Ans Brys, born in 1980, is a Belgian documentary photographer, based in Antwerp. Her focus mainly lies on interpersonal connections and in her work she seeks for the twilight zone, both visually and substantively. She works as an independent freelancer for NRC Handelsblad and her work has been featured a.o. in The New York Times, The Guardian, De Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland, Børsen, De Morgen, De Tijd and De Standaard. Founder of The Female Gaze and member of Women Photograph and The Journal Collective. Since 2009 she teaches photography (non-fiction) in Professional Bachelor Audiovisual Techniques at Sint Lucas Antwerp.
