Pure by Frank de Mulder (2010)

Pure is the second photography collection by renowned Belgian fine-art photographer Frank De Mulder, published in 2010 by teNeues.
Following his 2007 debut Senses, Pure focuses on intimate, erotic vignettes that aim to capture the authentic personality and "pure" beauty of its subjects without heavy camera effects or complicated techniques. The shoots took place in various natural and exotic settings, including the Namibian desert, the Sierra Nevada, and the Midwestern prairies.

Frank De Mulder was born 22 August 1963 in Ghent, Belgium. Already as a young boy he was fascinated by image, light and beauty. He got his first camera from his father at the age of 12. At 17 he started to copy the pictures of David Hamilton, invested all his pocket money in photo equipment and learned by books the world of light and photography. He studied film direction at RITCS in Brussels and continued his studies in Ghent at the Royal Art Academy, where he graduated cum laude. Frank did his army service in the cinematography division where he made several “war movies” for military trainings.

He began his career as cameraman and director of photography in several short movies and commercials. At the age of 29 he decided photography was his real passion. Since then, he worked his way up to become a worldwide celebrated photographer, represented by teNeues Publishers. At his side there is always Michèle van Damme, his associate. “It takes two to tango”. Michèle is responsible for art direction and digital postproduction. Together they built in total 3 studios, the third one in Merelbeke near Ghent.

With his nude portraits, the Belgian Frank de Mulder is considered the successor to the great Helmut Newton: his pictures contain a peculiar tension and tell small stories.

290mm x 380mm x 30mm

R1,000