Philippe Testard-Vaillant, journalist, was born in Grasse, the “capital of perfumes.” He lives and works on the French Riviera, in Antibes. He is the author of several books and contributes to numerous magazines such as Beaux-Arts Magazine, Les Cahiers de Science & Vie, and Le Journal du CNRS.
He is the author of Provence Sketchbook, published by Éditions du Pacifique.