Meet Maaike and her woven portraits
Maaike Verdurmen is a (photo) stylist and makes beautiful images for fashion series for a variety of magazines and clients. She’s also a teacher of photo-styling and trend forecast at a fashion academy in Amsterdam. Maaike is a true admirer of the work of American photographer Steve McCurry and German photographer Mario Gerth. Both photographers make beautiful, intimate and impressive portraits. Maaike has had converted 2 colorful portraits by McCurry and 2 black & white portraits by Gerth into a fine woven fabric, stretched on a wooden frame.
Portrait of a Tibetan girl | Steve McCurry
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Portrait of a Tibetan man | Steve McCurry