These dreamy scenes were made by Belgian autochromist Charles Corbet (1868 – 1936). Taken mostly in or round 1910, the subtle colours, warm lighting and shadows make the images as fresh today as they must have looked back then.

Charles Corbet (1868-1936), an accountant by trade, was married to Elisabeth De Bruyn. mother of the couple’s two children. All of his more than 500 autochromes were taken between 1909 and 1914. He shared this interest with Paul Sano and Alphonse Van Besten. Member of the “Cercle d’études photographiques et scientifiques d’Anvers”. - More.