This virtual photo gallery was born during the Summer of 2006, and is updated regularly. Without the support, patience and help of many people, this gallery would never have existed. I express my gratitude to all of you, not in the least to the lovely models posing in my out-of-time-and-place short stories.  Your precious contribution, continuing support and sincere comments will remain invaluable and essential parts of this creation.

Please be aware that most Internet browsers are only able to show you a fraction of all the colours that are present in the original colour space of a digital photo. Furthermore, uncalibrated computer screens will not display the right tones and contrasts.  To view the photographs on-line in the best possible conditions, turn off most or all ambient light, put your browser in full screen mode, and adjust the brightness and contrast of your computer screen so you can see all 33 shades of grey from black to white on this scale:

Current exhibition:

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2009, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid (Spain), June 21-28, 2010; Malaga (Spain), July 2010.

Nominations and honourable mentions:

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2009 - "fine art" category

The Photoworkshop.com Digital Imaging Competition 2009 - "straight photography" category

(judged by Tony Bannon, Director of the George Eastman House)

The 4th Annual Black And White Spider Awards (2008) - "nudes" category

Works of mine are present in private collections (in Belgium, Germany, Sweden, and New Zealand) and have been on display at:

the Westerbegraafplaats cemetery in Ghent, Belgium (2010, 2009);

the 31st International Photo Festival 2009 in Knokke-Heist, Belgium;

the Kunstsalon Sant 2008 in Bruges, Belgium;

the 30th International Photo Festival 2008 in Knokke-Heist, Belgium;

the Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (2007);

the Nudes Gallery, Ghent, Belgium (2007);

some of the annual exhibitions of the Brugs Foto-Atelier, Bruges, Belgium.

E-mail us for information about prices of prints, assignments, portrait & figure shoots, etc.: udjat@udjat.net.

The whole site was updated on Monday, July 5, 2010.

All concepts, photographs, texts, and designs are fully copyrighted (© - all rights reserved) by Patrick De Smet. Any infringement of these rights will be prosecuted by SOFAM. The soundscape entitled "Void Two" was created by Ananta, and was made available under a Creative Commons license.