Gender!

I photographed all sorts of gender expressions since 1977, so it is obviously my main theme. It fits my view on society. Life is short and everybody should be free to express themselves, even if that is in conflict with religion or unwelcome in some parts of society. These photographs are made in the last few years, but I will be adding older series in the near future.

Mistresses

Photographing Dominatrixes is not the easiest job. They are used to giving orders, much like photographers are used to take control over the studio space and to direct people in order to get the desired poses. I have seen a few whips lashing out at me, as a gesture of frustration, not to hurt me.

Girls, girls, girls

Girls. They are almost too easy to photograph. There is no real challenge, because they are perfect as they are. Arrange the lights and press the release button. It can’t go wrong. These photographs are made between 2000 and 2020, both digital and analogue.

WAM

WAM stands for Wet & Messy. You learn things in a photo studio.

One day, I received a telephone call from a woman who wanted a photo shoot that same afternoon. She had turned 50 and wanted to celebrate her birthday with some photography. She brought a very nice bottle of whiskey and I asked her how she wanted to be portrayed. Furthermore, she told me she had a thing with yogurt.

Rockers

The Rockers series was made in 1977-1978 and was first exhibited in Gallery Cyclope in Brussels and last exhibited in NDSM-fuse in 2020.

Artists

I love to photograph artists, and in a way I do so most of the time, working for Norden Magazine.

However, these are older photographs, mostly featuring writers.

The Russians are coming!

The first time I was invited to Moscow to exhibit my LHBTQi+ photographs, I did not like the idea at all. The image I had of Moscow was all but inviting. I had an image of gray apartment buildings and poverty. And lots of snow, of course, but I happen to like snow. The exhibit was a success, although there were some attempts to demolish the works.
I soon fell in love with the city and on my second visit my employer rented a studio for me so that I could work with some Russian models.