Pascal Baetens' photography of nudes is critically lauded. Famous for seeking out the woman on the street rather than the super-styled and highly paid supermodel, Belgian Baetens photographs beautiful women in everyday settings. Using industrial environments and natural settings as backdrops, the natural curves of the women's bodies are superbly contrasted, revealing beauty in the superb black and white images. He is particularly noted for being able to achieve a desired end result in his photography.

After a classic, intellectual education, Pascal Baetens chose to develop his artistic creativity and became a photographer. He has been realising portrait, fashion, nude and travel assignments for editorial, commercial and private clients. His collection of subtle black & white nudes lead to the art books 'The fragile touch', 'Allegro sensibile' ('The art of nude photography' as USA-edition), 'Heavenly Girls' ('Heavenly Beauties' as USA-edition) and 'A Pocketful of Nudes', and the how-to book 'Nude photography, the art and the craft'. His work has been published in numerous magazines and exhibited throughout Europe and North America.
Baetens has interviewed photographers such as Avedon, Bitesnich, Dunas, Lindbergh, Maroon and Witkin and has been curator of various exhibitions. His work has featured in some of the leading books on modern photography. He is co-founder of Fine Art Tv, and since 2008, board member of the Federation of European Professional Photographers FEP.
Pascal Baetens has an extensive program of lectures and workshops about different aspects of nude photography.
He is living and working in the former Salve Mater hospital-monastery of Lovenjoel, Belgium.