After studying litterature at the Sorbonne, Marguerite Bornhauser joined the National School of Photography in Arles (ENSP), from which she graduated in 2015. Her work has been the subject of various exhibitions, notably at the European House of Photography (MEP) in Paris in 2019 but also in the streets of Cincinnati in the United States, at Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles in 2019, during the Festival Planche(s) Contact in Deauville or at BETC, with Agnès B and with her gallery Carlos Carvallho Arte Conteporanea.
She has already published four books; the Editions La Martinière with the collection “Percevoir” under the direction of Simon Baker in 2021 gives her the floor to talk about perception through colors and forms. She is about to publish her fifth opus “When Black is burned” with Simple Editions.
Marguerite Bornhauser won the Emerging Photographer of the Year Award 2020 at Photo London in partnership with Nikon Northern Europe. Besides her artistic practice, she regularly collaborates with press and brands for portrait and fashion photography.
In 2021, The Grand Palais gives her Carte Blanche to follow the renovation of the site during four years, which will give rise to a publication as well as an exhibition.
Marguerite Bornhauser most often accompanies her photographic research with editorial work.
The agence FMA le Bureau represents Marguerite in fashion, luxury, Cartes Blanches ans special projects for brands.