Tribute to David Lynch
Chrysta Bell at the Cannes Film Festival
In May 2025, L’Œil des Cyclopes photographed the tribute to David Lynch at the Cannes Film Festival: a concert organised by Cannes Soundtrack with Chrysta Bell and Maxence Cyrin, on the festival beach.
A tribute at the Cannes Film Festival
A few months after David Lynch’s death, Cannes Soundtrack dedicated a tribute to him as part of the festival. I was chosen as its photographer: an event of international standing, calling for discretion, quick reactions and a real eye.
Chrysta Bell and Maxence Cyrin on the beach
Chrysta Bell, the filmmaker’s muse, actress and favourite singer, seen in Twin Peaks: The Return, shared the stage with pianist Maxence Cyrin, known for his minimalist covers of pop and rock songs. Together they performed iconic pieces from Lynch’s world, accompanied by live projections by David Guetton. A dreamlike atmosphere, between dream and nightmare, beauty and strangeness, with the Mediterranean as a backdrop. A second concert took place at Silencio, the Paris club inspired by Mulholland Drive.
Cannes Soundtrack is the festival within the festival devoted to film music. The tribute belonged there: Lynch always gave sound and music a central role.
Photographing a concert at dusk
An open-air concert, on a beach, as night falls: natural light fades and gives way to stage lighting that constantly shifts in colour and intensity; the stage is brightly lit while the audience and the beach sink into shadow.
Nothing happens twice: the artists’ expressions, their exchanges, the audience’s reactions, the moments of trance. You have to be invisible, anticipate the high points, keep moving to vary the viewpoints, and press the shutter at the right moment.
Telling the story of an event
Good reportage goes beyond the stage. It tells the whole story: backstage and set-up, the artists’ arrival, the audience and the atmosphere, the performance, the faces, the place. As an author photographer, I look for images that convey the emotion of the moment and stand on their own, while also serving communication and the press.
Festivals and events
This assignment continues a long practice on the French Riviera: official photographer of the Porquerolles Film Festival since its creation, Cannes Soundtrack evenings, Jazz à Porquerolles, Design Parade in Hyères, and many concerts and performances in the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes.
The same qualities serve corporate events: gala evenings, launches, seminars, receptions, openings. Anticipating, reacting, staying discreet, telling the story, mastering difficult light.
What I cover
- Festivals: music, film, arts, food
- Concerts: classical, jazz, pop, electronic
- Performances: dance, theatre, live art
- Corporate and institutional events: galas, seminars, openings, ceremonies
- Private receptions
From Toulon, I work across the Var, the Alpes-Maritimes and the Bouches-du-Rhône, and further afield for major events.
After the event
A rigorous selection, careful retouching, an online gallery within 48 to 72 hours, formats for web, print and social media, and clear usage rights. Professional equipment, double backups, backup gear, professional insurance: nothing is left to chance.
Organising a festival, a concert or an event?
Festival organisers, venues, producers, companies: from Cannes to Toulon, from Marseille to Nice, let’s talk about your project.
