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: Balenci served multiple functions, acting as a gymnastics teacher, tennis coach, chauffeur, and bodyguard. The Mitterrand sons, and Jean-Christophe, viewed him as a "big brother" figure. End of the Affair

. Rather than a professional photographer, Jean Balenci is best known in historical reviews and biographies as a tennis instructor and the "secret lover" who lived within the Mitterrand household for many years. cdn.prod.website-files.com Context and Historical Review

Rather than placing subjects in a studio void, Balenci often integrates them into their environment. A subject isn't just a person; they are part of a scene.

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