In the present work, Bastiaan Woudt has photographed model Thula Nuka in profile, her gaze commanding as she confidently occupies the frame. ‘This shot of Thula was one of the last shots of the day, just before we wanted to wrap up the shoot and go home,’ he recalls. ‘It’s one of those moments where everything just falls in to place.’ A self-taught photographer, Woudt has developed his distinctive monochromatic style through experimentations in both in-camera and post-production techniques. Drawing inspiration from classic black-and-white photographs by 20th century masters Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, he aims to capture the essence of analogue photography, which he sees as ‘dynamics, movement, imperfection, feeling’, through digital means. The Dutch artist has published three photobooks to date and has exhibited his work in various cities worldwide, including Amsterdam, Paris, New York and Shanghai since 2014.