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Garance Doré and Scott Schuman, the queen and king of street photography. Garance Doré and Scott Schuman are street style photography royalty. It's a sunny New York morning and Garance Doré, the charmante street photographer and blogger extraordinaire is wrapping up a few things in the Manhattan studio she shares with live-in boyfriend and fellow shutterbug Scott Schuman (see: The Sartorialist). "My mom worked with my dad, and I used to say I would never ever do that—now look at me!" Doré says. "We share this studio—everything. But we're in this together. It's pretty funny." The Corsica-born talent has much to be in good humor about. The next day, she has a flight to Bali—it's been on her "bucket list," she says—where she'll be soaking up the island atmosphere and snapping shots for GaranceDore.fr. Since launching in 2006, the site has blossomed from an indie blog to an influential, multimedia enterprise. Aside from blogging, she often collaborates with Schuman on fashion projects, such as a recent one for Superga and the brand's creative directors Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. "He was shooting and I was filming," Doré explains. They also worked together on an Instagram campaign for Tiffany & Co., aptly titled "What Makes Love True." "We're like each other's editor-in-chief; we consult each other on every subject," says Doré. 170 BAL HARBOUR Schuman particularly appreciates Doré's "incredible dedication to create a new honest emotion." Although he adds that it's "also challenging to work with another artist who is so strong in so many different areas. It keeps me on my toes and challenges me to look for new ways to express myself." Certainly no slouch in the photography department, the Indiana-born Schuman has plenty of his own strengths. TheSartorialist.com was one of the early definers of the street style genre, and has spawned lucrative offshoots including several hardcover tomes featuring some of his best work. He's since shot for GQ, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, Interview, Absolut and more. Doré, meanwhile, grew up in a "very small village, with almost no cars," in Corsica and has always viewed fashion as a visual escape. "The only way to see what was going on in the big cities was by reading magazines," she remembers. More recently, she's been developing her writing skills. Her voice, relatable but sprinkled with sassy bon mots, sounds clearly in her blog posts. Writing style hasn't been something she's given a lot of thought to in the past, she says, though "my boyfriend says it's one of the best things I do." She's keen on testing out her talents, like writing an upcoming book (a sort of funny French take on the self-help genre, she says) and building other media extensions. "Keeping my voice is a more