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Pieter Clicteur, born in Ostend in 1978, transitioned from a decade-long career in IT to pursue his passion for photography after a transformative 14-month journey through Asia and Oceania. Now a professional photographer with extensive training, Pieter excels in diverse genres, including social reportage, portraits, and commercial photography, capturing compelling stories with his lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pieter Clicteur Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hello, I\u2019m Pieter Clicteur, a professional photographer born in Ostend on November 7, 1978. My journey into photography was anything but conventional. After spending a decade in the IT sector, I embarked on a 14-month journey through Asia and Oceania that changed my life. Armed with a semi-professional reflex camera. I discovered a profound passion for capturing the beauty and stories around me, which ultimately inspired me to shift careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I returned to Belgium, I committed to a three-year intensive training in photography, immersing myself in its many dimensions. Over the years, I\u2019ve developed a versatile approach, covering everything from social reportage. And event photography to portraits, studio work, and commercial projects. Photography has become not just my profession but a meaningful way to connect with people and tell their unique stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I studied photography at Syntra West in Bruges, Belgium but kept on learning through workshops, masterclasses, courses and other trainings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first shots were made during my world trip. At that time, I was taking my first steps into photography and started to discover how great it was to make photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep on exploring new limits, keep on working as I do now and expand my career into art photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always like it when people say I capture the soul of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the moment I’m working on my series “Animalia Humanitas”. In this portrait series, developed over the past two years, I explore the concept of anthropomorphism. By photographing animals as if they were human subjects. Each animal is treated as an individual, with its unique personality. And character brought to life through a carefully crafted studio setup and extensive post-processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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