Freya Maes

A native of Ghent, Freya Maes became interested in photography after graduating from secondary school. She obtained a master's degree in photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.

Freya Maes began by taking portraits of people in the city, most of her subjects being women.

She was influenced by the work of photographers Walker Evans and William Eggleston and British photographer Martin Parr.

(Source: restorationnewsmedia.com)