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Where my clients write about Me:

If you are curious to know more about me and how I work, then you are welcome to read the recommendations from previous clients below in a range of languages ...

Een fotosessie met de ganse familie, zonder het strakke koude geforceer in een fotostudio. Met Di gebeurt het in een ongedwongen sfeer op een vlotte manier in een natuurlijke omgeving. Geen voorgekauwde maar spontane sympathieke foto's van hoe we zijn op een natuurlijke manier. Di vroeg alleen maar dat ze enkele uren 'ongezien' deel kon uitmaken van ons gezin. Nu we onze reeks terug bekijken, blijkt het echt een mooie reportage te zijn van die dag. We lachen nu nog met de fratsen van de kinderen en de houterige houding van onze echtgenoten. We waren niet op zoek naar 1 perfect familieportret, en kregen de gewenste reportage met verschillende foto's, waar de hele familie nu nog van geniet!"
Sonya Janssens, Client.

Compelling, engaging, vibrant, sensual...Di's ability to translate a sense of person and of place through her photography is remarkable. Her images permeate the beholder and have this way of coming to feel like old friends when you revisit them (which you will). That is quite difficult to do in this age when everyone with an iPhone fancies themselves a photographer. But one has only to view the world through Di's eye to know that she is the the real deal. My only regret is that Belgium is so far from Chicago as I would love to see her capture the people I love as only she can.
Laura Young, Owner, Personal Development Coach , No Safe Distance & Wellspring Coaching.

Di è riuscita a catturare in un paio d'ore tutto quello che rende ciascuno di noi unico e speciale. Con la sua presenza discreta e tanta naturalezza ci ha messo subito a nostro agio e la sessione fotografica è stata un'esperienza piacevole e divertente anche per i bambini. E che dire del risultato? Decisamente al di sopra di ogni aspettativa: foto bellissime, originali, divertenti, commoventi e tanto, tanto speciali.
Paola Ottonello, Client.

Stunning is the word I've been thinking when I saw what she did. The way she is capturing details, moods, the vibes of the moment. A very talented lady. And discreet too when working, good listener and good observer and very prompt to finish the job too. So what more can one want? Fort impressionée par le résultat de son travail et la façon dont elle le réalise, très recommandable. Heel professioneel, afgewerkt, haar foto's vertellen een verhaal. Indrukwekkend, keer op keer.
Dominique, Author and Historian.

Wij hebben ongelooflijk prachtige en originele foto's van ons gezinnetje. Di pakt de fotoshoot op een zeer familiale manier aan, zodat je je direct op je gemak voelt. Bovendien vond ik het een pluspunt dat zij voldoende tijd vrijmaakte om de fotoshoot te doen in ons huis en onze eigen omgeving. Als je een blijvende herinnering aan speciale momenten in je leven wil, zeker een aanrader !!
Nancy De Maeyer, Client.

Working with Di is a pleasure from start to finish. Her love of people and passion for art and communication translates to an experience where those in front of the camera are as relaxed and happy with the photography process and results as the one behind it.
Veronica McCabe Deschambault, Freelance Writer/Communications Professional.

The disk arrived 4 days ago and I still can’t get my head around the amazing amount of information, details, memories and emotion that you have captured and generated! The pictures are simply amazing, you have an exquisite gift for creating such intimate portraits that are completely natural and utterly captivating. I cannot thank you enough for the photos that have formed such a critical record of what really was one of the highlights of my life.
Garry Brown, MD and Parent, Seraphim Choir Tour, Belgium.

About Di Mackey

I'm a professional photographer, a New Zealander living in Belgium, traveling where the work takes me - Italy, Germany, throughout Belgium, Egypt and Turkey to date.

I believe my passion for photography, people and life speaks for itself in the images you will find on my website.

Previous clients have included Canwest - Canada's largest media company, the New Zealand Defence Forces and commemoration coverage for both the military and media from Flanders Fields. EuroAce - the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Enterprise Ireland - a government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector, Yara International ASA - a leading chemical company, the New Zealand Embassy in Brussels, and Soldier magazine - the Magazine of the British army published for the UK Armed Forces by the Ministry of Defence.

My work has been published in Du magazine, and in a wide variety of international newspapers and magazines, including websites.

November 2009 through into January 2010, found me working on location in Berlin as a documentary photographer for ha'atelier, an international Berlin-based platform for philosophy and art. A regular client for more than a year, we have worked together on a range of projects, the most recent was about providing a photographic documentation of their 18-room exhibition titled TASWIR - Pictorial Mappings of Modernity and Islam, in the Martin Gropius Bau Museum. My work was hung within the exhibition as an evolving aspect of the TASWIR Project.

My third photography exhibition was held in Messines, Belgium and ran for for two weeks from 12 February 2010. Titled Liminal Spaces - Flanders Fields, I presented a series of photographs that attempted to capture the past in the everyday present of the people who live on the world war one battlegrounds ... the betwixt and between aspect of the people who care for the memory of those who died in the war. You can read of, and view, my previous exhibitions here on the website.

If you have a project you would like to discuss, feel free to contact me at mackey(dot)di(at)gmail(dot)com. I look forward to hearing from you.