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A journey in pictures

On-set photography from Victor Maes's work as a cinematographer. Fiction, documentary, and XR productions shot across Belgium, Turkey, and beyond, seen from behind the camera, film by film.

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A Long Goodbye

Victor Maes & Kate Voet · 2025

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A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (1)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (2)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (3)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (4)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (5)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (6)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (7)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (8)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (9)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (10)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (11)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (12)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (13)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (14)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (15)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (16)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (17)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (18)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (19)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (20)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (21)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (22)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (23)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (24)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (25)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (26)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (27)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (28)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (29)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (30)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (31)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (32)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (33)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (34)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (35)
A Long Goodbye — behind the scenes (36)

Ever Since, I Have Been Flying

Aylin Gökmen · 2022 & 2023

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Tomris, Turkey, 2022
Tomris, Turkey, 2022 — behind the scenes
Lunch, Turkey
Lunch, Turkey — behind the scenes
Aylin, Turkey
Aylin, Turkey — behind the scenes
Cotton, Turkey
Cotton, Turkey — behind the scenes
Cotton fields, Turkey
Cotton fields, Turkey — behind the scenes
Movexoom super 8 on an O'connor
Movexoom super 8 on an O'connor — behind the scenes
At Locarno
At Locarno — behind the scenes
Me & Aylin, Locarno, 2023
Me & Aylin, Locarno, 2023 — behind the scenes
In the Locarno Daily
In the Locarno Daily — behind the scenes

Moonlight Woman

Griet Elsen · 2023

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Breakfast without a knife.
Breakfast without a knife. — behind the scenes
Griet & Frank
Griet & Frank — behind the scenes
Late night swim.
Late night swim. — behind the scenes
Jan-Willem, focus puller & Quinten, 2nd
Jan-Willem, focus puller & Quinten, 2nd — behind the scenes
Moonlight Woman crew member seated with a camera beside a tree while an actor waits in the forest
Porcelain figurine of three women embracing between candles on the Moonlight Woman set
Woman sitting thoughtfully on a bed inside the Moonlight Woman cabin set
Shadows of a face and reaching hands projected onto a translucent curtain for Moonlight Woman
Dieter, gaffer.
Dieter, gaffer. — behind the scenes

Burning Clouds

Yentl De Baets · 2022

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Masked Burning Clouds crew members waiting with a camera monitor inside a furnished room
Karam, Yentl, Lucas, Nicole
Karam, Yentl, Lucas, Nicole — behind the scenes
Karam
Karam — behind the scenes
Jan-Willem & Rhomi
Jan-Willem & Rhomi — behind the scenes
Masked film crew gathered around a camera dolly during a Burning Clouds night shoot
Melody
Melody — behind the scenes
Marlies, make-up
Marlies, make-up — behind the scenes
Rhomi, 2nd AC
Rhomi, 2nd AC — behind the scenes
Silhouetted camera operator filming a smoky night street scene for Burning Clouds
Fenna, spark
Fenna, spark — behind the scenes
Nicole, 1st AD
Nicole, 1st AD — behind the scenes
Daphne, art director
Daphne, art director — behind the scenes
Wouter, gaffer
Wouter, gaffer — behind the scenes

Bearer of Bad News

Willkamayu Oomen · 2026

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Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (1)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (2)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (3)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (4)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (5)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (6)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (7)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (8)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (9)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (10)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (11)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (12)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (13)
Bearer of Bad News, behind the scenes (14)