pale light above. — Victor Golyshev

Nana Ekvtimishvili floats barefoot in the dark, eyes closed, in a black coat. — Nana Ekvtimishvili for Die Zeit

Marc Fumaroli stands with his arms folded by a window in a study full of books. — Marc Fumaroli for Le Point

Olga Lossky sits in front of a printed seaside backdrop, in black and white. — Olga Lossky for Éditions Denoël

Olivier Maulin sits bare-legged at a kitchen table in a jacket and loose tie, a bottle beside him. — Olivier Maulin for Éditions Denoël

Jocelyne Saucier sits in a wicker chair in a misty garden, sunbeams falling through the trees. — Jocelyne Saucier for Éditions Denoël

Chuck Palahniuk stands under a black umbrella among bare trees. — Chuck Palahniuk

Sarah Waters sits at a desk in a book-lined study, a globe beside her. — Sarah Waters for Éditions Denoël

Victor Golyshev stands in smoke between towers of stacked books, a pale light above. — Victor Golyshev

Nana Ekvtimishvili floats barefoot in the dark, eyes closed, in a black coat. — Nana Ekvtimishvili for Die Zeit

Marc Fumaroli stands with his arms folded by a window in a study full of books. — Marc Fumaroli for Le Point

Olga Lossky sits in front of a printed seaside backdrop, in black and white. — Olga Lossky for Éditions Denoël

Olivier Maulin sits bare-legged at a kitchen table in a jacket and loose tie, a bottle beside him. — Olivier Maulin for Éditions Denoël

Jocelyne Saucier sits in a wicker chair in a misty garden, sunbeams falling through the trees. — Jocelyne Saucier for Éditions Denoël

Sven Hansen-Løve sits among old stage props and scenery in a theatre store.

Sven Hansen-Løve

A long collaboration with a DJ turned writer. See his portraits evolve, from famous DJ to writer →

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