When I was younger, I had the opportunity to work in television in France. Because I had managed to make the network executives laugh, they offered me a unique role: interviewing TV celebrities behind the scenes of their shows. My mission was to make these celebrities appear more "human" and to bring a sense of fun to the backstage of their productions. It was no small challenge, as no one else in France was doing anything like this at the time. But the reward was immense, and after interviewing more than 100 celebrities, the experience I gained remains priceless.

To me, the backstage of a major event is an endless source of stories to tell and emotions to share. So, when—just one year into my photography career—I was invited to shoot backstage at a John Galliano fashion show, an icon of the fashion world, in October 2008, you can imagine my joy. Backstage at Dior and Stella McCartney soon followed.

One of the greatest regrets of my ten-year career? Not photographing more backstage moments. To shoot more behind-the-scenes meant giving up shooting outside, sacrificing hundreds of street photos and stories. But today, after photographing tens of thousands of people on the streets and at Fashion Weeks—from Paris to New York, from London to Milan—after being published internationally, I want to bring that same sense of "humanity" to the backstage world of fashion. There are so many beautiful souls to meet and stories waiting to be told. And you know that in these areas, I’ve become a master.