Where contrast becomes chemistry


It all began with a scroll. Pien Stieglitz came across the work of Belgian photographer and visual artist Marie Wynants and was immediately drawn in. Marie’s world felt far from her own: cinematic, meticulous, magnetic. Yet something about it resonated deeply.

Marie Wynants is one of Belgium’s most distinctive image-makers. Known for her surreal, cinematic aesthetic, she has worked with Vogue, Peggy Gou, Charlotte de Witte, and brands including Chanel, Cartier, and Gucci. Her work lives between fashion, art and emotion, exploring intimacy, movement and control in her own unmistakable way.

At first glance, her universe and Stieglitz’s couldn’t be more different. Stieglitz is colour and energy; Marie works in shadow and silence. But when the two met, the connection was instant. Two women with a shared instinct and a fearless creative drive.