Job van Heemskerck van Beest, in addition to his work in the banking world, often travels alone around the world with his camera. His camera is his friend and helps him open new doors. He searches with his lens for the atmosphere and the beauty, in people and in the environment, no matter how dilapidated. Job enjoys making people happy with his portraits, collages and atmospheric images. "Art, something extraordinary on the wall, something that means something to someone else, makes you happy."

The pictures

The photos exhibited here are atmospheric shots from the cities of Marseille, Havana and Cape Town. Cape Town? You shouldn't go there, especially not to the suburbs or the townships," I heard many people say. But I was able to make beautiful portraits – during the day, though – and share them with the people from the Townships themselves. The triptych and the five-panel on Custom Decks were shot in 2022 in Naples. Both exude the same atmosphere as Job's collages of portraits that he incorporates in a special and often contrasting background.