A French-born cinematographer, Yorick Le Saux studied films at La Femis and went to work on many short films. Later, he made his debut in feature films in 1998s French surrealistic satire Sitcom, directed by Francois Ozon. He has also worked as a cinematographer for films like When I was a Singer (2006), Julia (2008), Only Love Left Alive (2013), and A Bigger Splash (2015). His other projects include Personal Shopper (2020) directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Kristen Stewart. In 2020, he was the Director of Photography for the film Little Women, a film nominated at the 92nd Academy Awards under 6 categories.