About

Eric Lowie was born in the heart of Europe, the Brussels’ Marolles, where he received his first camera at the age of 9, a Nikkormat.
During his youth, he explored his father’s private photography lab, where he familiarized himself with the various methods of photographic development and traditional photography.
At the age of 17, he already took pictures of celebrities like Gregory Peck, the young Charlotte Gainsbourg, Prince, David Bowie, … They were all captured on camera whilst visiting Brussels.
Being passionate about photography and attracted to cinema, Eric made his first short film: ‘Elles etaient deux’, that won first prize in the Super 8 category at the Brussels film festival.
Two years later, he made his second film: ‘Route pour New York’ in 16mm. It competed in various festivals, including the ‘Festival International du film Fantastique’ in Brussels, the ‘Fanta Festival Primavisione’ in Rome and ‘The Festival‘at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Moving images drew Eric to the panoramic format of photography. The extra large view does not break off at the moment taken, but it combines lines, space-time, and subjects outside the limits of the photo.
He discovered the Hasseblad XPAN and began to work with the XXL format.
The leitmotiv in his work is his focus on black & white. His images do not feel the need for actual colours, since ‘colour’ emerges through combining black, white and gray and playing with contrasts.

Eric Lowie has always photographed without using a flash. His photographs are nourished by the light of the moment, be it natural or artificial; it passes through the virtual eye of the camera and becomes reality.
The exploration of beauty, the study of forms and lines, his curiosity and his keen eye for charming subjects lead him to important expositions and, even though inspired by Helmut Newton, Dennis Stock, Robert Doisneau and Jim Jarmusch, eventually, towards his own style.

The OART gallery in Antwerp held Eric’s first panoramic exposition, called: ‘Bruxelles XXL’, a declaration of love to his hometown.
His pictures were also shown at the highly prestigious Bibliothèque Solvay in Brussels, where visitors discovered both the black dog that came out of the image to enter into the imagination of the viewer, as well as the beautiful images of Marrakech by night.

The exploration of forms, black & white, direct framing, the absence of a flash, development on traditional photo baryta paper and the extra large format, have become the essential elements of his art and his talent.