Koen Lauwaert

"To
my mind, Koen is the photographer of the instant. Whatever the subject,
the format, the colour may be, the emotion that is implied is always
expressed vigorously; either with a sense of humour, seriousness, or
with lots of tenderness. Unlike other photographers, he is not the
prisoner of a style; his goal is to express the sincerity of the moment
in its widest variety. Koen's freedom also lies in a real physical need
to be in motion, on a journey. In this way, systematically taking
pictures beyond the borders allows him to focus, to find himself, and to
come as close as possible to the essence of his soul." Antoine Reyre, CEO CAPA Pictures


Shot in Time
is the first anthology by the Belgian photographer Koen Lauwaert, who
displays his talent for developing an original and poetic language that
alternates the different registers of contemporary photography, from
portraiture to abstraction through reportage. Partly academically
trained, studying at the Brussels Filmschool and the Photo Academy Rhok,
Koen Lauwaert devised his own language in the field, working as a film
operator during his military service and for an agency specialising in
portraits of children and families as well as a cover author for rock
band albums. Shot in Time is an
autobiographical narrative in which the passion for photography goes
hand in hand with Koen's nomadic soul, the images are taken all over the
world, notably in Italy, a country for which the author has a
predilection.


Text in English and Italian.