Ard's photos have a radiation of minimalism. There are hardly any people in his pictures. The building, in its own strength, is his focus.

Trained at a vocational school of photography, he familiarized himself with architectural photography. Traveling around the world led to a fascination for architecture. Being a Northener from the Netherlands he is used to flat, stately landscapes. The contrast with the impressing buildings he encountered in cityscapes could not be bigger. 

Most of the time Ard Bodewes shows us a certain part of the building, disguising the identity and function of it.

Ard's principal clients are architectural offices and project developers. He is either intrigued by unconventional, sometimes organic shapes, or by the architect's choice of material.

In 2021 he exhibited at the Architectural Biennale of Venice

Most of the pictures there are no fellow players, just the sky and the surroundings. A setting without context, no season, no people.

The photographer and the viewer - no more.

Ard sells his photo art works world wide.