As a renowned portrait photographer, Vincent Lagrange has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including being featured on the cover of National Geographic Magazine in 2022 and publishing an international book of human dog portraits. With a lifelong passion for the art form, Vincent’s love for photography was cherished from a young age while growing up in his father’s studio in Antwerp.
Inspired by the resilience and nobility of his beloved pet cat, Dwiezel, Vincent has dedicated his career to capturing the unique spirit of animals through the classic techniques of human portraiture. His work is characterized by a focus on trust, kindness, and openness in his relationships with his subjects, resulting in photographs that showcase the inner energy and dignity of his subjects. Vincent Lagrange wants to make people small in the world of his animals.
When Vincent was a child, his father presented him with what became a lasting gift and motivation for his work: a pet cat named Dwiezel. Following an illness, Dwiezel lost an eye. Witnessing the animal’s pain, suffering, and amazing resilience, Vincent began to document his cat’s life, learning the patience and skills needed to express an animal’s nobility. He started to apply the classic techniques of human portraiture to animals, photographing them with respect, which in turn gives them a voice and represents the purity of their innate emotions.
His work aims to capture an animal’s inner energy by building a relationship that’s based on trust, kindness, and openness. Vincent has documented everything from dogs and cats to fish, turtles, birds, cheetahs, and many others. Whether it’s a beloved house pet, a rescue animal or a protected species in the wild, his work shows that every animal is worthy of respect.
Vincent Lagrange, self portrait
Vincent’s on-going series of portraits, known collectively as The Human Animal Project, is built around a single mission: to give animals a voice through the power of the photographed image which will allow them to tell their own story.
The artistic vocabulary of Vincent’s work seeks to uncover their individual character and unique
personality. The project is built to raise awareness about animal causes, and in so doing, can
stimulate various side-projects and initiatives for charitable contributions for pet shelters and other worthy causes.
