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XY

Professional Bachelor Photography · 2025-2026

XY

About

Sam Coppens is a Belgian photographer driven by a deep fascination with masculinity. He moves between fashion, portrait and experimental work, often with a critical eye on contemporary ideas of what it means to be a man.

Project

XY is a portrait series that questions contemporary associations around masculinity. Each image places emphasis on a different element that society does or does not associate with being a man. Why does one man come across as more masculine than another? And why do those associations exist in the first place?