Aux Ombres by Simon Vansteenwinckel is a haunting and poetic photobook shaped entirely by darkness. Working primarily at night or in the dimmest hours, Vansteenwinckel captures fragments of Belgian towns, solitary figures, silhouettes, animals, and strange, flickering moments that emerge only when the world goes quiet. His black-and-white photographs feel cinematic and mysterious—images suspended between dream and documentary.
Vansteenwinckel’s work explores what happens in the spaces where light fades and imagination begins. Aux Ombrescreates a nocturnal atmosphere built from contrast, shadow, and texture. Every photograph feels like a clue from an unfinished story, inviting the viewer to step into the quiet, uncanny magic of the night.
