Born in Milan, Guido Alberto Rossi started his career as a photographer in 1967 with a story on the Six-Day War. Having established his reputation as a photojournalist, for many years he reported on various conflicts, from Guinea to Vietnam and Cambodia. After acquiring a Cessna 210 in 1988, he specialized in aerial photography. His features have appeared in numerous magazines, and he has published over twenty books.
A lecturer at the University of Paris VII (1975-1998), Jean-Louis Houdebine has made various studies of modern literature. A keen jazz fan, he has translated the great biographies of such American musicians as Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane. He is also the author of a book, Images de la France, published in 1991 with an introduction by Théodore Zeldine.