I met Bruno Aveillan, the pho­tog­ra­pher, about ten years ago. It was dur­ing an aper­i­tif at the home of Jean-​Baptiste Danet, my best friend, who passed away a few days ago. I say Bruno the pho­tog­ra­pher because his pri­mary pro­fes­sion, his inter­na­tional fame, he owes to his career as a film director.