Legendary French photographer Bernard Plossu is the first featured visual artist of Newvelle Records. His work ties Season One together visually, with black and white photographic cover art and full color photo gatefold interiors—printed in full 12” by 12” on 400 gram matte.

Widely regarded as a leading figure in French photography, Plossu’s photographs have been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia, Spain; and Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, France. He has published numerous books, including Le Voyage Mexicain: L’integral, 1956–1966 (1979), African Desert (1987), Forget Me Not (2002), Bernard Plossu’s New Mexico (2006), and Europa (2011). Among many other awards, Bernard is a recipient of the "Grand Prix National de la Photographie," France.

Special thanks to Andrew Burke for assisting with the artistic curation of Newvelle Season One.