Cindy Frey, is a freelance professional photographer, who specializes in music, live photography, portraits, life style, advertisement, fashion and dark art/photomanipulations. She was born on 5 September 1975 in Neerpelt, Belgium.

Photography

Frey picked up her first camera in May 2003 after doing vegan catering for punk, hardcore and metal bands. She wanted to document these moments to have them as good memories later. She became self-employed as a full-time photographer in 2007 and travels the world to take photos of bands, models, tattoos and documentary photos. She worked with many international bands such as

Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two ...

, Alkaline Trio, Sick of It All, As I Lay Dying,

Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved originally from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic metal and other metal genres. Their ly ...

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

, Life of Agony, Slipknot,

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In This Moment In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, they ...

, Suicide Silence, Parkway Drive, Comeback Kid, Helloween, Flogging Molly, Street Dogs, Soulfly,

Bleeding Through Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. In 2004, ''Revolver'' magazine hailed Bleeding Through as one of eight bands ushering in the "Future of Metal" cover story, and '' Spin'' called Ble ...

The Dresden Dolls The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (lead vocals and piano; additional: keyboards, harmonica, ukulele) and Brian Viglione (drums and backing vocals; ad ...

, City and Colour,

Alexisonfire Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on Fire") is a Canadian post-hardcore band formed in St. Catharines, OntarioRoss, Mike.Band is a scream", CANOE JAM!, April 30, 2004. Retrieved on July 17, 2007. in 2001. The band's members are George Pettit (vo ...

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...

, Walls of Jericho, H₂O, and many more. Frey is self-taught; she learned everything through books, internet and experimenting. Frey has done several projects and has released four calendars, posters and postcards and she has published four photobooks. She has had seven solo-exhibitions, six in Belgium and one in the Netherlands and also a group exhibition in

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Exhibitions

*Girl at the rockshow expo in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

in Oct–Nov 2006 *Live evil expo in Antwerp Oct 2007 *Ink passion expo in

Ostend Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...

in July 2009 *Self made expo in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

in March/April 2010 *Come and play with us expo in Oostend in Oct/Nov 2010 *She's got it expo in Kortrijk in Jan/Febr 2011 *Cindy Frey expo in Uden in Jan/Febr 2011

Photobooks

*Girl at the rockshow Photobook: hardcover, 200 bands, 128 pages, concert photography, published by Obsessive productions, April 2005 *Live evil photobook: softcover, 40 pages, full colour, dark art and photo-manipulations, self-published, October 2008 *Ink passion photobook: softcover, Full colour, tattoo portraits, self-published, July 2009 *Come and play with us photo book: hardcover, full colour, 100 pages, creepy kids portraits, self-published, October 2010

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frey, Cindy 1975 births Living people Belgian women photographers People from Neerpelt 21st-century Belgian women artists 21st-century women photographers