How can we write with light ? How can we capture emotions, experiences, objects and life itself on screen or paper ? How does photography affect the way of looking at things? How does the way of seeing things affect the kind of art we produce? And here comes the big question: what is art? What is beauty?

I have been struggling with this questions since I was 12.

My answer is simple: art is capturing and presenting a part of life in such a way that it affects and moves us. In all honesty and authenticity and very personal. The artist is presenting his artefact to the spectator and then it becomes art (or not) to him or her. In a way, the spectator is the co-artist.

I like portraits because it looks into your soul, I like bodyscapes because of the nice lines and patterns, I like to capture movement like dance, I like to capture the concentration of musicians, I like to capture dark moods and emotions, nudity, going back into the depth of the mind, and the basic nature of human beings. I like to capture mystery...

Looking forward to collaborate with creative and artistically inspired models.

My portfolio: www.dirkcolaert.com