Olivier Du Tre 1


About

Olivier Du Tré (˚1977, Ghent, Belgium) is a fine art photographer based out of Cochrane, Alberta.

“Zo vader, zo zoon” the dutch equivalent for “Like father, like son” holds true for photographer Olivier Du Tré, who credits his father as his inspiration.

“He’s a fantastic painter and a gifted photographer. As a child, I marveled at his uncanny ability to ‘dial-in’ his Leica M3 and produce the most beautiful shots without the aid of a light meter. I don’t ever recall thinking ‘I want to become a photographer’ at that time, but because of him, I definitely knew I wanted to be an artist.”

After graduating as a graphic designer in 1998, Du Tré found his passion after enrolling in a three-year photography program at KISP in Ghent. During this time, Olivier immersed himself in film cameras, darkroom printing techniques and black and white photography, all of which continue to play a huge role in his work today.

After seven years of traveling back and forth, Olivier and his wife Sarah decided to make Canada their permanent home in 2009. They settled just west of Calgary in the small town of Cochrane.

“The move was a product of passion. My wife is an avid horseback rider and I wanted to be closer to the subject matter that I found so intriguing, the open spaces and the compliment/contradiction of man and nature, there’s a unique symmetry to it all.”

Olivier’s work has been published in multiple online magazines (ƒ11 Magazine no. 19, Stark Magazine no. 7, Landscape Photography Magazine no. 18, ...) on numerous photography blogs and in print in Lenswork Magazine no. 103.

Recently one of Olivier’s photographs received a bronze award in the annual international photography competition Prix de la Photography, Paris (PX3). And this year, Olivier’s work got noticed by the Ian Tan Gallery in Vancouver who now represents his work for Western Canada.


Works

Abraham Lake in Winter, Alberta

Breakwater, Belgium

The Broccoli Tree, Montana

Clinging On, Alberta

Crooked, Alberta

Elbow Falls, Alberta

Fence and Pole, Alberta

Field, Ronquieres, Belgium

Hay Stack, Alberta

Hayfield, Alberta

Ice Covered Trees, Alberta

Kista Peak in Winter, Alberta

Moon Nº1

Moon Over Storm, Alberta

Moonrise, Alberta

Perfect Group, Alberta

Repetition, Alberta

Snow Barrier, Alberta

Square Butte, Montana

St Malo les Bains, France

Tree Line and Tracks, Belgium

Tree Line Nº2

Tree, Snow and Grass, Alberta

Triplets, Alberta

Two Trees and One Bird, Belgium

Up Close, Alberta

White Bench, Belgium

Alignment, Alberta