Katia Maeyaert

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Katia Maeyaert is an Ostend-based photographer who uses her smartphone to capture the elusive nature of her city by the sea. Her pictures are tranquil and melancholic, revealing a profound connection to desolate winter beaches, rainy streets and the ever-changing evening light. Inspired by the inimitable atmosphere and spirit of Léon Spilliaert, she searches for the essence of what makes Ostend so unique. Her photographs are pure, intuitive and manipulated only through her phone’s built-in editing tools. Every day, she shares a new image on her Instagram account @katlovesostend, reaching a growing community of followers. Her work is both personal and universal, and shows how simplicity and dedication can create a powerful visual journal of a city filled with shadow, light and layered silence.