Alice van Kempen - Behind the Lens - Self-taught and award winning Dutch photographer Alice van Kempen (1967) was introduced to photography at a very young age. Ever since she can remember she has had a camera in her hand. Best known as a canine photographer, Alice has worked in the business for over 30 years. She was privileged to have photographed some of dogdom’s finest. Her work has been published in canine magazines and books all over the world. As she is constantly filled with new ideas she came up with the idea to let her Bull Terrier Claire pose as a model in abandoned buildings. This idea resulted in a series called “Furbex”, Urbex photography with a furry twist. Urbex is about exploring abandoned farms, houses & palaces, discovering overgrown industrial complexes, forgotten hospitals & disused churches. Needless to say that light conditions are far from ideal, nonetheless Alice only makes use of existing light. That’s were Claire’s modelling skills came in, she learned to sit absolutely still as shutter speeds of 2 or even 10 seconds were sometimes used to create these photographs. After Claire's recent passing, the Furbex part is on hold for a while. At the moment she is working on a new series and two new books.