Expositions
Upcoming, ongoing and past expositions with my work.
2024
- 06 February – 09 February 2024: FASTSIGNS International Convention 2024 – image on display for Chromaluxe – Orlando, Florida, USA
- 19 March – 22 March 2024: FESPA Global Print Expo 2024 – image on display for Chromaluxe – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 7 July – 27 October 2024: 10th International Photo Festival “L’Été des Portraits”, Bourbon Lancy, France
2023
- 01 November – 30 November 2023: Images for Banjul, The Gambia – Oostende, Belgium
- 4 June – 01 October 2023: 4th International Photo Festival “Lens op de Mens”, Pelt, Belgium
- 9 September – 30 September 2023: Au10tic, Bruges, Belgium
- 30 September – 19 November 2023: Siena International Photo Festival, Siena, Italy
- 16 October 2023 – January 2024: Atelier 29, Brussels, Belgium
2022
- 21 November – 27 November 2022: Week van de Smaak – Roeselare, Belgium
- September 2022 – …: De Branding – Middelkerke, Belgium
- 6 July – 12 July 2022: 5th Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece)
2021
- 28 June – 5 July 2021: 4rd Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece)
- 6 June – 30 September 2021: 3rd International Photo Festival “Lens op de Mens”, Pelt, Belgium
- 11 July – 31 October 2021: 9th International Photo Festival “L’Été des Portraits”, Bourbon Lancy, France
- 17 July – 9 October 2021: ID/ Photo Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
2020
- 23 January – August 2020: HH Ieper – Ieper, Belgium
- 12 August – 19 August 2020: 3rd Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece)
- Date tbd – Corinthian Photography Festival 2020, Greece
- November 2020: FoMu Antwerp, Belgium
2019
- 14 January – 07 February 2019: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Guldenberg – Wevelgem, Belgium
- 12 February – 15 March 2019: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – Het Gasthuis – Aarschot, Belgium
- 19 March – 09 April 2019: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC ’t Aambeeld – Aartselaar, Belgium
- 2 June – 30 September 2019 – international photo festival Lens op de Mens (Spotlight on people) – Pelt, Belgium
- 12 October – 3 November 2019: L’Ete Indien des portraits – Sanary-sur-Mer, France
- 20 September – 19 December 2019: MATRIX – Bedking – Boortmeerbeek, Belgium
2018
- 10 January – 08 February 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Ploter – Ternat, Belgium
- 09 February – 05 March 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Zwaneberg – Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
- 23 February – 08 March 2018: Blank Wall Gallery – Athena, Greece
- 11 May – 06 June 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Palethe – Overpelt, Belgium
- 11 June – 28 June 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Evergem-Stroming – Evergem-Sleidinge, Belgium
- 09 March – 28 March 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Achterolmen – Maaseik, Belgium
- 30 March – 09 May 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Kimpel – Bilzen, Belgium
- 30 July – 5 August 2018: DJ Memorial Photography Contest – Kasturi Srinivasan Art Gallery – Coimbatore, India
- 02 July – 06 September 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Gildhof – Tielt, Belgium
- 10 September – 04 October 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – Cultuurhuis De Leest – Izegem, Belgium
- 08 October – 08 November 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Brouckere – Torhout, Belgium
- 25 October – 25 November 2018: Digital presentation Fotograficircuit Vlaanderen – FOMU, Antwerp, Belgium
- 12 November – 06 December 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Ieper-Het Perron – Ieper, Belgium
- May – December 2018: Villa Zeerust, Namen van vakantiewoningen aan zee – Middelkerke, Belgium
- 10 December – 10 January 2019: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Steiger – Menen, Belgium
2017
- 06 December 2017 – 09 January 2018: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Zandloper – Wemmel, Belgium
- 08 November – 05 December 2017: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC De Ster – Willebroek, Belgium
- November – 6th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, Lishui, China
- 04 October – 07 November 2017: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – CC Sint-Niklaas, Museumtheater – Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
- 04 September – 03 October 2017: Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen – Elcker-ik Centrum – Antwerp, Belgium
- 18 June till 31 August 2017: Lens Op De Mens – Overpelt, Belgium
- 17 March till 31 March 2017: TrumpVision – ArteNova Mechelen, Belgium
2016
- 28 December 2016: Campina Exhibition – Romania
- 25 December 2016: Vizual Souls – Galsi, India
- 23 December till 25 December 2016: Seramporo Fotofocus – India
- 24 September 2016: Forum van de patient en de mantelzorger – ICC Gent, Belgium
- 10 July 2016 – 25 September: l’Eté des portraits, Bourbon-Lancy, France
- 04 June 2016 – 20 June: Gafodi f/50 – Gavere, Belgium
- 26 May – 02 June 2016: 16th China International Photographic Art Exhibition, Zhengzhou, China
- February 2016: Administratief Centrum Gistel – De Bezaan, Belgium
2015
- 28 November – 20 December 2015: Exposure Value Oostende, Belgium
- November 2015: 5th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, Lishui, China
2014
- November – December 2014: ’t Walhalla Roeselare, Belgium
- March 2014: Ipso Facto Oudenburg, Belgium
- July – Augustus 2014: 4AD Diksmuide, Belgium
2013
- 1 December 2013 – 31 January 2014: Coffeebar “De Familie Jansen”, Oostende, Belgium
- October – December 2013: Art & You Loppem, Belgium
- May – June 2013: Venetiaanse Gaanderijen Oostende, Belgium
References
Customers, references and experience
Awards, mentions and nominations
- Qualified European Photographer, awarded by the Federation of European Photographers
- Certified Craftman, awarded by the FOD Ecomonie
- European Photographer, awarded by the Federation of European Photographers
- Finalist Dutch Championship Photography 2014
- Bronze medal at the 5th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, 2015
- Shortlist for the 16th China International Photographic Art Exhibition, 2016
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2016
- Serampore Fotofocus 2016, India – 4 Acceptances
- Visualization International Salon 2016, India – 2 Acceptances
- Campina Interantional Exhibition of Photography 2016, Romania – 2 Acceptances
- Shortlist in the 6th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, 2017
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2018
- Selected for expo “Monochrome” by Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, February 2018
- Certificate of Merit at 7th DJ Memorial Photography Contest, India, July 2018
- Honorable Mention at the 13th Black and White Spider Awards, United States of America, November 2018
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2019
- Merit Award in “Portrait” at the Individual Image Awards 2019, organized by the Federation of European Photographers, March 2019
- Merit Award in “Illustration, Digital Art & Fine Art” at the Individual Image Awards 2019, organized by the Federation of European Photographers, March 2019
- Honorable Mention at international photo festival “Lens op de Mens” (Spotlight on people), Pelt, Belgium
- Honorable Mention at the 14th Black and White Spider Awards, United States of America, October 2019
- Sergi-award at the 15th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest 2019
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2020 with two images
- Nominated with two images for the 13th International Color Awards, USA, March 2020
- One distinction award and one Merit award in “Digital Art” and one Merit award in “Portrait” at the Individual Image Awards 2020, organized by the Federation of European Photographers, April 2020
- Selected for the 3rd Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece), August 2020
- Selected for the Corinthian Photography Festival 2020, theme “Inner Beauty”, Greece, 2020
- Nominated for the 15th Black and Withe Spider Awards, United States of America, November 2020
- Nominated with 3 images for the International Color Awards, United States of America, March 2021
- Selected for the 3rd International Photo Festival “Lens op de Mens”, Pelt, Belgium, April 2021
- Selected for the 4th Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece), June 2021
- Award for “Most Creative Photo” at the 3rd International Photo Festival “Lens op de Mens”, Pelt, Belgium, June 2021
- Silver Medal at the 9th International Photo Festival “L’Été des Portraits”, Bourbon Lancy, France, July 2021
- Finalist at the Hamdan International Photography Award, Dubai, UAE, August 2021
- Honorable Mention and nomination at the 16th Black and White Spider Awards, United States of America, November 2021
- Nominated with 3 images for the International Color Awards, United States of America, March 2022
- Selected for the 5th Chania International Photo Festival, Crete (Greece), July 2022
- Finalist (9th place) – 2 Merit awards in “Domesticated Animals” at the FEP Awards 2022, organized by the Federation of European Photographers, May 2022
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2023
- Photocrowd contest: Animals: 5th place on 100 entrants | People: 1st place on 100 entrants | Landscape: 1st place on 100 entrants | Eyes closed: 4th place on 1310 entrants
- Three Merit Awards at the Image Awards 2023, organized by the Federation of European Photographers, April 2023
- One Honorable Mention and two nominations for the International Color Awards, USA, April 2023
- Bronze Medal in the category “Domestic Animals” at the ReFocus Awards 2023
- Honorable Mention at the 4th International Photo Festival “Lens op de Mens”, Pelt, Belgium, June 2023
- 7 certificates at the IAAP World Cup, June 2023
- “Highly Commended” at the Siena Creative Photo Awards, Siena, Italy, August 2023
- Four Honorable Mentions and one Nomination at the 18th Black & White Spider Awards, United States of America, November 2023
- 6 acceptances at the PreFOTO international contest of photography, Serbia, November 2023
- Member of the National Photographic Team of Belgium at the World Photographic Cup 2024 with 2 images
- Selected for the IAAP World Cup, March 2024
- Received the title “Third Photographer of Belgium”, March 2024
- Bronze Medal at the Annual PX3 Photography Competition, Paris, France, August 2024
- Accepted with 2 images at the IAAP PhotOlympic
- Accepted with 3 images at the IAAP contest “Moments In Time”
- Gold Medal and Silver Medal at the 10th International Photo Festival “L’Été des Portraits”, Bourbon Lancy, France, September 2024
- Gold Medal at the Global Photography Awards, New York, USA, September 2024
- 2 Distinction, 7 Merit Awards and 2 honorable mentions at the Belgian Photo Awards, October 2024
- 1 Honorable Mention and 3 nominations at the 19th Black & White Spider Awards, United States of America, October 2024
- 3 images accepted for the IAAP World Cup, Kumanovo, North Macedonia, November 2024
References
- Published the book “heArt” with 61 under water portraits of famous Belgian people to support Organ Donation
- Published the book “Soul” to support Suicide Prevention
- Published the book “Op het stalen ros naar Portugal”
- VIB – Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
- VDK Bank
- Stad Oostende
- Ijstijd bvba
- EDC – Elevation Dancecademy
- Domein Raversyde (Provincie West-Vlaanderen)
- Rose De Leyn Dansschool
- La Maison du Terroir
- LTI Oedelem
- Groen Groeien
- Vlaamse Energieholding
- De Zondag
- ID/Agency
- Stad Oostende
- Saamo Oostende
- CowCompany
- Port of Oostende
- Rozen Lens
- Gemeente Middelkerke
- 2BeSure
- Renasci
- Roularte Media Group
- The Art Of Living Magazine (www.theartofliving.nl, www.theartofliving.be, www.theartofliving.eu)
- Les Films du Bord de Mer – house photographer FFO 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Plopsa Belgium, Germany, Poland and The Netherlands
- MBZ – Port of Zeebrugge
- CMB
- De Studio Oostende
- Stad Oudenburg
- Mildreda
- Vloot
- Energiehuis Oostende
- Tourist Department of Oostende – house photographer 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Tourist Department of Middelkerke
- Kursaal Oostende
- Elicio Belgium
- Elia nv
- Chancellery of the Prime Minister
- Lannoo
- Knack
- Wegwijzer vzw
- Musispace vzw
- Bas Bulteel
- Gino Carts & Bikes
- …
- Teacher for several organisations (Syntra, Breedbeeld, Wegwijzer, vzw Curieus, …)
Press
A number of newspapers dedicated an article to my work. An overview…
Training
To constantly train myself in the various branches of photography, I took several courses, workshops and trainings.
- Diploma Photographer
- AI Imaging in Midjourney by Oliver Rust
- Shoot for Succes by Brett Florens
- Architectural and Interior photography by Stan Koolen
- Masterclass AI – Artificial Intelligence in combination with 3D and Photoshop by Antti Karppinen
- Lectures “How personal projects help you to do what you really love” with Therese Asplund, Ivan Caniga, Raïs De Weirdt and Christian Clauwers
- Webinar “Creating images with AI” by Antti Karppinen
- Masterclass advertising and campaign photography by Marc Wallican
- International Speakers Program by Antonio Barrella, João Carlos, Ben Shirk and Mstyslav Chernov
- Webinar “Emotions in portraits” by Zeger Garré
- Webinar “Personal projects” with João Carlos
- Webinar “working with textures” by Piet Van den Eynde.
- Masterclass Portrait photography by Paulina Duczman Photography.
- Advanced workshop Lighting techniques by 2 Photographers.
- Event Reportage by Nikon Belgium with lectures and training by Rob Mitchell, Sven Soetens and Jimmy Kets
- Screening by Stephane Verheye
- Masterclass Fine Art Portraits by Malou Reedorf.
- Masterclass Adrian Sommeling
- Photoshop Fast by Marc Wallican
- Finding new services and sales markets by Flanders DC
- Digital Marketing: online promotion by Lieven Van de Velde
- What’s new in Adobe CC2019 by Catena
- Masterclass Creative Photography and Retouching pt II with Antti Karppinen.
- Masterclass Creative Photography and Retouching with Antti Karppinen.
- Workshop Under water portraits with Guy Schotte.
- Workshops Lighting techniques with Kurt Vansteelant & Laurens Janus.
- Workshop Lighting techniques for food photography by Joris Luyten
- Workshop Lighting techniques for product photography by Stephan Verheye
- Workshop Studio Photography @ Francken Studios
- Workshop Street Photography by Bert Stephani
- Workshop Flash on Location by Piet Van den Eynde
- Workshop Fashion Photography by Selina De Maeyer
- Intensive Fotografie by Andy Hens @ Handwerkskammer Dortmund, Germany
- Workshop Street Photography by Martin Hogeboom
- Lecture on nature photography by Guido Sterkendries
- Workshop Nature photography by Martin Steenhaut
- Foodphotography by Joris Luyten
- Lecture on photography by Bieke Depoorter
- Photoshop at Syntra West, Brugge, by Adrien Hendrickx
- Lecture on photography by Jimmy Kets
- Photoshop cs5 en raw6 for photographers
- Successfully starting up your creative entrepreneurial idea in photography by Luc Peeters
- A successfull break through with digital image manipulation by Adrien Hendrickx
- Nature photography by Werner Van Steen
- Prospecting: tips for creative survivors by Toon Grobet
- Fashion photography by Luc Gees
- Portrait photography by Marco Mertens
- Landscape photography by Jacques Martens
- Lecture “Experience of beauty in pictures – 36 points” by Johan De Vos
- Workshop Macro Photography by Tom Linster en Koen De Buck with CVN, Brugge
- Workshop Photographing raptors by Tom Linster en Koen De Buck with CVN, Brugge
- Workshop Concertphotography by An Nelissen (De Standaard) with Moritoen, Brugge.
- Workshop Bird photography by Miel Ferdinande with CVN, Oostkamp.
- Workshop Nature photography by Tom Linster and Koen De Buck with CVN, Brugge
- Workshop Portrait photography by An Nelissen (De Standaard) with Moritoen, Brugge.