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I don't want to lose the only one I ever loved.

Mon cœur.

My heart, my love, my everything.

Venice.

A few months ago I went to Bologna, Italy with my class. I actually didn't enjoy the journey. First, Italy is so expensive... I brought all the money I spared for the last 5 months to buy some stuff and go out in the evenings. But actually I spend 90% of that money to food and drinks...
Second, the journey wasn't well planned.... We stayed in a very good hotel, in the middle of the shoppingstreet. But for activities, we only did something the first day... The rest of the days we were free to go were we want an do what we want, but we felt kind of lost because we didn't know the neighborhood there. So we spend almost all our time, walking through that street, over and over again.
The only thing I really enjoyed was our one-day-trip to Venice. It's so beautiful and romantic, but if I may be critical... I wouldn't buy a holiday for a full week there because in one day, you really have seen it all.

Black Swan.

I found some photographs I took almost 3 years ago. It was for school.
We were supposed to make pictures under the title 'black is back'.
A friend of me is a ballet dancer, and I asked her to pose. She immediately said yes.
I don't think the pictures were bad... They are definitely not my best ones, the technique could be better. But in a way, I do like 'em.

La Chascona.

Art is a very big word because "art" is practically indefinable.
What is art or what isn't art? I guess that's a bit of personal opinion.

I really want to share something with you because - in my opinion - I think I found a new kind or art.
It's payable and delicious !
It's coffee. But not "just" coffee. It's La Chascona.
This little cute coffee bar gives you a very vintage feeling, like you've stepped back into 1960.
There is a terrace in the back and one on the street-side.

There's a wide choice on coffee, chocolate milk and self-baked cake. You can drink it there or "takeaway".

My favorites are:
Honeymoon, Paris Hilton and Mister Henry.

Were can you find this bar?
Oever 18
2000 Antwerpen

Nuance.

I don't have much experience of life... But maybe I may say - for my age - I've been through things someone else doesn't have been yet. I've lost people - sometimes in the most horrible way you can imagine -, found people, fell in love, been heartbroken and so on.

From someone who has been through tough times, you may expect their point of view being very nuanced. I expect that from certain people... But I catch myself very often, being very black-and-white-thinking. If I want it that way, it won't be different. And people will know.

I'm unconditionally and irrevocably in love with someone and since a few months, we are in a relationship. He's quite older than me, and it speaks for itself that he has much more life-experience. He already had a life before me.
But sometimes I find myself thinking, I wish it wasn't.

I know there's been a woman, she broke his heart. It's been years ago, so I expect it is over... But I guess my definition of 'being over' is slightly different than his. About that, I really can't be nuanced. These things, I definitely see in black-and-white.
But can I expect him to go on with my definition and leave the past for what is? I mean really 'leave it'...
I can't expect that, but may I hope?

I'm really not having a problem with the fact he lived that certain life, I knew that from the beginning. But it's just... That woman... she's still there... Very subtle.

Because how hard I try, I can't get this out of my mind. Maybe she's more present in my mind, than somewhere else.

I never saw myself as a jealous person... But it seems like I developed a certain jealousy :/

regrets.

I just realized I made the biggest mistake of my life. I'm going to college right now and I choose Public relations - communication. But today I had a huge mental breakdown. I thought it was because French didn't go well... but now I know the real reason, I choose future above passion and lost the only passion I ever had... Photography.

Human Error.

Some things happen for a reason, and for some things even faith can't fool them.
People are bounded by faith, even if they never see each other again,
their bounds are forever.

sin city.

The city of murder and crime.

25 juni.

If it all ends.

These last few days, I feel very confused.
About everything.

There are two kinds of people. First, people who live their life just how it comes, live their life day by day.
And second, people who are reaching for the best. People who have the most perfect man, the most perfect child, and while this all, still have the most perfect carrier.

We are living on the earth, a planet just as a trillion others, only difference: Life is possible. In our eyes, the earth is a grand place to be but at the same time, we're so unbelievable small.
We are so vulnerable, do we ever realize?
What if a comet or a solar storm reaches us? We can't do anything about it.
We know we would be in pain.
We know we would die.

Where do these apocalypse-stories come from? Are they just urban legend or is there any truth in it? What are we waiting for?
How sure can we be about the fact we will wake up again.

This whole thing keeps me awake at night for several years.
What's the point of having it all, if it isn't forever.
What's the point of falling in love, if we can't love into eternity.

Nightsky and shooting stars.

While the city sleeps and its lies has been told.

11 june.

Merged.

For this picture I have to credit a girl of my class. She took this picture for the assignment: "Connecting people". She asked me (left) and Silke (right) to pose for her because of our long hair.
I usually don't like to pose but I really like this shot. That's the reason why I posted this on my blog.
Credits: Barbara Zwerver.

B.

2 mei.

Brussel-sprouts.

26 mei.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses. part deux.

Models:
Anoek Dasseville
Kelly Dhaemer
Nicky Marien
Maura De Brandt

Location:
Café Impérial

Costumes:
Carnaval en toneelkledij "Starlight"

Photography:
Kimberly Van Israel

26 mei.

De studie van het lichaam.

Last year I had my first nude assignment for school.
I found a model who wanted to pose for this, but we didn't go all the way...

Although Ruben was a wonderful model with a very beautiful body ! I really want to thank him because I wasn't the most easy person to work with.

26 april.

L'homme et le poulet.

Model: Steve

20 april.

I will love you, every moment of forever.

A few days ago someone asked me if I photograph weddings. First I thought about just saying no... But then I thought, why not? So I decided to make a selection and put them here.

Here are some of my weddingphotographs.

17 april.

Zonder titel.

16 april.

Expecto Patronum

"I'm waiting for my guardian", a spell better known as "Expecto Patronum".
Harry Potter has always been very important to me. It's my whole youth.
The spell has an ocean of meaning to me.

One of them is the fact that there is someone watching over me.

14 april.

Mijn brief aan de zon.

Terwijl ik de juiste woorden niet vind, probeer ik te zoeken...
Jij was mijn waarheid, mijn gids.
Jij vertelde mij goed en kwaad, zwart en wit
en hoe dan ook altijd juist.
Mijn lach en sinds kort mijn traan, elke traan die ik koester
als een diamant zo puur.
Jij heelde mijn wonden hoe oppervlakkig dan ook,
voor deze wonde is zelfs tijd niet voldoende.
Als ik ook maar een idee had hoe diep de jouwe waren
dan probeerde ik met alle kracht het litteken te vervagen.
Jij was mijn spiegel en leerde me opnieuw kijken,
naar de wereld en mezelf.
Maar nu ben ik verblind en het zicht op alles kwijt.
Jij was mijn eerlijk antwoord dat ik soms niet wou,
maar bovenal de schouder waarmee
ik gewoon niet zonder wou.

Jij bent voor mij de zon, verwarmend, groots en
je beseft pas hoe onmisbaar als het er niet meer is.
Je afwezigheid valt zwaar maar nu is het
voor altijd de zon en jij die over mij straalt.

Dikke kus en een eeuwige knuffel,
u bakviske.

Selfportrait²

11 april.

Een hele mooie vogel wil ik zijn.

Lieve Joeri,
Ik kan met geen woorden beschrijven wat ik voel.
Je afwezigheid is bijna tastbaar,
wat warm was, is nu koud.
Ons laatste gesprek gesproken
Het is voor altijd stil.


Ik mis je,
u bakviske.

5 april.

Could there be more smoke?

No smoking, Please don't smoke, Smoking is not allowed.

Smoking causes a lot of controversy in our society. Ages ago we were allowed to smoke everywhere, in a few months we can't even smoke in pubs. How far does our democracy go in making our own choices?
I'm a non-smoker, I'm not a saint either.. but I think the new law "pubs go smoke-free" goes too far. Anyway, as a "non-smoker" I choose to do my dissertation for portrait about smokers.

Koen Timmermans, age: 29

An Cambré, age: 34


Luc Peeraer, age: 43


Gerda Verstringe

Nele Stuyck, age: 30

19 mars.

Cheap Dior.

For fashion, sometimes, we need to be creative. For example we can't always afford the $499 chanel dress and the $500 Manolo Blahnik shoes. But if we look around in a selective way, we maybe could find our Chanel look-a-like dress in a second-hand store or in a more casual store.
It doesn't have to be always that expensive. Just be creative.
I tried this with Dior's simple looks.
Based on Sex and the city.

Left total: $ 30
Right total: $ 25

19 feb.

L'art du chocolat.

Follow an artist during the process of creating an artwork.
I didn't choose a painter or a sculptor, I choose a chocolatier - which is actually a combination of the two, isn't it?
Why did I choose for a chocolatier? My father works as a baker and back in time he used to make sculptures in chocolate and sugar too. It was incredible how much patience and concentration was needed. It was pure artwork.
Because my father doesn't make things like that anymore, I searched for another chocolatier and found one. His name is Thomas and he is actually a quite young man, which makes the things he creates even more amazing.

Today, I went there for my first phase of photographing, he already made the base. Tomorrow, I will photograph the last steps of his process.

Created by: Thomas Van Look

16 feb.

Portrait: Famous person.

A portrait with a person, everybody knows.

Sounds cool but it's rather difficult. It's actually more difficult than I thought. I tried to contact people like: Gunther Neefs, Marie Vinck, Geert Hoste, Guy Van Sande,... Always a no-show.
After two months, it became clear that I had to be less "picky".. I mean: in stead of contact only one person at time - because I really wanted him or her (and wait until you hear a 'no') - I had to contact like thousands of people at the same time to have only one answer which says okay.

The person who said okay was Luc Caals, he's a funny actor who played in a lot of childseries but spends most of his time on the theater-stage.
He sounded so friendly on the telephone I was relieved and so grateful he wanted to help me.
So I made three portraits and made a great use of his expression.

For bigger results, click on the image.

14 feb.

Kiara.

I found this picture - I made - of my cousins' daughter. I'm in love with this girl.

8 feb.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

My first part for my thesis is done !

Fashion: Filmrevue.

We had to choose a movie out of a list and I choose "Dangerous Liaisons".
Why did I choose this one?
First: It seemed like a great challenge.
Second: Alan Rickman plays a role in one of the theater-versions.
And third: I like the style of that century.

There are more pictures but this is just a small selection.

5 feb.