His first encounter with artistic photography has been via art history which he studied in Fine Art school in Saint-Etienne (France) between 1988 and 1991. Despite his personal work being focused toward sculpture and design at that time, Christophe used photography to keep a record of his works. It had been the same for the following fifteen years where his contemporary jeweler and art dealer activity brought him to display his creations and as well as creators' works.