About

Marc Poelmans is a photographer living in Belgium (Europe). Operating from his hometown Antwerp he has gradualy increased his involvement with photography. In 2007 he turned semi-professional and is building a shared studio space. During his spare time he enjoys travelling the globe, usually visiting friends made during previous journeys.  At the moment he mainly is interested in portret and glamour photography, although his portfolio contains other genres as well.

There probably has always been an interest in photography. This goes from that little camera I had as a kid which I took on all school trips to a keen interest in how pictures in magazines were made to look so stunning. Of course technology evolves quicker than the blink of an eye nowadays. I took the step to digital photography a couple of years ago, when planning a trip to Scotland. During the trip before that one I still took film with me, and I spent a lot of money and time in a photo shop in Sydney, getting my pics on paper and CD. To avoid that, I decided to go digital, and never looked back... until I took things a step further and enrolled in a photography course 'old style'. This meant that the first year of the the three year program allowed only classic film as a medium. This also meant developing and printing of our assignments.

Now that I have concluded the second year (where we worked a lot with technical cameras) I took another big leap: turning semi-professional. While I will still keep my day-job I'm willing to put my education to the test. I guess the biggest motivation came from finding a proper photo studio to work in. In 2007 two fellow photographers and me found a large warehouse that we have converted into a photo studio. It took a lot of work, but in the end I think we can be proud of what we achieved. You can find out more about the studio space at www.eLiMaGe.be. If you are a photographer or a model in need of a studio, give us a call!

I'm hoping to use this site as a showcase for my work. Enjoy!

Marc