What themes run throughout your work? Mostly melancholy and darkness. Although I have some 'lighter' photography as well.
How do you hope your work will affect its audience? I hope they can feel the emotion of my works
What sounds influence your work? The music I listen to
What makes you decide to create your work? I get inspired by everything I see, I usually have a pretty good image inside my head. It doesn't always get out the way I planned, but that's why I keep trying.
Where do your talents lie? Photography and graphic design
What successes have you had so far? I've been published in a few magazines (international), won a few prizes and gave two exhibitions already.
What was the first creative thing that you ever did? Drawing, as I child I went to art school.
Has anyone taught you how to use your talent better? I'm mostly a self-taught photographer, but I do learn a lot from watching other artists. I also get a lot of comments on my works in online communities, which help me to avoid problems in the future
What makes you creative? The inspiration I get.
How did you get started? I developed my interest in photography during my studies as a graphic designer
What inspires you? Depends, sometimes a dream, sometimes something or someone I see or meet, other artists,...
What are you trying to achieve? I'd like to work as a professional photographer, mostly fashion or portraiture.
Do you collaborate? I haven't collaborated yet, but I'm openminded towards the idea.
Ignoring money and all of life’s woes, what would you want to be? A (fashion) photographer
Accepting the need for money and all of life’s woes, what do you want to be? Again: a photographer, I don't think it's impossible to do when I work hard on my portfolio.
What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen / heard / experienced? Some art and photography is simply amazing.
What do you consider to be the most important thing in life? Art (not only visual, but also music, video, it evokes such great emotions)
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Katrijn Michiels
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26
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Student, Photographer, Graphic Designer Location://
Overmere, Belgium Web Link://
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Photography
Work:// - Under the Every Night
- Silhouette series - Umbrella
- Spring
- Tears of the beautiful
- selfportrait
- In my own Sea
- Katarin
- Maxien
- Doll
- Spring 2
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