Born 1944 in Paris, France.
Lives and works in Provence, France.
 
First tailor, then neighborhood photographer, Dolorès Marat worked as lab assistant for Votre Beauté magazine until 1995. At 39, she began work as an independent photographer. Beside her professional work, she carried out commissions for Hermès, J.M. Weston, Leica, and for daily newspapers such as Libération, Le Monde, and Les Inrockuptibles.
Since 2019, she is represented in France and the United States by Louis’ Dimension Gallery. Marat has published numerous monographic works, and in 2023, the “grande dame of photography” made her entrance into Actes Sud’s historic Photo Poche series.