Dirk Kikstra

A Polaroid self-portrait from “SCRAPS,” a personal visual journal by photographer Dirk Kikstra. Captured in an unguarded moment, the image reflects the raw, in-between spaces of a working photographer’s life—where ideas, identity, and observation blur. Part of an ongoing collection of notebooks filled with portraits, fragments, and visual notes.

Portrait of New Zealand singer Benee, captured on 4x5 large format film for Tommy Hilfiger. Part of “SCRAPS,” a personal visual journal by photographer Dirk Kikstra—where commercial work, test shoots, and fragments of ideas live side by side. Shot as both document and exploration, balancing fashion image-making with a more personal, observational approach.

Polaroid from a fashion shoot in South Africa for Elle magazine. A fleeting moment between takes—model moving beneath a descending airplane—captured as part of “SCRAPS,” photographer Dirk Kikstra’s ongoing visual journal. Blurring fashion, travel, and instinct, the image lives somewhere between assignment and accident.

Polaroid portrait of iconic 1970s supermodel Veruschka von Lehndorff. Captured during a sitting and preserved as part of “SCRAPS,” photographer Dirk Kikstra’s ongoing visual journal. A quiet, direct moment with one of fashion’s most enduring figures—where history, presence, and instinct meet in a single frame.

Black and white 4x5 film portraits of teenagers in Brooklyn, New York. Part of “SCRAPS,” photographer Dirk Kikstra’s ongoing visual journal—where chance encounters and quiet observations sit alongside commissioned work. A direct, unstyled moment capturing presence, identity, and place.

Black and white 4x5 film photograph of a street corner in SoHo, New York City. Part of “SCRAPS,” photographer Dirk Kikstra’s ongoing visual journal—where locations, fragments, and observations form the backdrop to a life in photography. A quiet moment of place, context, and transition.

Images from a fashion story for Glamcult, combining a studio portrait with an empty tiled pool interior. Part of “SCRAPS,” photographer Dirk Kikstra’s ongoing visual journal—where editorial work and visual fragments coexist. A study in color, space, and contrast between performance and stillness.