Joel Benguigui is an artist, photographer and art director working between the worlds of fine arts, documentary and fashion. Born in Denpasar, of Flores, East Indonesian heritage and raised in Paris, Joel’s work has been published and commissioned by renowned clients such as Architecture Media, Conde Nast France, Dazed magazine, Lufthanza magazine, Leica France, Lancôme Paris. He has recently been selected as a finalist in the Olive Cotton Award for excellence in Photography 2025, Tweed Regional Gallery in Australia.
The first portrait of Maria, my biological mother. Kupang, 2017
Hiroki, Paris.
Group show at Yossi Milo NYC Sept 2013
‘Desire, New Erotic photography’, 2015, Patrick Remy, Ed. Prestel
‘Motus in Silentio’ solo show, 2018, St Vincents Antwerp, BE
‘Pulang’, 2018, a 3 part series, Leica France
‘ In Situ’ solo show, 2021, Gallery 3, Byron Bay, AUS
‘Birds’ group show, 2022, Gallery 3, Byron Bay, AUS
Olive Cotton finalist exhibition, 15th Aug. – 2nd Nov. 2025, Tweed Regional Gallery, AUS
Published in Dazed Magazine, Intro magazine (Die Stern Group), Lufthanza magazine, Houses magazine (Architecture Media)