Kizu

Michiel Spijkers fashion photography from the Kizu series, featuring a model in a black wide-brim hat against a dark red backdrop.

Kizu pushes Michiel Spijkers' fashion photography toward colour, continuing an exploration built with his regular collaborators.

The series leans into darker, more tactile textures, using colour more deliberately than in earlier work, and has since run across multiple online publications and several print magazines.

Model in a black tailored look poses dynamically against a dark teal background.
Close portrait of a model wearing a black wide-brim conical hat against a dark red background.
Portrait of a model in dark blue velvet, set against a cool teal backdrop.
Model in dark clothing gestures with a raised hand against a deep teal background.
Portrait of a model in a black off-shoulder top, lit warmly against a brown backdrop.
Model in flowing black fabric leaps mid-motion in a warmly lit studio.
Portrait of a model in a dark leather-look jacket against a warm red backdrop.
Model in a pale pink top and dark red skirt strikes a dynamic pose against a dark teal backdrop.
Model in a black tailored look poses dynamically against a dark teal background.
Portrait of a model in a black off-shoulder top, lit warmly against a brown backdrop.
Close portrait of a model wearing a black wide-brim conical hat against a dark red background.
Model in flowing black fabric leaps mid-motion in a warmly lit studio.
Portrait of a model in dark blue velvet, set against a cool teal backdrop.
Portrait of a model in a dark leather-look jacket against a warm red backdrop.
Model in dark clothing gestures with a raised hand against a deep teal background.
Model in a pale pink top and dark red skirt strikes a dynamic pose against a dark teal backdrop.

About the project

Kizu continues directly from I Used to Work Here, made with the same regular team, this time pushing further into colour within Michiel’s fashion photography while exploring a darker, more tactile mood.

The series has been published mainly online, with several placements in offline magazines, and Michiel considers it a clear step forward in the kind of work he wants to make now.

Michiels role

  • Photography

Output

☐ Fashion photography series (8 images), published online and in a number of print magazines.

Credits

Photography: Michiel Spijkers
Gaffer: Steyn van Rongen
MUAH: Daisy Den Herder
Styling: Jessey Rodrigus

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