Bastiaan Woudt

Bastiaan Woudt (1987) is a Dutch photographer who has seen a meteoric rise within the world of contemporary photography. After starting his own photography practice only ten years ago, with no experience or formal training, Bastiaan Woudt has developed into a photographer with his own distinctive style - abstract yet sharp, with a strong focus on detail.

As a student of the history of photography through devouring photobooks and visiting museums and fairs, Bastiaan Woudt has a strong preference for classic subjects, such as portraits and nudes, and we see references to illustrious periods from photography throughout his work, such as Surrealism and the documentary photography of the 1960s and 70s.

And yet, through a sophisticated use of both camera and post-production techniques, which he has taught himself by heavily experimenting with both, Bastiaan Woudt gives his own graphic and contemporary twist to the classical.