Johan van Breukelen (1952) is a visual artist who, since 1989 has specialized in the male nude. In the first years it was mainly photo-artwork using a combination of photography and chalk. Since 1995 it is solely pure photography, without the use of photoshop or digital image editing! (Body)paintingtechniques are added during the photoshoots.

Characteristic in his work is often the multiple image and the distortion of the model. Because of this, mirrors are an essential component of the photograph. In his photographs he tries to capture some of the mystery, strength and vulnerability of male energy. 

Van Breukelen has been fascinated by the darker side of sexuality with its sometimes deforming aspects. At the same time he wants to show some of the innocence and the beauty of desire, the search for contact and connection.