Red Cathedral

Having a holiday during the 2nd lockdown of 2020 was a great opportunity to play a bit around with tape on skin (combining BDSM with Body Art, as we brainstormed about for the PVIN/PAIN magazine). After the pandemic there will be hopefully some more taped images and plenty of tattoo pictures. Inked ladies who are interested in creating images (can be boudoir, costume, fine art nude, kinky & Dark Fantasy) with their pretty tattoos are welcome to contact us for collabs in 2021. Originally posted on Flickr and the Instagram version . A selection of Tape and Ink - images on The Dark Cathedral  

 Enjoy my favorite holiday of the year. The full set is on Flickr Link to the Instagram version

How about some easy reading while you wait for the second lockdown of 2020? Would these subjects & cover stir up your interest.. And still be artful/tasty enough to leave it casually lying on the side table when suspected kinksters are visiting? Yes, we are brainstorming about a new magazine that combines bodyart, kinks, art & BDSM (online + print). The question is of course whether there are interested viewers/readers,  models (mf+), photographers, tattoo + other artists, bodypiercers, copywriters and sponsors/advertisers in Belgium to realize a magazine like that. But hey, we've already got the 1st cover. Looks promising , doesn't it? More PVIN on The Dark Cathedral

You can't imagine how many chapels are hidden in Haspengouw / Hesbaye. And some are truly special.. This one is called "The floating chapel" and I easily can imagine it combined with a model in a regal fantasy costume featuring a very long gown floating in the wind. As always: more on Flickr

During training with the Sony A7SIII a common question I get is: since you can't use Super 35 mode in 4k video,  can you still use APS-C lenses to film with? It's logical that you can't use Super 35 mode (= APS-C sized video mode) in 4k since the A7SIII films 4.2k in full sensor readout. Hence you can only use the Super 35 mode in FHD (1080p). In Sony full frame mirrorless cameras you can always switch between using the camera full frame or in APS-C. For photo you always sacrifice megapixels. The A9/A9II/A7II/A7III's 24MP becomes 10MP in APS-C, A7RIII's 42MP becomes a usuable 18MP in APS-C, A7RIV's 61MP becomes a very decent 26MP in APS-C. The advantage for photo is that you can turn a 600mm lens into a 900mm lens without teleconvertor. All info about this feature in this article + video The A7S-series have a 12MP sensor ( to be used as a lowlight behemoth with those giant-sized photocytes in the sensor - factcheck: https://www.digicamdb.com/specs/sony_a7s-iii/

You can do crazy videothings with the new videocentric A7SIII camera without it overheating and I hope to be able to test several of those (Yes, including making a vertical TikTok or IG video in 4k 120fps or FHD 240fps.. speaking about overkill for those platforms 😇)  But my main focus is photography and while some say 12MP " just isn't enough to be considered as a pro photocamera ",  I still remember days when we were whowed by 8MP pro photocameras. Times have changed.. but if you want you can still make a picture that doesn't need cropping. Depends on the chosen subject and the in-camera framing. Just don't expect to be making large prints (I mean: larger than A3 chemical prints) and then the 12MP covers it perfectly. I'm off now, trying to get the most out of the crazy fast autofocus (even at EV -6), the nearly limitless RAW-buffer (+1000pix buffer with the CFExpress A), the 15+ stops of dynamic range and best of all: the ISO 40 to ISO 409600 (yes, you r

 .. and we crossed it.. If you enjoy hiking then you should visit this region. Some (hopefully) inspiring images from the Eifel region in Germany are on Flickr . (Where else would they tolerate my picture spamming?)

Streetart underneath the ringway viaduct of Merksem to honour Julie Van Espen who was raped and murdered on this spot by a convicted serial-rapist who was released awaiting a re-trail for another rape-case. More info for those not familiar with the case: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/dossiers/2019/05/moord-op-julie-van-... JPG's from the Sony ZV-1. All images of the artworks are on Flickr

The Coronawalks & post-Corona hikes in my new neighborhood have shown me many pretty sights and one SO ugly it became beautiful again. I so want to use this as a backdrop for a post-apocalyptic portrait.. but what are the chances of getting these strong clouds back? More pictures from Haspengouw are on Flickr as are more pictures from Urban & Rural Decay .

This work of art is one the many touristic highlights of my region and at dusk it truly become magical. Artwork: Reading between the lines Artists: Pieterjan Gijs & Arnaut Van Vaerenberg Borgloon - Haspengouw - Limburg More images are on Flickr

You wear seatbelts, motorhelmets, condoms, hardhats and sunscreen? You stop for red lights? You use smartphones, GPS, child car seats and debit/credit cards? So just put on that mouth cap and stop infecting others instead of organizing protests against it. Your Freedom has been long lost, no mouthcap or curfew is going to change that anymore. Look at Asian people who would wear mouth caps when feeling ill. They wear them to prevent the spread of any pathogens they might be carrying (with the protection of the respiratory tract from pollution and infection as a bonus) . Why is such little gesture of altruism to much for so many people? Don't be one of those egotistical rotten apples who screw everything up for everyone. Lead by example and live wisely. Besides: not so long ago we would get fined for wearing a mask in public so let's rejoice and all wear masks!   Published on Flickr and on Instagram

 How about trying to set up some images that give a feeling of a warzone? That was a nice challenge, now you decide if it worked. Reenactor: BelgianBeerBugBarney Costume: D Company, 2nd Airborne Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The guys who took Pegasus bridge during D-day. Assisted by the ladies E & B  The complete series is on Flickr      

Have you ever seen the July terraces & streets of Antwerp this empty?  The 2nd wave of Covid-19 has hit the city hard and a lockdown light + the 1st curfew (in the entire province of Antwerp, not just the city) since World War II are active. I'm very glad I moved to beautiful Haspengouw where I can enjoy Nature & peace.. If only people were able to use their common sense in fighting this pandemic then maybe there would not have been a 2nd outbreak and maybe all the strict regulations would not have been necessary. That's many maybe's.. reality is: there IS a second outbreak, our behaviour ("going back to normal pretending nothing is wrong") has caused it. The way we behave in the face of this virus is exact the same way as we behave in the face of other problems caused by human ignorance and selfish behaviour: pollution, climate change, animal extinction, drought, deforestation, smog, .. We -as a species- cause a problem and once regulations are being put