About
Born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, André Marchandise started photography at the age of 17, when he bought his first camera ( a Miranda Sensorex II SLR ).
Combining photography with another hobby, namely rock-climbing, André mostly photographed alpine scenes and rock-climbing.
He was also lucky to be an accredited photographer for the Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper concerts in Antwerp at the time.
Sports photography is also in André’s span of interest. André is one of the official photographers of the racing Circuit of Zolder and the Belcar series.
As such, André came in contact with the rock band Praga Khan (Lords of Acid), when they played at the 24hrs of Zolder.
Since then, André has become the official photographer of the band, working with Praga Khan for their theatre show Code Red, the Soundscraper 2006 tour and their latest theatre show Frame by frame.
One of the spin-off’s of the cooperation with Praga Khan, was André’s photography for the Erotikon theatre show, featuring Inja Van Gastel.
A few years ago, André also became interested in model photography, with an emphasis on alternative modelling. André is mostly interested in alternative style model photography, like Gothic, punk, retro, pin-up, and last but not least fetish like nylons-, lingerie-, leather-, high-heels-, masks- and submissive photography.
The ability to stir mixed emotions in his images, is his ultimate goal.
Besides working with some well-known Belgian models like Inja Van Gastel ( Ché, P-Magazine ), André also had the opportunity to work with some established fetish models like Kumi Monster (US), Dante Posh (US), Bambi (DE), Mina (FR) and Goddess Hiliana (GR).
His publications include Marquis magazine, Steel Moon magazine, VRT De Rode loper (National television), Nylonzine magazine and Flair magazine.
André also got awarded for Best photography at the 15th International Erotic Art Contest in Brussels, Belgium.
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