Anesthetist by profession, the Belgian Patrick Van del Elst has been an excellent photographer for a few years.

With no technical training, Patrick tries to combine photography with painting, which he knows better. This is probably the reason why the time of preparation, research, and exploration for a shot is very long, coming to take a month for a picture.

Attracted by themes such as sex, money, and religion, the Belgian photographer builds simple images, but at the same time unusual and on the edge of the controversial. With the help of plastic dolls, children, masks he tries to describe his vision of consumer society. Each shot puts the accent on a topic or a specific fact.

See more Patrick’s works on his Instagram profile.