At the latest St Barths Bucket Regatta, Jean Jarreau shot the May / June cover picture showing S/Y Nilaya. As a regular St Barths Bucket Regatta resident photographer, the full gallery of his work at the event is published on www.bucketregatta.com. His images are also featured in The Bucket Book which can be purchased via the same website.
Read more about Nilaya and the Bucket Regatta further in this issue.
Jean Jarreau has been photographing beautiful women and beautiful yachts for over 50 years. He is a Belgian photographer born in Antwerp, who moved to the Caribbean in 1991. He lives in St.Martin French Antilles in the winter season and in Antibes in the South of France for several months of the summer.
Jean Jarreau started his photography career shooting for clothing boutiques at the young age of sixteen. With Antwerp being a global fashion hub Jarreau naturally progressed to being a professional fashion photographer in the early seventies. He photographed mainly female models for many fashion designers, lingerie, and swimsuit brands.
Preferring a tropical background for his shoots, he travelled regularly to the Caribbean, combining fashion photo shoots with sailing around the islands.
He decided to settle in the Caribbean where he became specialised in aerial photography, photographing exclusive villas, mega and super yachts and often blending beautiful models with superb villa interiors and yachts.
But Jean Jarreau is perhaps best known for his photographs of the most beautiful classic, vintage and spirit of tradition yachts shot in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and US Classic Regattas. Printed on canvas in black and white or sepia, many of his works are featured in the properties of his private clients in the Caribbean, China and US. Exhibitions of his photography have been held in Antibes, Cannes, Marigot St. Martin and several other places in the past and more are planned in the near future. A luxurious “Coffee Table Book” with his preferred photographs and title “Beautiful Women – Beautiful Yachts” is in the making.
Learn more about Jean Jarreau via jeanjarreau.com.
