Cristian Crisbasan, featured photographer on Duclerck erotic photography magazine

Cristian Crisbasan is an art photographer from Romania Bucharest where he studied fine arts at the arts gymnasium & Fine Arts College from Bucharest. Apart from that study he studied at the BBC television school also in Bucharest.

He started with photography as a hobby in 1985 and at that time he never had the serious intention of becoming a professional photographer. After a short career in journalism he worked as a stylist for Playboy Romania (1999 / 2001). In 2000 / 2001 he worked as a stylist, head of style and editorial director for Madame Figaro Romania.

After seeing these experiences he had the revelation that the true image of the beauty of a woman - the natural, vivid, honest, unspoiled beauty – it is not at all lying in the fashion photography or PLAYBOY like nude
images.

“Commercial photography is never about the woman that is in front of you, but about a preconceived image build-up by art- directors, publishers, chief-editors, stylists and clients’ expectations, visions and needs. In other words, it is a cliché about woman meant to force readership to buy more and more magazines and products... So, I decided to go free to present the woman as I see and feel her.”

He started doing serious photography in 2001 and he quickly started using digital cameras. The use of digital cameras meant more freedom for Cristian to express his vision. Creating art is fro him only possible as long as the artist had a vision, a mission, concepts and strong messages.

When we asked him to choose between erotic, fashion & glamour photography he answered the following:

“I always wondered why my photography is considered erotic? Well, I can understand that a naked female body can raise certain feelings and thoughts, but this is not what I am looking for. This is a very subjective matter anyway. What is erotic to some, is non- erotic to many others and vice-versa.

Apart from art photography he is the proud publisher of two short story books: “Minor Delicts or Our Daily Kitsch” (2004) and “Toxic People” (2005). He also has a passion for graphic design and is the art director of a magazine about 4 by 4 off road vehicles. He is also the author of the compact photography book "Digital Sessions" (DAAB - Koln, 2005).

Visit the blog of Cristian Crisbasan