You might think I'm always dwelling in the dark when shooting beauty, shaping bodies with as little light as possible, keeping strange creatures hidden in the shadows. But no, from now to then a radiant lady transfigures my universe in a splendid palace of light. This time, it was Anke, a young student flirting with the camera and shining like a star. After Bertien created the glamourous make-up and hairstyling, the camera just couldn't stop clicking with every move Anke made!

How could Red Riding Hood / Have been so very good
And still keep the wolf from the door ?
Why was she dressed up in her bright flaming red
Unless she expected to knock someone dead ?
Why did she ramble ? / She knew it was a gamble
She was out in the woods for no good.
(How Could Red Riding Hood?, A.P. Randolph,1925)
Red Riding Hood as a parable of sexual maturity, with Martine in the leading role, and Bertien Mauws as make up assistant. The Wolf: a Canon 5D MkII, devouring her with every click.

During my school years, I discovered the only fragment in the Bible that could fascinate me during religion lessons was the Song of Solomon or the "Hooglied". "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,  thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee." (Excerpts from Song of Solomon, chapter 4).
Female beauty to the glory of God - discover Nathalie and praise the Lord!

It had been some time, so when I revisited the workshop of Dany Tulkens, my favorite sculptor and friend, I was happy to discover a completely new collection of statues. Some funny, some sarcastic of cynical, all of them jewels of craftmanship and authenticity. Dany has a long track record in monumental sculptures: he created the "Balloon of friendship" on the Hooverplein in Louvain, and the statue for the building of AB Inbev Corporate. You'll find the new works in the "Sculpting Dany" folder on the "Portraits" page!
www.danytulkens.com

... is the goddess queen of the underworld. Once upon a time when she was playing in a flowery meadow with her Nymph companions, Persephone was seized by Haides and carried off to the underworld as his bride. Her mother Demeter despaired at her dissappearance and searched for her the throughout the world. When she learned that Zeus had conspired in her daughter's abduction she was furious, and refused to let the earth fruit until Persephone was returned. Zeus consented, but she was forced to forever spend a part of the year with her husband in the underworld. Her annual return to the earth in spring was marked by the flowering of the meadows and the sudden growth of the new grain. Her return to the underworld in winter, conversely, saw the dying down of plants and the halting of growth.
I'm very proud Persephone in person consented for a low key photoshoot!