TOKYO-2019 Fine Art / Still Life

Marine Species

  • Prize
    Silver in Fine Art/Still Life
  • Photographer
    Wesley Dombrecht
  • Agency / Studio
    Foodshot
  • Technical Info
    Nikon D800 - Nikon Tilt-shitft85mm - Profoto Studio Light
  • Photo Date
    June - July 2019

# MARINE SPECIES (Personal fine-art project) Life from the sea captured in a very graphical approach with a somewhat surreal twist. Iconic in the work of Wesley Dombrecht is the use of floating objects, in square formats, in which the composition & styling are very minimalistic, with lots off dark umber tones.

Wesley Dombrecht(1979) is a Belgium-based commercial and artistic food photographer, currently best known for his personal photography work and art-series in the ”fine-art / still-life” genre, mostly working around food. Through a graphic approach and elaborately staged compositions, his personal work offers the viewer a different perspective on food – mostly there is an underlying story connected to his series.. In the years he developed a signature style for his personal work, utilising dramatic lighting, minimal sets and an unsaturated colour palette, what gives his images a very aesthetic,