"My dad is a painter. He's been painting his whole life. When I started shooting pictures as a teenager, it was clear he considered photography the 'lesser art'. I guess it was the age. I guess it was the challenge to prove him wrong. He has changed his mind since. He is blind now. So we talk about each other's work. We use words. Often a lot, just to explain little details or colour in some far corner. He painted 'figurative'. I find myself enjoying abstracts. They tumble off the chip as a cartoon, with a title and often a story embedded. I don't set up things but rather 'grab' what is offered. Next to content and light, I think 'closeness' is important, some naivety or 'openness', a lot of exercising and 'luck'. And the love for jazz." Luc De Smet, 54, father of three, is now a freelance journalist in Belgium. He takes his own photographs to illustrate his articles.