Over the last twenty years, Hellen van Meene has produced a complex body of work, offering a contemporary take on photographic portraiture. She captures the intimacy in the photographer/subject relationship, bringing out a sense of honesty and vulnerability from within her models and highlighting the beauty of imperfection. She carefully poses her subjects in their environments to emphasize their fragility. At the same time, she captures them at deeper, more introspective moments-masterfully moving between the staged nature of the portraits and the real experiences of her subjects. This book brings together more than 250 images, for the most comprehensive presentation of the artist's work to date.