Pelle Melle
Belgian Photo Awards 2025
Urban Jungle
Vizualizator
Press Photo Serbia
Pelle Melle – POI 20
Dorpsstraat 58
GPS 51.213668° NB 5.423033° OL
Iedere dag van 9.00 u tot 16.30 u
Belgian Photo Awards 2025 | Urban Jungle
In the hallway of service centre Pelle Melle, we will show you the award-winning photos from the “Urban Jungle” category of the Belgian Photo Awards 2025.
This competition is an initiative of professionalphotographers.be in the context of the official mastery competitions from the Cabinet of Work, Middle Classes and SMEs.
The Belgian Photo Awards honours the best that Belgian professional photography has to offer. This competition brings together photographers from all corners of the country, showcasing work that seamlessly interweaves traditional craftsmanship with contemporary creative imagery. From portrait to reportage, conceptual art to fashion: in 11 categories, we celebrate the power of the image, the eye of the creator, and the talent in Belgian photography.
Welcome to the Urban Jungle
Urban Jungle, think busy streets and people on the move, or the mix of green and concrete. Life in an urban jungle can be hectic and unpredictable, with constant change and the need to adapt quickly to new situations.
It is a melting pot of cultures, ideas and lifestyles. This diversity makes for a rich palette of experiences, but also requires deft handling of diverse social dynamics and interactions.
Big cities can feel like a competitive environment, where you have to prove yourself amid fierce competition and challenges – similar to animals in the jungle fighting for survival.
In this category, all that concrete gets a soul and creativity breathes new life into the city.
Antonella Buonsenso, Johan Cré, Kurt Descheemaeker, Jürgen de Witte, Lieven Geuns, Lief Keuppens, Filip Meutermans, Isabel Mombaerts, Stéphane Opdenbosch, Igor van de Poel, Kaatje Verschoren, Yannig van de Wouwer.
Vizualizator | Press Photo Serbia
VIZUALIZATOR is an international photography festival in Belgrade Serbia that focuses on professional photography with an emphasis on documentary photography. The festival is a multidisciplinary event that brings together institutions and individuals from different fields of culture, education, media, and art.
This year, at Pelt, Vizualizator is represented by a selection of photographs from the Press Photo Serbia competition, which presents an annual overview of the best works in Serbian media. This exhibition promotes visual storytelling and media literacy, and showcases high standards of ethics and professionalism in photojournalism.
The festival also includes exhibitions showcasing works by world-renowned photographers and local exhibitors, panel discussions on important topics in the field of photography, as well as workshops, portfolio reviews, and masterclasses. Festival aims to provide education and professional standards in the field of photography.
Vizualizator explores photography as a social phenomenon, a powerful media tool, and an artistic expression, with a focus on curatorial practice, the theory of photography, and the role of photography in journalism.
Press Photo Serbia
UROŠ ARSIĆ – Fire in the Galenilka neighbourhood
February 15, 2023, Belgrade – Firefighters battle a blaze that broke out at a tire warehouse in the Galenilka neighbourhood. Sixty firefighters managed to stop the fire from spreading to surrounding buildings and reduced the impact of the environmental disaster.
SLAVOLJUB RADOJEVIĆ – Boss Raka
Boss Raka is a portrait of the owner of a restaurant “At Raka’s” in Lozovik
SAŠA DŽAMBIĆ – Fire in Block 70
A large fire broke out in New Belgrade’s Block 70, and the firefighting effort included the Ministry of Interior’s helicopter unit.
KONSTANTIN NOVAKOVIĆ – Assyrian Christians observe Holy Week
Al-Qosh, Iraq, March 23, 2024. Lazarus Saturday is an important celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar, especially for Oriental Orthodox churches, as well as for some Eastern Catholic churches such as the Chaldean Catholic Church. In Al-Qosh, a Christian town in northern Iraq inhabited by Assyrians, Lazarus Saturday holds special significance. It commemorates the resurrection of Lazarus, as described in the New Testament, where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead four days after his burial. Palm Sunday is also an important event for the local community in Al-Qosh, a Christian Assyrian town in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The day marks Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, as described in the New Testament, where people laid palm branches in his path. In Al-Qosh, the celebration also serves as a symbol of the community’s resilience and the preservation of its cultural and religious heritage amid the broader challenges facing the region.
ANA BATRIČEVIĆ – Prison life
A convicted person exercises in an improvised gym at the District Prison in Belgrade. The photo was taken as part of the PrisonLIFE project, financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation, which aims to study prison life conditions in order to improve the rehabilitation of convicted individuals.
SRĐAN ILIĆ – Mass murder
The multiple murder at the Experimental Primary School ‘Vladislav Ribnikar’ occurred on May 3, 2023, when a student of the school, K. K., opened fire on students and staff at the school. He killed ten people (nine students and a security guard) and wounded six others (five students and a teacher). The police quickly arrested the perpetrator, later identified as a thirteen-year-old seventh-grade student of the school, referred to by the initials K. K.
