Sarah Moon

• Name — Sarah Moon • Birth Name — Marielle Warin • Born — 1941 • Birthplace — Vernon, Eure, France • Occupation — Photographer • Known for — model turned photographer • Awards — Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society

Marielle Warin was born in Vernon, France in 1941. Her Jewish family was forced to leave occupied France for England. As a teenager she studied drawing before working as a model in London and Paris (1960–1966) under the name Marielle Hadengue. She also became interested in photography, taking shots of her model colleagues. In 1970, she finally decided to spend all her time on photography rather than modelling, adopting Sarah Moon as her new name. She successfully captured the fashionable atmosphere of London after the "swinging sixties", working closely with Barbara Hulanicki, who had launched the popular clothes store Biba. In 1972, she shot the Pirelli calendar, the first woman to do so. After working for a long time with Cacharel, her reputation grew and she also received commissions from Chanel, Dior, Comme des Garçons and Vogue. Since 1985, Moon has moved into gallery work and even started developing her own films including Circuss (2002) and Le Fil Rouge (2006). She later directed the music video for Khaled's pop hit Aïcha.

• Illustration — Exhibition at the Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2013). Three plant photos including one of poppies. • 1980: "Fashon" festival de photographie, Arles, France • 1983: Center of Photography, New York • 1993: Staley-Wise Gallery, New York • 2002: Haus der Photographie, Hamburg • 2003: Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris • 2004: Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan • 2008: Cirkus, Leica Gallery, Prague • 2011: Théâtre de la Photographie et de l'Image Charles Nègre, Nice • 2011: 12345, Fotografiska Stockholm, Sweden • 2012: The Black Hood, Multimedia Art Museum / Moscow House of Photography • 2013: Alchimies: Sarah Moon, Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris • 2014: The Red Thread, Fotografiska Stockholm • 2015: Sarah Moon − Now and Then, Haus der photographie Deichtorhallen, Hamburg • 2016: Sarah Moon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Kahitsukan, Kyoto Modern Art Museum, Kyoto, Japan • 2020: Sarah Moon − PastPresent, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Paris • 2021: Sarah Moon − At the Still Point, Fotografiska Stockholm, New York • 2022: Sarah Moon − At the Still Point, Fotografiska Tallinn, Estonia

Sarah Moon was recorded at birth as Marielle Sarah Warin. She also worked under the name Marielle Hadengue. The authorities additionally record the headings Marielle Hadengue and Sarah Moon. Her recorded language was French. She married Robert Delpire.