Aart Verrips is a South African based photographer & filmmaker raised in Durban. His work follows unique narratives and authentic emotions in. He is drawn to non-traditional faces with the aim of showcasing a new standard of beauty and giving life to the uniqueness of disparate cultures.

 

Verrips continues to gain recognition for a distinctive style that merges the daring, provocative and risqué, while maintaining a commercial aesthetic, expansive creativity and attention to detail that hint at his earlier studies as a pastry chef in France. 

 

Since changing careers, he has worked with editorial outlets including but not limited to Time, Hunger, InStyle, WWD, I-D, Gay Times, Dazed, Bricks, Elle, Marie Claire. He has also worked with Thebe Magugu, Rich Mnisi, Lukhanyo Mdingi,  Garnier, H&M, Apple, Adidas, Levi's, Reebok, Nike, creating still and film campaigns.

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Exhibitions

 

2018 - Human Stories – Now Gallery, London, UK 

2021 - 1854 International Photography Award Group show - Seen Fifteen Gallery, London, Uk

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Portrait by Kristen-Lee Moolman

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