I love the grainy, raw quality of Sarah Hermans' photographic works. This natural aesthetic gives each image a rather retro look that makes everything look so wonderfully and sweetly timeless.
Known for her untouched photographs, Sarah Hermans is proud of her organic shots. So proud, in fact, that it has compelled her to write a blurb on her site urging those who write about her work not to tamper with her candid images.
Based in Belgium and only 21-years -old, Sarah Hermans' work has already been featured in a number of publications including Magnificent Magazine, Waterfall Magazine, All Things Ordinary, I love fake magazine and Brick magazine. Considering that Sarah Hermans has only been photographing for a couple of years, that's highly impressive.
Sweetly Imperfect Shoots
Sarah Hermans Photographs Raw Shots of Girls Next Door
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