Jac Kritzinger is the owner and founder of HALO. He is an acclaimed editorial beauty and glamour portrait photographer formerly from Cape Town, South Africa. With many years of experience photographing high-profile local celebrities and public figures for esteemed clients like Sarie, Rooi Rose, KykNet and De Kat, Kritzinger is a seasoned visual artist with a distinctly evocative style that guarantees simply stunning results in a comfortable, professional studio environment in the lush coastal hub of Hermanus in the Western Cape.

Spanning a photographic career of more than 15 years, he is also an award-winning travel, documentary and lifestyle photographer with clients including Media24, Caxton, New Media, Mercedes Benz, The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Financial Times, American Express, British Airways, FHM, Mail & Guardian, Vrij Nederland, Bookforum and Penguin Random House. He has been awarded the PICA Highly Commended Award For Photojournalism in 2014.

As a published poet, playwright, biographer, short fiction writer and travel journalist, Kritzinger relishes knuckling down as a wordsmith when he's not behind the lens.