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Domen & Van de Velde is the name of the Belgian photographers-duo Giel Domen and Kenneth Van de Velde. Known for their artistic direction and conceptual photographs, their work is featured in magazines internationally like Vogue and they've gained recognition from some of the biggest names in the industry.

Working together since 2010 the duo has also done major exhibitions and independent artwork.

Life
The duo is based in Paris but travel all around the world to work for different brands and magazines.

Career
Domen formerly worked as a model and walked shows for several international brands, after gaining interest in the fashion industry as a young boy, he started photographing friends in conceptual stories and soon became quite known for this.

He met Van de Velde on a international fashion event, due to their personal interest in eachother they became a team since 2010.

Domen is known for the art direction within Domen & Van de Velde, Van de Velde mostly focusses on the technical details.

''“Our style is very beauty and high-end like the classic iconic image but we always want to give it an edge. The hair doesn’t need to be perfect all the time, make-up can be very edgy and raw. The light we use and the way we capture models is iconic, that is the way we want to portray.”'' Says Domen in an interview.

Collaborations
In 2020 the duo created the campaign to support Beauty for a Better World, the non-profit organisation that developed Designers Against aids.

"There is a huge need to dream again; the world needs inspiration more than ever. We need to collect all this beauty as a massive shoutout to let people create and dream again. With this story, I want to show that there is nothing more beautiful than a body in its pure art form. Whatever gender, whatever orientation you are, it’s all the same: love." Domen said when releasing this campaign.