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LENS OP DE MENS MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThrough this link you can consult our extended Lens op de Mens Magazine<\/a> on-line.<\/p>\nIn this programme booklet you will find a map of the exhibition route, all the names of the selected photographers, information about the guest exhibitions, opening hours, partners and sponsors, and more useful information.<\/p>\n
The magazine will also be available at CC Palethe and in displays at several places along the exhibition route and at the local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n
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OVERVIEW GUEST EXHIBITIONS 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Cultural Center Palethe<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nBarbara Vandendriessche
Eddy Verloes | Buiten Zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds
RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition
WPC Team Belgium 2021<\/h4>\n
Jeugdlaan 2, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211239\u00b0 NB 5.428118\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every working day 9.00 – 16.30 h and during activities in the cultural center
From 4 July, open every Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.<\/p>\nSt. Martin’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nBert Daenen | behind the mask<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk 2-4, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211111\u00b0 NB 5.425730\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every day 10.00 – 17.00 h except during church services<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nAwards Winners 2019<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk, next to the St. Martin’s church
GPS\u00a0 51.211010\u00b0 NB 5.426558 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nMembers of the Jury 2021<\/h4>\n
Rodenbachlaan\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.212879\u00b0 NB 5.425396\u00b0 OL
Bemvaartstraat\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.213406\u00b0 NB 5.424647\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep
HelPhoto, Helsinki, Finland | Nordic Village
Vizualizator, Belgrad, Serbia<\/h4>\n
Vloeterstraat, access via parking at the Heilig Hart-chapel
GPS 51.209813\u00b0 NB 5.428673\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Ca\u00efro<\/h4>\n
Nieuwe Markt
GPS 51.209786\u00b0 NB 5.423998\u00b0 OL
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CC Palethe<\/strong><\/h3>\nJeugdlaan 2,\u00a0 3900 Pelt<\/p>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Photographer \/ sculptor \/ visual poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018With my pictures and sculptures I seek for the beauty in the tragical, in pain.\u2019<\/p>\n
I worked for 20 years as a director and set designer at the theater. But more and more, photography, which I initially regarded as a sideline, invaded my professional path. I discovered how my experience within the theater influenced the language of my photography and experienced a sense of \u201cback to basics\u201d, of re-sourcing. In order to be able to clarify this more, I decided to leave the black box in 2017 and tell my story on the basis of photos and sculptures. My photos are often staged and focus on physicality, emotion or expression. They look for a physical and psychological vulnerability. My sculptures are a study of damage, both in the use of matter and in the expression of an emotionality. The broken, the damaged, the unfinished and confused are represented in different ways through heads and bodies. Yet there is always a \u201csparkle\u201d, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally, perceptible.<\/p>\n
I create the whole image as photographer, stylist and set designer.<\/p>\n
My photography is theatrical. But \u2018theatricality\u2019 is an elastic concept and also has many negative connotations: bombastic, exaggerated, false or artificial. This is how I define it myself: theatralization is the abstracting and enlargement of reality to evoke emotion in the viewer, not through reason, but directly appealing to an approach that can be traced to our ritual instincts. Theatricality as a pre-aesthetic instinct.<\/p>\n
That is what I try to represent with my photography: how to portray the emotional body tragically? How to create a tragic image that expresses emotion and triggers emotion? Search for images with an intensity, no images with intentions. Images you look at because they tell you something, even if you do not immediately know what. Images that evoke a story, without being narrative themselves. Often with the female body as an expression of beauty<\/p>\n
www.barbaravdd.be<\/a> (photography and sculptures)
www.barbaravandendriessche.org<\/a> (theater and scenography)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Eddy Verloes | Losing our minds<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn CC Palethe Eddy Verloes exhibits photos from his project \u201cBuiten zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nOn a blustery day in the spring of 2020 Eddy Verloes met a group of excited Hasidic Jewish boys on a Belgian beach, an encounter resulting in a series of photographs which would travel the world and make his name as a photographer. He asked the poet, Benno Barnard, who knows and loves Jewish culture, to write poems, to accompany the images. Losing Our Minds<\/em> is the moving and witty result of their cooperation. Inspired by the photos and poems, Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel of the studio project The river curls around the town<\/em> took up the challenge to set these lyrics to music. The result of their cooperation is undoubtedly unique. The photographs, poems and music have been brought together in a book with CD, Buiten zinnen\/Losing Our Minds<\/em>, published by Po\u00ebziecentrum vzw (May 2021)
po\u00ebziecentrum.be<\/a><\/p>\nEddy Verloes<\/strong> describes the connecting thread of his photographs as the eternal quest for the human soul. His focus on detail enhances the narrative character of his work: it\u2019s never about the camera.<\/p>\nA sense of humour and a preference of misty landscapes are an integral part of his pictures, many of which were collected on three previous books. Losing our minds<\/em> is his first international publication. He was selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American website All-About-Photo.<\/p>\nMy series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d was taken at the beginning of the corona crisis 2020: a bizarre, but extremely fascinating period. Man loses his mind because a stormy situation presents itself that is new and challenging for him. Fear tries to overpower him, he freezes, starts to reflect on the world and on the punishment that Mother Nature seems to send us. We have treated our Mother Earth too lightly, demanded too much of her in our egoism. Reflection is necessary.<\/em><\/p>\nI want this poetic-philosophical reflection to speak through my images in these corona times. In my series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d I consciously show only young people who are looking for themselves, for the meaning of life and the relationship between man and nature. It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between realism and surrealism, between reality and madness. Are those figures real or staged in my photos? Sometimes we as a layman have the same reaction: is this the real world in which we live or is this madness \/ surrealism? These are photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews who can enjoy their freedom in an unorthodox way in the storm (of their lives) and escape the lockdown.<\/em><\/p>\nMy images however try to transcend the anecdotal and in that sense they not only reflect what is going on with the corona crisis in 2020, but they try to be a universal expression. They could take place anywhere in the world and not just on the Belgian coast where these photos were taken in one day and within one hour. The young people in my photos are of course a symbol of change \/ revolution \/ going against the tide. They symbolize spring that starts anew every year. Within these young people you see in my images \u201cEinzelg\u00e4nger\u201d, those who only try to compete against society. Some idealists throw themselves completely and don’t care about anything. Their slogan is straightforward. More than ever we realize through this crisis that man is a social animal and it is difficult to stay in his room. In group we are strong, we go for it and we climb the highest mountains. In this case: dunes of course.<\/em><\/p>\nUltimately, we are so dependent on the forces of nature that we cannot help but be guided by the flow. I consciously placed “Statues in the storm” last because I think the symbolism is the greatest: people become statues, as it were, puny – sometimes pathetic – beings in the universe. The wandering man looking for his own way, reflecting how to deal with himself, the others and the earth.<\/em><\/p>\nIs there no hope, no spring found in my images? Definitely. Youth represents spring. She sings, fights (a way), cries, laughs, works, prays and admires. All these aspects can be found in these (primal) images. Let us all be a Ramses Shaffy (famous Dutch singer): self-willed paving our own way with respect for themselves, the Other and Mother Nature.<\/em><\/p>\nBenno Barnard<\/strong><\/p>\nlives in the English countryside after more than thirty years in Flanders. The five times reprinted Het trouwservies<\/em><\/a> (2017) is his most recent book of poetry. Dagboek van een landjonker<\/em> (2013) and Zingen en creperen<\/em><\/a> (2019) are the first parts of a large diary project, Groetjes uit het Avondland<\/em> (Greetings from the Occident).<\/p>\nThe river curls around the town<\/strong><\/p>\nis the musical project of Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel. They bring an elegantly mysterious mix of electronics and listening pop, subdued and groovy at the same time. They released the album More than a break<\/em><\/a> in 2008 and the album Nightshadows<\/em><\/a> in 2020. Both albums received rave reviews.
You can listen to the music to the poetry via the QR codes.<\/p>\nwww.eddyverloes.be<\/a>
nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benno_Barnard<\/a>
www.therivercurlsaroundthetown.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAbout thirty pictures by members of the Benelux Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society will be exhibited as part of a collaboration between LodM and RPS.<\/p>\n
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WPC – Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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In the cafeteria of CC Palethe we show you the Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021.<\/p>\n
This international competition is also called the Olympic Games of Photography.<\/p>\n
For the 2021 edition, 38 country teams from 5 continents registered.<\/p>\n
Category Commercial: Piroska Mihalka, Sven Van Roy, Marc Wallican
Category Illustration\/Digital Art: Katti Borr\u00e9, Carine Van Gerven, Sven Van Roy
Category Nature (Landscape\/Wildlife): Ann Coppens, Robert Smits, Kurt Vandeweerdt
Category Portrait: Filip Naudts, 2Photographers (Paul Gheyle & J\u00fcrgen de Witte), Robert Biesemans
Category Reportage\/Photojournalism: Filip Claus, Evi Polak, Filip Santens
Category Wedding: Robert Biesemans, Ra\u00efs De Weirdt, Evi Polak<\/p>\n
We are very pleased to announce that our festival chair Carine Van Gerven has been selected for Team Belgium with a picture in the Illustration \/ Digital Art category.<\/p>\n
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St. Martin’s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"\u00a9](\"https:\/\/fotofestivalpelt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bert-Daenen_AHM_200px.jpg\")
For the Tongeren photographer Bert Daenen, the corona crisis was a good time to look for the person behind the mouth mask.<\/p>\n
With the exhibition \u201cbehind the mask\u201d photographer Bert Daenen wants to give the care providers a face and a voice, to show the people behind the anonymous term ‘care’.<\/p>\n
He went to the Vesalius Hospital in Tongeren, the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, and the Saint-Trudo Hospital in Sint-Truiden. There he photographed doctors, nurses and support staff after what may have been the most intense period of their careers.<\/p>\n
We are exhibiting a selection from the photos that were on display during the summer of 2020 in the Refuge House in Hasselt.<\/p>\n
www.hetportret.be<\/a><\/p>\nOpening hours Saint-Martin’s Church: every day 10.00 – 17.00 h, except during church services<\/p>\n
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Kerkdijk<\/strong><\/h3>\nNext to the St. Martin’s church<\/p>\n
Award Winners Lens op de Mens 2019<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nMartin Kryst\u00fdnek | Gold Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Multi-award winning photographer born in Poprad, Slovakia. Martin Kryst\u00fdnek obtained the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) in 2019. He is president of the Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic APFSR.<\/p>\n
He started working as a professional in 2010. In that year he worked in South America, especially in Paraguay, where he gained the necessary experience. He worked for many important people in the field of politics, modeling or show business.<\/p>\n
After years of working in photography, his name became his brand and acquired professional success and experience. In the past 4 years, he has won over 300 international awards, gold, silver and bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
His photos have been published in many international photo books around the world.<\/p>\n
Nowadays he also works as a curator on the most prestigious, internationally curated 1x.com<\/a> photo site.<\/p>\nMartin also works as a jury member at international photo competitions. He is a jury member of the QEP and MQEP qualifications of FEP, the Federation of European Professional Photographers, where he has also served as a judge at the FEP Photographer of The Year Awards.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nFrom 23 April to 23 September 2021, Martin’s series ‘Sensual beauty’ will be on display at a virtual exhibition organised by the XXI Century Gallery and the Polish Association of Art Photographers.<\/span><\/p>\nDefinitely worth a look at <\/span>http:\/\/virtualgallery.forphotography.eu<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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TijsPosen | Silver Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Tijs Posen. In my main profession I am the manager of an audiovisual company that produces reports and documentaries for a very diverse group of customers. Both channels such as VRT, VTM, Kanaal 2, VITAYA, Vier and TVL as the best-known production houses call on my services as director, reporter and cameraman.<\/p>\n
A number of productions can be viewed on the www.pry.be<\/a> site.<\/p>\nAs a lover of beautiful images, I photograph every day for more than 25 years. I have been working as a professional photographer for 5 years.<\/p>\n
Who am I<\/strong>
I purify my work. I want to capture the story that an image has to tell as accurately as possible in the best conditions. Light, color, decor, atmosphere\u2026 everything should be right. I understand my subject and intensively capture an atmosphere that belongs to the subject.<\/p>\nWorking process<\/strong>
I am convinced that the best images are the most spontaneous. Those that are not forced. That is why I work in a gentle way. I approach my subject without being pushy and let it retain its individuality.<\/p>\nVision<\/strong>
An image must appear as spontaneous as possible and must be credible. This is possible when light, decor and atmosphere go together perfectly and let the subject come into its own.<\/p>\nPassion<\/strong>
My passion is kneading an image until it has its shape that I know is the perfect one.<\/p>\nIdeas<\/strong>
In photography over the centuries, each period has its own character, its own style. Although it is difficult to escape it, I try not to be influenced by the contemporary styles, fashions, but to maintain a consistent style of its own. A style that is just there when I take my photo.<\/p>\ntijsposen.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Filip Santens | Bronze Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Photographer Filip Santens is an experienced master photographer who works with great passion on a beautiful portrait that shows the photographed person at its best.<\/p>\n
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Livinus Bleyen | Gold Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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I live in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where I have been a photographer for at least 35 years.
<\/span>My photographic roots are in the darkroom but today my photography is 100 % digital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI enjoy photographing sports and movements, animals, people and places, landscapes,… in fact anything and everything in front of my camera. I also enjoy producing altered images.
<\/span>Regularly I am taking part in regional, national and international photo competitions and exhibitions. My pictures have been shown in more than 50 countries, in 5 continents.<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2020 I received from the International Federation of Photographic Art – FIAP<\/strong>, as the first Belgian so far, the 9th artistic title: Excellence FIAP diamond 3 (EFIAP\/d3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\nlivinusbleyen.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Patje Vandebroek | Silver Award Amateur Potographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Vandebroek Jacky officially, baptized Patrick, called Patje and sometimes Pietje.
Born and raised and still living and working in Neerpelt (B), now Pelt.<\/p>\n
As a 15-16 year old I was already fascinated by photography. My first decent camera was a Chinon CM-4, already with a power winder and 1 lens, the 70-210 mm.
After being married and becoming a father, photography is put on the back burner.<\/p>\n
Around the age of 40 I suddenly got a digital camera (Minolta) in my hands from a friend who had bought himself a new Canon, without his wife knowing. And the train had left again.<\/p>\n
I think I have a fairly good understanding of photography and I like nothing better than passing on the knowledge I have to others, which is very satisfying. It is even better when you see that those people then pass it on to others. That is what we all do it for.<\/p>\n
As long as my health allows it, I will continue to photograph, because it remains a fascinating hobby, although they say that everything has already been photographed. This only adds to the challenge.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/150930629@N08\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Marc Apers | Bronze Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Freelance photographer, always looking for typical black and white subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shadow. Subjects where color is not very important. These subjects can be found in the human face and more specifically in the eyes, the “soul” of man. My portfolio therefore mainly consists of black and white portraits. Making portraits of people in their natural environment is the subject that interests me the most. For me, people are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Many say that I possess a natural ability to approach people appropriately and thus persuade people to pose in front of my lens. A judgment that I leave to you, I know that it is extremely important to always show respect and sincere interest for the person portrayed. That is why I never make a portrait without first starting a small conversation with the people I meet. I openly and honestly introduce myself to them as if I am one of them. A wink, a short chat and a smiling face will convince them to pose for me. The greatest pleasure, however, is that afterwards they sometimes tell me their entire life story. Combining emotion and story in one image is my ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
An overview of my current work can be admired on the 1x.com<\/a> photo site for which I also act as one of the moderators without obligation.<\/p>\nwww.marcapers.be
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Glenn Vanderbeke | Most Promising Young Photographer under 30 years of age<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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With Torhout as his base, Glenn Vanderbeke (\u00b01989) discovers Belgium. At the age of 20 he took his first SLR camera in hand. Not long after that, photography evolved into an obsession. As a nature and ‘outdoor’ enthusiast, he mainly focuses on the Belgian landscape.<\/p>\n
In 2016 he launched his series #yesthisisalsobelgium on Instagram with which he shares the beauty and diversity of Belgium with his viewers. The loneliness or just the hustle and bustle typify his images, as do the many trees that work as a red line in his portfolio.<\/p>\n
Over the years, his view of photographing landscapes has changed. What was initially experienced as a disturbing element, is now an added value. Empty landscapes are timeless and beautiful to look at, but the coincidental presence of a person in the right place gives the photo just that little bit of extra atmosphere.<\/p>\n
glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
www.instagram.com\/glenn_vanderbekeinfo@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
info@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Peter Testelmans | Most Creative Photography<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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It is only with your Heart that you can see rightly what is essential….<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\nA dancer uses the full potential of his body, to create a moving sculpture that is in perfect harmony, with the music and the emotions that are alive in his being. Visualising every feeling in a continuous movement to create their dance.<\/p>\n
Capturing this moment, that maybe only exists for a split second, invisible to the eye, made eternal in a single image.<\/p>\n
This is my Art. My gift to you, your moment, everlasting….<\/p>\n
museheartphotography.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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Footpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via Rodenbachlaan next to house n. 12<\/p>\n
The Jury<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nThe jury | Johan Brouwers, chairman<\/strong>\u00a0(BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nI like to capture the image of people as they occur spontaneously. No deliberate or requested poses. Snapshots in which their glance, their attitude often tells a lot about what they think, including me.<\/p>\n
Was also jury chairman of the 2017 and 2019 edition. QEP \u2013 Qualified European Photographer. Board member of the National Association of Professional Photographers (NVB). Chairman of the EP jury (European Photographer), a basic qualification for photographers, awarded by the FEP \u2013 Federation of European Professional Photographers. Chairman of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards Competition from the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Caroline Alida (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCaroline Alida was one of the guest photographers of Lens op de Mens 2019. Her work was on display at the Maria Hospital.<\/p>\n
All the projects of Caroline Alida (BEL) are developed around a theme and are the result of years of work. Her focus is on human interest<\/em> photography of marginal people. Her pictures show the inner world of these vulnerable people. Her main projects have been published: Bori \/ Healers of the Soul<\/em> (Niger) – exhibited at FOMU 2010 – and Hearing Songs in Pine Trees<\/em> (Eastern Siberia). Her work is a mix of both analog and digital photography.<\/p>\nRecently she was selected by LensCulture to participate in an intensive Masterclass Visual StoryTelling. As a result, story and environment have gained more importance in her recent work.<\/p>\n
www.caroline-alida.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Kattoo Hillewaere (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nFreelance photographer and teacher at CVO Gent and Vorming Plus. She organises photo trips to Russia and gives many short and very practical workshops with the idea that investing in knowledge is smarter and more sustainable than investing in material. In the same spirit, she regularly writes articles for Shoot magazine.<\/p>\n
kattoo.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Zjuul Devens (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nVisual artist, photographer, filmmaker, graduated in Visual Arts and Photography. He was lecturer in audiovisual communication and multimedia at the Plantijn Hogeschool of the Province of Antwerp, department of communication management.<\/p>\n
He exhibits both nationally and internationally, individually and in group. This is done with photographic work, video installations, slide projections, video, but also with sculpture and installations.<\/p>\n
He also collaborates with and for other visual artists, dancers, musicians, theater makers. As a professional photographer, he was a devil-doing-all. Passionate macro photographer. Now he is mainly concerned with the theme of transience. He likes to give dead half-decayed insects a \u201cnew life\u201d.<\/p>\n
As a volunteer for Child Help, he also photographs and films in Africa. There he discovered the love for documentary photography.<\/p>\n
For him, photography and art are a part of his life.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Andy Hens (BEL\/DEU)<\/strong><\/h4>\nTo disclose the nature of man through photographs, that is the highest art of photography.
Usually people just look after a photo. People rarely look into it.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. Belgian photographer who lives and works in Germany. Experienced jury member for the QEP and Master QEP qualifications of the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Photography teacher at the Handwerkskammer in Dortmund. Experienced cgi artist (cumputer-generated imagery).<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.europeanphotographers.eu\/members\/andy-j-j-hens\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jim Lowe (GBR)<\/strong><\/h4>\nJim has been a professional photographer for 40 years, during which time he has worked for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Polytechnic & Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company. The majority of his images are now captured using digital technology, but he also undertakes assignments using close-up and macro photography using large format cameras. He is well known for his black and white landscapes for which he uses traditional film, hand printing them to exhibition quality. These have been acquired by collectors as far afield as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada and The Republic of Ireland as well as the UK and Europe (London, Moscow, Bath, Wiltshire and Cornwall).<\/p>\n
From 2009-2018, as well as continuing with his other activities, Jim, has been lecturing at Falmouth University, Cornwall on The Marine and Natural History Course and was made Award Leader in September 2012.<\/p>\n
Jim Lowe was a Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers from 2000 to 2010 and is currently Chairman of their Qualifications Board. He was amongst the first European Professional Photographers to achieve the FEP, QEP distinction in Architecture and from the 45 British photographers who have gained this qualification is the only one qualified and practising Architectural Photography.<\/p>\n
www.jimlowe.co.uk\/frontpage2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Carol Olerud (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCarol gained her Associate Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in April 2018 in the Conceptual and Contemporary genre with a panel of fifteen photos.<\/p>\n
She is the joint organiser for the Benelux Chapter of the RPS since June 2020. Carol runs the Study Group Zoom sessions every three weeks, which is very successful.<\/p>\n
Carol was born in Australia and lives in The Netherlands, she is an active member of many photography groups. She is the Dutch co-ordinator of the National Group Documentary Photography<\/em> in the Fotobond, with 38 members from all over the country.<\/p>\nCarol is also the co-ordinator of the photography collective Visie+<\/em> which is a regional group. She also is the chairman at the local photo club Fotowerkgroep De Verbeelding<\/em> and she is also a member of LeVeL 5<\/em>, which is a small group of amateur photographers.<\/p>\nCarol has experience in judging photos on regional, national and international levels. She was a judge in the Holland International Image Circuit of 2020 where nearly 7,200 photos were judged over a period of three days, a massive task. There were 683 participants from 63 countries.<\/p>\n
At regional levels Carol has judged at several themed competitions, e.g. \u2018Abstract\u2019, Street photography and other bodies of series of work. She has also judged at yearly portfolio competitions where the best overall winners were selected.<\/p>\n
For the Benelux Chapter members yearly exhibitions 2019 and 2020 Carol was one of the jury members for the selection of the best photos.<\/p>\n
Carol takes part in masterclasses and workshops and has a general good knowledge of photography in all it\u2019s aspects and genres. She takes part in competitions, has exhibitions and is currently candidate BMK (Bonds Meester Klasse of the Fotobond).<\/p>\n
www.carololerud.com<\/a>
www.rps.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jos Verhoogen (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nIf I have to find one constant topic, it has to be man himself. Man is in the centre in most of my pictures. Whether it is a famous artist or a mother to be, it is always a challenge to find the right link. A feeling of trust which allows you to make powerful pictures. Pictures that mean more than just the right light or the perfect focus.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. 40 years of experience as a professional photographer, lecturer in reportage photography and several times as a jury member for the FEP and other international photo competitions. His photos won numerous national and international awards.<\/p>\n
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Nieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Cairo<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"Ilan](\"https:\/\/fotofestivalpelt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ilan-Wittenberg_self_bw_400px-150x150.jpg\")
After a technical-scientific education, Ilan Wittenberg made the switch to photography. Ilan arrived in New Zealand in 2001. His career as a photographer started quite recently in 2011. The people, atmosphere and landscape of New Zealand had a great influence on his switch to photography. He quickly gained recognition by winning numerous national and international awards. In his monochrome portraits, he captures the character of his subjects superbly, making use of the available ambient light. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and in well-known photography magazines worldwide.<\/p>\n
Read more about Ilan Wittenberg in his biography<\/a>.
ilanwittenberg.com<\/a><\/p>\nAccessible all day<\/p>\n
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Finse Piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via the car park in the Vloeterstraat next to the Holy Heart Chapel<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Feature Section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” locked=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” admin_label=”Lijst” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”LodM Magazine” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
LENS OP DE MENS MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThrough this link you can consult our extended Lens op de Mens Magazine<\/a> on-line.<\/p>\nIn this programme booklet you will find a map of the exhibition route, all the names of the selected photographers, information about the guest exhibitions, opening hours, partners and sponsors, and more useful information.<\/p>\n
The magazine will also be available at CC Palethe and in displays at several places along the exhibition route and at the local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n
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OVERVIEW GUEST EXHIBITIONS 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Cultural Center Palethe<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nBarbara Vandendriessche
Eddy Verloes | Buiten Zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds
RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition
WPC Team Belgium 2021<\/h4>\n
Jeugdlaan 2, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211239\u00b0 NB 5.428118\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every working day 9.00 – 16.30 h and during activities in the cultural center
From 4 July, open every Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.<\/p>\nSt. Martin’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nBert Daenen | behind the mask<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk 2-4, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211111\u00b0 NB 5.425730\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every day 10.00 – 17.00 h except during church services<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nAwards Winners 2019<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk, next to the St. Martin’s church
GPS\u00a0 51.211010\u00b0 NB 5.426558 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nMembers of the Jury 2021<\/h4>\n
Rodenbachlaan\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.212879\u00b0 NB 5.425396\u00b0 OL
Bemvaartstraat\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.213406\u00b0 NB 5.424647\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep
HelPhoto, Helsinki, Finland | Nordic Village
Vizualizator, Belgrad, Serbia<\/h4>\n
Vloeterstraat, access via parking at the Heilig Hart-chapel
GPS 51.209813\u00b0 NB 5.428673\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Ca\u00efro<\/h4>\n
Nieuwe Markt
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CC Palethe<\/strong><\/h3>\nJeugdlaan 2,\u00a0 3900 Pelt<\/p>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Photographer \/ sculptor \/ visual poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018With my pictures and sculptures I seek for the beauty in the tragical, in pain.\u2019<\/p>\n
I worked for 20 years as a director and set designer at the theater. But more and more, photography, which I initially regarded as a sideline, invaded my professional path. I discovered how my experience within the theater influenced the language of my photography and experienced a sense of \u201cback to basics\u201d, of re-sourcing. In order to be able to clarify this more, I decided to leave the black box in 2017 and tell my story on the basis of photos and sculptures. My photos are often staged and focus on physicality, emotion or expression. They look for a physical and psychological vulnerability. My sculptures are a study of damage, both in the use of matter and in the expression of an emotionality. The broken, the damaged, the unfinished and confused are represented in different ways through heads and bodies. Yet there is always a \u201csparkle\u201d, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally, perceptible.<\/p>\n
I create the whole image as photographer, stylist and set designer.<\/p>\n
My photography is theatrical. But \u2018theatricality\u2019 is an elastic concept and also has many negative connotations: bombastic, exaggerated, false or artificial. This is how I define it myself: theatralization is the abstracting and enlargement of reality to evoke emotion in the viewer, not through reason, but directly appealing to an approach that can be traced to our ritual instincts. Theatricality as a pre-aesthetic instinct.<\/p>\n
That is what I try to represent with my photography: how to portray the emotional body tragically? How to create a tragic image that expresses emotion and triggers emotion? Search for images with an intensity, no images with intentions. Images you look at because they tell you something, even if you do not immediately know what. Images that evoke a story, without being narrative themselves. Often with the female body as an expression of beauty<\/p>\n
www.barbaravdd.be<\/a> (photography and sculptures)
www.barbaravandendriessche.org<\/a> (theater and scenography)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Eddy Verloes | Losing our minds<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn CC Palethe Eddy Verloes exhibits photos from his project \u201cBuiten zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nOn a blustery day in the spring of 2020 Eddy Verloes met a group of excited Hasidic Jewish boys on a Belgian beach, an encounter resulting in a series of photographs which would travel the world and make his name as a photographer. He asked the poet, Benno Barnard, who knows and loves Jewish culture, to write poems, to accompany the images. Losing Our Minds<\/em> is the moving and witty result of their cooperation. Inspired by the photos and poems, Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel of the studio project The river curls around the town<\/em> took up the challenge to set these lyrics to music. The result of their cooperation is undoubtedly unique. The photographs, poems and music have been brought together in a book with CD, Buiten zinnen\/Losing Our Minds<\/em>, published by Po\u00ebziecentrum vzw (May 2021)
po\u00ebziecentrum.be<\/a><\/p>\nEddy Verloes<\/strong> describes the connecting thread of his photographs as the eternal quest for the human soul. His focus on detail enhances the narrative character of his work: it\u2019s never about the camera.<\/p>\nA sense of humour and a preference of misty landscapes are an integral part of his pictures, many of which were collected on three previous books. Losing our minds<\/em> is his first international publication. He was selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American website All-About-Photo.<\/p>\nMy series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d was taken at the beginning of the corona crisis 2020: a bizarre, but extremely fascinating period. Man loses his mind because a stormy situation presents itself that is new and challenging for him. Fear tries to overpower him, he freezes, starts to reflect on the world and on the punishment that Mother Nature seems to send us. We have treated our Mother Earth too lightly, demanded too much of her in our egoism. Reflection is necessary.<\/em><\/p>\nI want this poetic-philosophical reflection to speak through my images in these corona times. In my series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d I consciously show only young people who are looking for themselves, for the meaning of life and the relationship between man and nature. It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between realism and surrealism, between reality and madness. Are those figures real or staged in my photos? Sometimes we as a layman have the same reaction: is this the real world in which we live or is this madness \/ surrealism? These are photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews who can enjoy their freedom in an unorthodox way in the storm (of their lives) and escape the lockdown.<\/em><\/p>\nMy images however try to transcend the anecdotal and in that sense they not only reflect what is going on with the corona crisis in 2020, but they try to be a universal expression. They could take place anywhere in the world and not just on the Belgian coast where these photos were taken in one day and within one hour. The young people in my photos are of course a symbol of change \/ revolution \/ going against the tide. They symbolize spring that starts anew every year. Within these young people you see in my images \u201cEinzelg\u00e4nger\u201d, those who only try to compete against society. Some idealists throw themselves completely and don’t care about anything. Their slogan is straightforward. More than ever we realize through this crisis that man is a social animal and it is difficult to stay in his room. In group we are strong, we go for it and we climb the highest mountains. In this case: dunes of course.<\/em><\/p>\nUltimately, we are so dependent on the forces of nature that we cannot help but be guided by the flow. I consciously placed “Statues in the storm” last because I think the symbolism is the greatest: people become statues, as it were, puny – sometimes pathetic – beings in the universe. The wandering man looking for his own way, reflecting how to deal with himself, the others and the earth.<\/em><\/p>\nIs there no hope, no spring found in my images? Definitely. Youth represents spring. She sings, fights (a way), cries, laughs, works, prays and admires. All these aspects can be found in these (primal) images. Let us all be a Ramses Shaffy (famous Dutch singer): self-willed paving our own way with respect for themselves, the Other and Mother Nature.<\/em><\/p>\nBenno Barnard<\/strong><\/p>\nlives in the English countryside after more than thirty years in Flanders. The five times reprinted Het trouwservies<\/em><\/a> (2017) is his most recent book of poetry. Dagboek van een landjonker<\/em> (2013) and Zingen en creperen<\/em><\/a> (2019) are the first parts of a large diary project, Groetjes uit het Avondland<\/em> (Greetings from the Occident).<\/p>\nThe river curls around the town<\/strong><\/p>\nis the musical project of Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel. They bring an elegantly mysterious mix of electronics and listening pop, subdued and groovy at the same time. They released the album More than a break<\/em><\/a> in 2008 and the album Nightshadows<\/em><\/a> in 2020. Both albums received rave reviews.
You can listen to the music to the poetry via the QR codes.<\/p>\nwww.eddyverloes.be<\/a>
nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benno_Barnard<\/a>
www.therivercurlsaroundthetown.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAbout thirty pictures by members of the Benelux Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society will be exhibited as part of a collaboration between LodM and RPS.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/rps.org\/chapters\/benelux\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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WPC – Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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In the cafeteria of CC Palethe we show you the Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021.<\/p>\n
This international competition is also called the Olympic Games of Photography.<\/p>\n
For the 2021 edition, 38 country teams from 5 continents registered.<\/p>\n
Category Commercial: Piroska Mihalka, Sven Van Roy, Marc Wallican
Category Illustration\/Digital Art: Katti Borr\u00e9, Carine Van Gerven, Sven Van Roy
Category Nature (Landscape\/Wildlife): Ann Coppens, Robert Smits, Kurt Vandeweerdt
Category Portrait: Filip Naudts, 2Photographers (Paul Gheyle & J\u00fcrgen de Witte), Robert Biesemans
Category Reportage\/Photojournalism: Filip Claus, Evi Polak, Filip Santens
Category Wedding: Robert Biesemans, Ra\u00efs De Weirdt, Evi Polak<\/p>\n
We are very pleased to announce that our festival chair Carine Van Gerven has been selected for Team Belgium with a picture in the Illustration \/ Digital Art category.<\/p>\n
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St. Martin’s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/strong><\/h4>\n For the Tongeren photographer Bert Daenen, the corona crisis was a good time to look for the person behind the mouth mask.<\/p>\n
With the exhibition \u201cbehind the mask\u201d photographer Bert Daenen wants to give the care providers a face and a voice, to show the people behind the anonymous term ‘care’.<\/p>\n
He went to the Vesalius Hospital in Tongeren, the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, and the Saint-Trudo Hospital in Sint-Truiden. There he photographed doctors, nurses and support staff after what may have been the most intense period of their careers.<\/p>\n
We are exhibiting a selection from the photos that were on display during the summer of 2020 in the Refuge House in Hasselt.<\/p>\n
www.hetportret.be<\/a><\/p>\nOpening hours Saint-Martin’s Church: every day 10.00 – 17.00 h, except during church services<\/p>\n
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Kerkdijk<\/strong><\/h3>\nNext to the St. Martin’s church<\/p>\n
Award Winners Lens op de Mens 2019<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nMartin Kryst\u00fdnek | Gold Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Multi-award winning photographer born in Poprad, Slovakia. Martin Kryst\u00fdnek obtained the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) in 2019. He is president of the Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic APFSR.<\/p>\n
He started working as a professional in 2010. In that year he worked in South America, especially in Paraguay, where he gained the necessary experience. He worked for many important people in the field of politics, modeling or show business.<\/p>\n
After years of working in photography, his name became his brand and acquired professional success and experience. In the past 4 years, he has won over 300 international awards, gold, silver and bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
His photos have been published in many international photo books around the world.<\/p>\n
Nowadays he also works as a curator on the most prestigious, internationally curated 1x.com<\/a> photo site.<\/p>\nMartin also works as a jury member at international photo competitions. He is a jury member of the QEP and MQEP qualifications of FEP, the Federation of European Professional Photographers, where he has also served as a judge at the FEP Photographer of The Year Awards.<\/p>\n
www.martinkrystynek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nFrom 23 April to 23 September 2021, Martin’s series ‘Sensual beauty’ will be on display at a virtual exhibition organised by the XXI Century Gallery and the Polish Association of Art Photographers.<\/span><\/p>\nDefinitely worth a look at <\/span>http:\/\/virtualgallery.forphotography.eu<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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TijsPosen | Silver Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Tijs Posen. In my main profession I am the manager of an audiovisual company that produces reports and documentaries for a very diverse group of customers. Both channels such as VRT, VTM, Kanaal 2, VITAYA, Vier and TVL as the best-known production houses call on my services as director, reporter and cameraman.<\/p>\n
A number of productions can be viewed on the www.pry.be<\/a> site.<\/p>\nAs a lover of beautiful images, I photograph every day for more than 25 years. I have been working as a professional photographer for 5 years.<\/p>\n
Who am I<\/strong>
I purify my work. I want to capture the story that an image has to tell as accurately as possible in the best conditions. Light, color, decor, atmosphere\u2026 everything should be right. I understand my subject and intensively capture an atmosphere that belongs to the subject.<\/p>\nWorking process<\/strong>
I am convinced that the best images are the most spontaneous. Those that are not forced. That is why I work in a gentle way. I approach my subject without being pushy and let it retain its individuality.<\/p>\nVision<\/strong>
An image must appear as spontaneous as possible and must be credible. This is possible when light, decor and atmosphere go together perfectly and let the subject come into its own.<\/p>\nPassion<\/strong>
My passion is kneading an image until it has its shape that I know is the perfect one.<\/p>\nIdeas<\/strong>
In photography over the centuries, each period has its own character, its own style. Although it is difficult to escape it, I try not to be influenced by the contemporary styles, fashions, but to maintain a consistent style of its own. A style that is just there when I take my photo.<\/p>\ntijsposen.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Filip Santens | Bronze Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Photographer Filip Santens is an experienced master photographer who works with great passion on a beautiful portrait that shows the photographed person at its best.<\/p>\n
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Livinus Bleyen | Gold Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
I live in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where I have been a photographer for at least 35 years.
<\/span>My photographic roots are in the darkroom but today my photography is 100 % digital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI enjoy photographing sports and movements, animals, people and places, landscapes,… in fact anything and everything in front of my camera. I also enjoy producing altered images.
<\/span>Regularly I am taking part in regional, national and international photo competitions and exhibitions. My pictures have been shown in more than 50 countries, in 5 continents.<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2020 I received from the International Federation of Photographic Art – FIAP<\/strong>, as the first Belgian so far, the 9th artistic title: Excellence FIAP diamond 3 (EFIAP\/d3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\nlivinusbleyen.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Patje Vandebroek | Silver Award Amateur Potographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
\u200bVandebroek Jacky officially, baptized Patrick, called Patje and sometimes Pietje.
Born and raised and still living and working in Neerpelt (B), now Pelt.<\/p>\n
As a 15-16 year old I was already fascinated by photography. My first decent camera was a Chinon CM-4, already with a power winder and 1 lens, the 70-210 mm.
After being married and becoming a father, photography is put on the back burner.<\/p>\n
Around the age of 40 I suddenly got a digital camera (Minolta) in my hands from a friend who had bought himself a new Canon, without his wife knowing. And the train had left again.<\/p>\n
I think I have a fairly good understanding of photography and I like nothing better than passing on the knowledge I have to others, which is very satisfying. It is even better when you see that those people then pass it on to others. That is what we all do it for.<\/p>\n
As long as my health allows it, I will continue to photograph, because it remains a fascinating hobby, although they say that everything has already been photographed. This only adds to the challenge.<\/p>\n
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Marc Apers | Bronze Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Freelance photographer, always looking for typical black and white subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shadow. Subjects where color is not very important. These subjects can be found in the human face and more specifically in the eyes, the “soul” of man. My portfolio therefore mainly consists of black and white portraits. Making portraits of people in their natural environment is the subject that interests me the most. For me, people are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Many say that I possess a natural ability to approach people appropriately and thus persuade people to pose in front of my lens. A judgment that I leave to you, I know that it is extremely important to always show respect and sincere interest for the person portrayed. That is why I never make a portrait without first starting a small conversation with the people I meet. I openly and honestly introduce myself to them as if I am one of them. A wink, a short chat and a smiling face will convince them to pose for me. The greatest pleasure, however, is that afterwards they sometimes tell me their entire life story. Combining emotion and story in one image is my ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
An overview of my current work can be admired on the 1x.com<\/a> photo site for which I also act as one of the moderators without obligation.<\/p>\nwww.marcapers.be
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Glenn Vanderbeke | Most Promising Young Photographer under 30 years of age<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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With Torhout as his base, Glenn Vanderbeke (\u00b01989) discovers Belgium. At the age of 20 he took his first SLR camera in hand. Not long after that, photography evolved into an obsession. As a nature and ‘outdoor’ enthusiast, he mainly focuses on the Belgian landscape.<\/p>\n
In 2016 he launched his series #yesthisisalsobelgium on Instagram with which he shares the beauty and diversity of Belgium with his viewers. The loneliness or just the hustle and bustle typify his images, as do the many trees that work as a red line in his portfolio.<\/p>\n
Over the years, his view of photographing landscapes has changed. What was initially experienced as a disturbing element, is now an added value. Empty landscapes are timeless and beautiful to look at, but the coincidental presence of a person in the right place gives the photo just that little bit of extra atmosphere.<\/p>\n
glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
www.instagram.com\/glenn_vanderbekeinfo@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
info@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Peter Testelmans | Most Creative Photography<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
It is only with your Heart that you can see rightly what is essential….<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\nA dancer uses the full potential of his body, to create a moving sculpture that is in perfect harmony, with the music and the emotions that are alive in his being. Visualising every feeling in a continuous movement to create their dance.<\/p>\n
Capturing this moment, that maybe only exists for a split second, invisible to the eye, made eternal in a single image.<\/p>\n
This is my Art. My gift to you, your moment, everlasting….<\/p>\n
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Footpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via Rodenbachlaan next to house n. 12<\/p>\n
The Jury<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nThe jury | Johan Brouwers, chairman<\/strong>\u00a0(BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nI like to capture the image of people as they occur spontaneously. No deliberate or requested poses. Snapshots in which their glance, their attitude often tells a lot about what they think, including me.<\/p>\n
Was also jury chairman of the 2017 and 2019 edition. QEP \u2013 Qualified European Photographer. Board member of the National Association of Professional Photographers (NVB). Chairman of the EP jury (European Photographer), a basic qualification for photographers, awarded by the FEP \u2013 Federation of European Professional Photographers. Chairman of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards Competition from the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Caroline Alida (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCaroline Alida was one of the guest photographers of Lens op de Mens 2019. Her work was on display at the Maria Hospital.<\/p>\n
All the projects of Caroline Alida (BEL) are developed around a theme and are the result of years of work. Her focus is on human interest<\/em> photography of marginal people. Her pictures show the inner world of these vulnerable people. Her main projects have been published: Bori \/ Healers of the Soul<\/em> (Niger) – exhibited at FOMU 2010 – and Hearing Songs in Pine Trees<\/em> (Eastern Siberia). Her work is a mix of both analog and digital photography.<\/p>\nRecently she was selected by LensCulture to participate in an intensive Masterclass Visual StoryTelling. As a result, story and environment have gained more importance in her recent work.<\/p>\n
www.caroline-alida.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Kattoo Hillewaere (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nFreelance photographer and teacher at CVO Gent and Vorming Plus. She organises photo trips to Russia and gives many short and very practical workshops with the idea that investing in knowledge is smarter and more sustainable than investing in material. In the same spirit, she regularly writes articles for Shoot magazine.<\/p>\n
kattoo.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Zjuul Devens (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nVisual artist, photographer, filmmaker, graduated in Visual Arts and Photography. He was lecturer in audiovisual communication and multimedia at the Plantijn Hogeschool of the Province of Antwerp, department of communication management.<\/p>\n
He exhibits both nationally and internationally, individually and in group. This is done with photographic work, video installations, slide projections, video, but also with sculpture and installations.<\/p>\n
He also collaborates with and for other visual artists, dancers, musicians, theater makers. As a professional photographer, he was a devil-doing-all. Passionate macro photographer. Now he is mainly concerned with the theme of transience. He likes to give dead half-decayed insects a \u201cnew life\u201d.<\/p>\n
As a volunteer for Child Help, he also photographs and films in Africa. There he discovered the love for documentary photography.<\/p>\n
For him, photography and art are a part of his life.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Andy Hens (BEL\/DEU)<\/strong><\/h4>\nTo disclose the nature of man through photographs, that is the highest art of photography.
Usually people just look after a photo. People rarely look into it.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. Belgian photographer who lives and works in Germany. Experienced jury member for the QEP and Master QEP qualifications of the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Photography teacher at the Handwerkskammer in Dortmund. Experienced cgi artist (cumputer-generated imagery).<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.europeanphotographers.eu\/members\/andy-j-j-hens\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jim Lowe (GBR)<\/strong><\/h4>\nJim has been a professional photographer for 40 years, during which time he has worked for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Polytechnic & Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company. The majority of his images are now captured using digital technology, but he also undertakes assignments using close-up and macro photography using large format cameras. He is well known for his black and white landscapes for which he uses traditional film, hand printing them to exhibition quality. These have been acquired by collectors as far afield as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada and The Republic of Ireland as well as the UK and Europe (London, Moscow, Bath, Wiltshire and Cornwall).<\/p>\n
From 2009-2018, as well as continuing with his other activities, Jim, has been lecturing at Falmouth University, Cornwall on The Marine and Natural History Course and was made Award Leader in September 2012.<\/p>\n
Jim Lowe was a Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers from 2000 to 2010 and is currently Chairman of their Qualifications Board. He was amongst the first European Professional Photographers to achieve the FEP, QEP distinction in Architecture and from the 45 British photographers who have gained this qualification is the only one qualified and practising Architectural Photography.<\/p>\n
www.jimlowe.co.uk\/frontpage2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Carol Olerud (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCarol gained her Associate Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in April 2018 in the Conceptual and Contemporary genre with a panel of fifteen photos.<\/p>\n
She is the joint organiser for the Benelux Chapter of the RPS since June 2020. Carol runs the Study Group Zoom sessions every three weeks, which is very successful.<\/p>\n
Carol was born in Australia and lives in The Netherlands, she is an active member of many photography groups. She is the Dutch co-ordinator of the National Group Documentary Photography<\/em> in the Fotobond, with 38 members from all over the country.<\/p>\nCarol is also the co-ordinator of the photography collective Visie+<\/em> which is a regional group. She also is the chairman at the local photo club Fotowerkgroep De Verbeelding<\/em> and she is also a member of LeVeL 5<\/em>, which is a small group of amateur photographers.<\/p>\nCarol has experience in judging photos on regional, national and international levels. She was a judge in the Holland International Image Circuit of 2020 where nearly 7,200 photos were judged over a period of three days, a massive task. There were 683 participants from 63 countries.<\/p>\n
At regional levels Carol has judged at several themed competitions, e.g. \u2018Abstract\u2019, Street photography and other bodies of series of work. She has also judged at yearly portfolio competitions where the best overall winners were selected.<\/p>\n
For the Benelux Chapter members yearly exhibitions 2019 and 2020 Carol was one of the jury members for the selection of the best photos.<\/p>\n
Carol takes part in masterclasses and workshops and has a general good knowledge of photography in all it\u2019s aspects and genres. She takes part in competitions, has exhibitions and is currently candidate BMK (Bonds Meester Klasse of the Fotobond).<\/p>\n
www.carololerud.com<\/a>
www.rps.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jos Verhoogen (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nIf I have to find one constant topic, it has to be man himself. Man is in the centre in most of my pictures. Whether it is a famous artist or a mother to be, it is always a challenge to find the right link. A feeling of trust which allows you to make powerful pictures. Pictures that mean more than just the right light or the perfect focus.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. 40 years of experience as a professional photographer, lecturer in reportage photography and several times as a jury member for the FEP and other international photo competitions. His photos won numerous national and international awards.<\/p>\n
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Nieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Cairo<\/strong><\/h4>\nAfter a technical-scientific education, Ilan Wittenberg made the switch to photography. Ilan arrived in New Zealand in 2001. His career as a photographer started quite recently in 2011. The people, atmosphere and landscape of New Zealand had a great influence on his switch to photography. He quickly gained recognition by winning numerous national and international awards. In his monochrome portraits, he captures the character of his subjects superbly, making use of the available ambient light. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and in well-known photography magazines worldwide.<\/p>\n
Read more about Ilan Wittenberg in his biography<\/a>.
ilanwittenberg.com<\/a><\/p>\nAccessible all day<\/p>\n
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Finse Piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via the car park in the Vloeterstraat next to the Holy Heart Chapel<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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LENS OP DE MENS MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThrough this link you can consult our extended Lens op de Mens Magazine<\/a> on-line.<\/p>\nIn this programme booklet you will find a map of the exhibition route, all the names of the selected photographers, information about the guest exhibitions, opening hours, partners and sponsors, and more useful information.<\/p>\n
The magazine will also be available at CC Palethe and in displays at several places along the exhibition route and at the local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n
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OVERVIEW GUEST EXHIBITIONS 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Cultural Center Palethe<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nBarbara Vandendriessche
Eddy Verloes | Buiten Zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds
RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition
WPC Team Belgium 2021<\/h4>\n
Jeugdlaan 2, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211239\u00b0 NB 5.428118\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every working day 9.00 – 16.30 h and during activities in the cultural center
From 4 July, open every Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.<\/p>\nSt. Martin’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nBert Daenen | behind the mask<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk 2-4, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211111\u00b0 NB 5.425730\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every day 10.00 – 17.00 h except during church services<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nAwards Winners 2019<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk, next to the St. Martin’s church
GPS\u00a0 51.211010\u00b0 NB 5.426558 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nMembers of the Jury 2021<\/h4>\n
Rodenbachlaan\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.212879\u00b0 NB 5.425396\u00b0 OL
Bemvaartstraat\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.213406\u00b0 NB 5.424647\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep
HelPhoto, Helsinki, Finland | Nordic Village
Vizualizator, Belgrad, Serbia<\/h4>\n
Vloeterstraat, access via parking at the Heilig Hart-chapel
GPS 51.209813\u00b0 NB 5.428673\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Ca\u00efro<\/h4>\n
Nieuwe Markt
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CC Palethe<\/strong><\/h3>\nJeugdlaan 2,\u00a0 3900 Pelt<\/p>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Photographer \/ sculptor \/ visual poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018With my pictures and sculptures I seek for the beauty in the tragical, in pain.\u2019<\/p>\n
I worked for 20 years as a director and set designer at the theater. But more and more, photography, which I initially regarded as a sideline, invaded my professional path. I discovered how my experience within the theater influenced the language of my photography and experienced a sense of \u201cback to basics\u201d, of re-sourcing. In order to be able to clarify this more, I decided to leave the black box in 2017 and tell my story on the basis of photos and sculptures. My photos are often staged and focus on physicality, emotion or expression. They look for a physical and psychological vulnerability. My sculptures are a study of damage, both in the use of matter and in the expression of an emotionality. The broken, the damaged, the unfinished and confused are represented in different ways through heads and bodies. Yet there is always a \u201csparkle\u201d, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally, perceptible.<\/p>\n
I create the whole image as photographer, stylist and set designer.<\/p>\n
My photography is theatrical. But \u2018theatricality\u2019 is an elastic concept and also has many negative connotations: bombastic, exaggerated, false or artificial. This is how I define it myself: theatralization is the abstracting and enlargement of reality to evoke emotion in the viewer, not through reason, but directly appealing to an approach that can be traced to our ritual instincts. Theatricality as a pre-aesthetic instinct.<\/p>\n
That is what I try to represent with my photography: how to portray the emotional body tragically? How to create a tragic image that expresses emotion and triggers emotion? Search for images with an intensity, no images with intentions. Images you look at because they tell you something, even if you do not immediately know what. Images that evoke a story, without being narrative themselves. Often with the female body as an expression of beauty<\/p>\n
www.barbaravdd.be<\/a> (photography and sculptures)
www.barbaravandendriessche.org<\/a> (theater and scenography)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Eddy Verloes | Losing our minds<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn CC Palethe Eddy Verloes exhibits photos from his project \u201cBuiten zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nOn a blustery day in the spring of 2020 Eddy Verloes met a group of excited Hasidic Jewish boys on a Belgian beach, an encounter resulting in a series of photographs which would travel the world and make his name as a photographer. He asked the poet, Benno Barnard, who knows and loves Jewish culture, to write poems, to accompany the images. Losing Our Minds<\/em> is the moving and witty result of their cooperation. Inspired by the photos and poems, Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel of the studio project The river curls around the town<\/em> took up the challenge to set these lyrics to music. The result of their cooperation is undoubtedly unique. The photographs, poems and music have been brought together in a book with CD, Buiten zinnen\/Losing Our Minds<\/em>, published by Po\u00ebziecentrum vzw (May 2021)
po\u00ebziecentrum.be<\/a><\/p>\nEddy Verloes<\/strong> describes the connecting thread of his photographs as the eternal quest for the human soul. His focus on detail enhances the narrative character of his work: it\u2019s never about the camera.<\/p>\nA sense of humour and a preference of misty landscapes are an integral part of his pictures, many of which were collected on three previous books. Losing our minds<\/em> is his first international publication. He was selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American website All-About-Photo.<\/p>\nMy series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d was taken at the beginning of the corona crisis 2020: a bizarre, but extremely fascinating period. Man loses his mind because a stormy situation presents itself that is new and challenging for him. Fear tries to overpower him, he freezes, starts to reflect on the world and on the punishment that Mother Nature seems to send us. We have treated our Mother Earth too lightly, demanded too much of her in our egoism. Reflection is necessary.<\/em><\/p>\nI want this poetic-philosophical reflection to speak through my images in these corona times. In my series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d I consciously show only young people who are looking for themselves, for the meaning of life and the relationship between man and nature. It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between realism and surrealism, between reality and madness. Are those figures real or staged in my photos? Sometimes we as a layman have the same reaction: is this the real world in which we live or is this madness \/ surrealism? These are photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews who can enjoy their freedom in an unorthodox way in the storm (of their lives) and escape the lockdown.<\/em><\/p>\nMy images however try to transcend the anecdotal and in that sense they not only reflect what is going on with the corona crisis in 2020, but they try to be a universal expression. They could take place anywhere in the world and not just on the Belgian coast where these photos were taken in one day and within one hour. The young people in my photos are of course a symbol of change \/ revolution \/ going against the tide. They symbolize spring that starts anew every year. Within these young people you see in my images \u201cEinzelg\u00e4nger\u201d, those who only try to compete against society. Some idealists throw themselves completely and don’t care about anything. Their slogan is straightforward. More than ever we realize through this crisis that man is a social animal and it is difficult to stay in his room. In group we are strong, we go for it and we climb the highest mountains. In this case: dunes of course.<\/em><\/p>\nUltimately, we are so dependent on the forces of nature that we cannot help but be guided by the flow. I consciously placed “Statues in the storm” last because I think the symbolism is the greatest: people become statues, as it were, puny – sometimes pathetic – beings in the universe. The wandering man looking for his own way, reflecting how to deal with himself, the others and the earth.<\/em><\/p>\nIs there no hope, no spring found in my images? Definitely. Youth represents spring. She sings, fights (a way), cries, laughs, works, prays and admires. All these aspects can be found in these (primal) images. Let us all be a Ramses Shaffy (famous Dutch singer): self-willed paving our own way with respect for themselves, the Other and Mother Nature.<\/em><\/p>\nBenno Barnard<\/strong><\/p>\nlives in the English countryside after more than thirty years in Flanders. The five times reprinted Het trouwservies<\/em><\/a> (2017) is his most recent book of poetry. Dagboek van een landjonker<\/em> (2013) and Zingen en creperen<\/em><\/a> (2019) are the first parts of a large diary project, Groetjes uit het Avondland<\/em> (Greetings from the Occident).<\/p>\nThe river curls around the town<\/strong><\/p>\nis the musical project of Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel. They bring an elegantly mysterious mix of electronics and listening pop, subdued and groovy at the same time. They released the album More than a break<\/em><\/a> in 2008 and the album Nightshadows<\/em><\/a> in 2020. Both albums received rave reviews.
You can listen to the music to the poetry via the QR codes.<\/p>\nwww.eddyverloes.be<\/a>
nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benno_Barnard<\/a>
www.therivercurlsaroundthetown.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAbout thirty pictures by members of the Benelux Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society will be exhibited as part of a collaboration between LodM and RPS.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/rps.org\/chapters\/benelux\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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WPC – Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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In the cafeteria of CC Palethe we show you the Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021.<\/p>\n
This international competition is also called the Olympic Games of Photography.<\/p>\n
For the 2021 edition, 38 country teams from 5 continents registered.<\/p>\n
Category Commercial: Piroska Mihalka, Sven Van Roy, Marc Wallican
Category Illustration\/Digital Art: Katti Borr\u00e9, Carine Van Gerven, Sven Van Roy
Category Nature (Landscape\/Wildlife): Ann Coppens, Robert Smits, Kurt Vandeweerdt
Category Portrait: Filip Naudts, 2Photographers (Paul Gheyle & J\u00fcrgen de Witte), Robert Biesemans
Category Reportage\/Photojournalism: Filip Claus, Evi Polak, Filip Santens
Category Wedding: Robert Biesemans, Ra\u00efs De Weirdt, Evi Polak<\/p>\n
We are very pleased to announce that our festival chair Carine Van Gerven has been selected for Team Belgium with a picture in the Illustration \/ Digital Art category.<\/p>\n
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St. Martin’s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/strong><\/h4>\n For the Tongeren photographer Bert Daenen, the corona crisis was a good time to look for the person behind the mouth mask.<\/p>\n
With the exhibition \u201cbehind the mask\u201d photographer Bert Daenen wants to give the care providers a face and a voice, to show the people behind the anonymous term ‘care’.<\/p>\n
He went to the Vesalius Hospital in Tongeren, the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, and the Saint-Trudo Hospital in Sint-Truiden. There he photographed doctors, nurses and support staff after what may have been the most intense period of their careers.<\/p>\n
We are exhibiting a selection from the photos that were on display during the summer of 2020 in the Refuge House in Hasselt.<\/p>\n
www.hetportret.be<\/a><\/p>\nOpening hours Saint-Martin’s Church: every day 10.00 – 17.00 h, except during church services<\/p>\n
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Kerkdijk<\/strong><\/h3>\nNext to the St. Martin’s church<\/p>\n
Award Winners Lens op de Mens 2019<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nMartin Kryst\u00fdnek | Gold Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Multi-award winning photographer born in Poprad, Slovakia. Martin Kryst\u00fdnek obtained the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) in 2019. He is president of the Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic APFSR.<\/p>\n
He started working as a professional in 2010. In that year he worked in South America, especially in Paraguay, where he gained the necessary experience. He worked for many important people in the field of politics, modeling or show business.<\/p>\n
After years of working in photography, his name became his brand and acquired professional success and experience. In the past 4 years, he has won over 300 international awards, gold, silver and bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
His photos have been published in many international photo books around the world.<\/p>\n
Nowadays he also works as a curator on the most prestigious, internationally curated 1x.com<\/a> photo site.<\/p>\nMartin also works as a jury member at international photo competitions. He is a jury member of the QEP and MQEP qualifications of FEP, the Federation of European Professional Photographers, where he has also served as a judge at the FEP Photographer of The Year Awards.<\/p>\n
www.martinkrystynek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nFrom 23 April to 23 September 2021, Martin’s series ‘Sensual beauty’ will be on display at a virtual exhibition organised by the XXI Century Gallery and the Polish Association of Art Photographers.<\/span><\/p>\nDefinitely worth a look at <\/span>http:\/\/virtualgallery.forphotography.eu<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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TijsPosen | Silver Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Tijs Posen. In my main profession I am the manager of an audiovisual company that produces reports and documentaries for a very diverse group of customers. Both channels such as VRT, VTM, Kanaal 2, VITAYA, Vier and TVL as the best-known production houses call on my services as director, reporter and cameraman.<\/p>\n
A number of productions can be viewed on the www.pry.be<\/a> site.<\/p>\nAs a lover of beautiful images, I photograph every day for more than 25 years. I have been working as a professional photographer for 5 years.<\/p>\n
Who am I<\/strong>
I purify my work. I want to capture the story that an image has to tell as accurately as possible in the best conditions. Light, color, decor, atmosphere\u2026 everything should be right. I understand my subject and intensively capture an atmosphere that belongs to the subject.<\/p>\nWorking process<\/strong>
I am convinced that the best images are the most spontaneous. Those that are not forced. That is why I work in a gentle way. I approach my subject without being pushy and let it retain its individuality.<\/p>\nVision<\/strong>
An image must appear as spontaneous as possible and must be credible. This is possible when light, decor and atmosphere go together perfectly and let the subject come into its own.<\/p>\nPassion<\/strong>
My passion is kneading an image until it has its shape that I know is the perfect one.<\/p>\nIdeas<\/strong>
In photography over the centuries, each period has its own character, its own style. Although it is difficult to escape it, I try not to be influenced by the contemporary styles, fashions, but to maintain a consistent style of its own. A style that is just there when I take my photo.<\/p>\ntijsposen.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Filip Santens | Bronze Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Photographer Filip Santens is an experienced master photographer who works with great passion on a beautiful portrait that shows the photographed person at its best.<\/p>\n
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Livinus Bleyen | Gold Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
I live in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where I have been a photographer for at least 35 years.
<\/span>My photographic roots are in the darkroom but today my photography is 100 % digital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI enjoy photographing sports and movements, animals, people and places, landscapes,… in fact anything and everything in front of my camera. I also enjoy producing altered images.
<\/span>Regularly I am taking part in regional, national and international photo competitions and exhibitions. My pictures have been shown in more than 50 countries, in 5 continents.<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2020 I received from the International Federation of Photographic Art – FIAP<\/strong>, as the first Belgian so far, the 9th artistic title: Excellence FIAP diamond 3 (EFIAP\/d3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\nlivinusbleyen.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Patje Vandebroek | Silver Award Amateur Potographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
\u200bVandebroek Jacky officially, baptized Patrick, called Patje and sometimes Pietje.
Born and raised and still living and working in Neerpelt (B), now Pelt.<\/p>\n
As a 15-16 year old I was already fascinated by photography. My first decent camera was a Chinon CM-4, already with a power winder and 1 lens, the 70-210 mm.
After being married and becoming a father, photography is put on the back burner.<\/p>\n
Around the age of 40 I suddenly got a digital camera (Minolta) in my hands from a friend who had bought himself a new Canon, without his wife knowing. And the train had left again.<\/p>\n
I think I have a fairly good understanding of photography and I like nothing better than passing on the knowledge I have to others, which is very satisfying. It is even better when you see that those people then pass it on to others. That is what we all do it for.<\/p>\n
As long as my health allows it, I will continue to photograph, because it remains a fascinating hobby, although they say that everything has already been photographed. This only adds to the challenge.<\/p>\n
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Marc Apers | Bronze Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Freelance photographer, always looking for typical black and white subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shadow. Subjects where color is not very important. These subjects can be found in the human face and more specifically in the eyes, the “soul” of man. My portfolio therefore mainly consists of black and white portraits. Making portraits of people in their natural environment is the subject that interests me the most. For me, people are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Many say that I possess a natural ability to approach people appropriately and thus persuade people to pose in front of my lens. A judgment that I leave to you, I know that it is extremely important to always show respect and sincere interest for the person portrayed. That is why I never make a portrait without first starting a small conversation with the people I meet. I openly and honestly introduce myself to them as if I am one of them. A wink, a short chat and a smiling face will convince them to pose for me. The greatest pleasure, however, is that afterwards they sometimes tell me their entire life story. Combining emotion and story in one image is my ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
An overview of my current work can be admired on the 1x.com<\/a> photo site for which I also act as one of the moderators without obligation.<\/p>\nwww.marcapers.be
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Glenn Vanderbeke | Most Promising Young Photographer under 30 years of age<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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With Torhout as his base, Glenn Vanderbeke (\u00b01989) discovers Belgium. At the age of 20 he took his first SLR camera in hand. Not long after that, photography evolved into an obsession. As a nature and ‘outdoor’ enthusiast, he mainly focuses on the Belgian landscape.<\/p>\n
In 2016 he launched his series #yesthisisalsobelgium on Instagram with which he shares the beauty and diversity of Belgium with his viewers. The loneliness or just the hustle and bustle typify his images, as do the many trees that work as a red line in his portfolio.<\/p>\n
Over the years, his view of photographing landscapes has changed. What was initially experienced as a disturbing element, is now an added value. Empty landscapes are timeless and beautiful to look at, but the coincidental presence of a person in the right place gives the photo just that little bit of extra atmosphere.<\/p>\n
glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
www.instagram.com\/glenn_vanderbekeinfo@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
info@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Peter Testelmans | Most Creative Photography<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
It is only with your Heart that you can see rightly what is essential….<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\nA dancer uses the full potential of his body, to create a moving sculpture that is in perfect harmony, with the music and the emotions that are alive in his being. Visualising every feeling in a continuous movement to create their dance.<\/p>\n
Capturing this moment, that maybe only exists for a split second, invisible to the eye, made eternal in a single image.<\/p>\n
This is my Art. My gift to you, your moment, everlasting….<\/p>\n
museheartphotography.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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Footpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via Rodenbachlaan next to house n. 12<\/p>\n
The Jury<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nThe jury | Johan Brouwers, chairman<\/strong>\u00a0(BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nI like to capture the image of people as they occur spontaneously. No deliberate or requested poses. Snapshots in which their glance, their attitude often tells a lot about what they think, including me.<\/p>\n
Was also jury chairman of the 2017 and 2019 edition. QEP \u2013 Qualified European Photographer. Board member of the National Association of Professional Photographers (NVB). Chairman of the EP jury (European Photographer), a basic qualification for photographers, awarded by the FEP \u2013 Federation of European Professional Photographers. Chairman of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards Competition from the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Caroline Alida (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCaroline Alida was one of the guest photographers of Lens op de Mens 2019. Her work was on display at the Maria Hospital.<\/p>\n
All the projects of Caroline Alida (BEL) are developed around a theme and are the result of years of work. Her focus is on human interest<\/em> photography of marginal people. Her pictures show the inner world of these vulnerable people. Her main projects have been published: Bori \/ Healers of the Soul<\/em> (Niger) – exhibited at FOMU 2010 – and Hearing Songs in Pine Trees<\/em> (Eastern Siberia). Her work is a mix of both analog and digital photography.<\/p>\nRecently she was selected by LensCulture to participate in an intensive Masterclass Visual StoryTelling. As a result, story and environment have gained more importance in her recent work.<\/p>\n
www.caroline-alida.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Kattoo Hillewaere (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nFreelance photographer and teacher at CVO Gent and Vorming Plus. She organises photo trips to Russia and gives many short and very practical workshops with the idea that investing in knowledge is smarter and more sustainable than investing in material. In the same spirit, she regularly writes articles for Shoot magazine.<\/p>\n
kattoo.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Zjuul Devens (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nVisual artist, photographer, filmmaker, graduated in Visual Arts and Photography. He was lecturer in audiovisual communication and multimedia at the Plantijn Hogeschool of the Province of Antwerp, department of communication management.<\/p>\n
He exhibits both nationally and internationally, individually and in group. This is done with photographic work, video installations, slide projections, video, but also with sculpture and installations.<\/p>\n
He also collaborates with and for other visual artists, dancers, musicians, theater makers. As a professional photographer, he was a devil-doing-all. Passionate macro photographer. Now he is mainly concerned with the theme of transience. He likes to give dead half-decayed insects a \u201cnew life\u201d.<\/p>\n
As a volunteer for Child Help, he also photographs and films in Africa. There he discovered the love for documentary photography.<\/p>\n
For him, photography and art are a part of his life.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Andy Hens (BEL\/DEU)<\/strong><\/h4>\nTo disclose the nature of man through photographs, that is the highest art of photography.
Usually people just look after a photo. People rarely look into it.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. Belgian photographer who lives and works in Germany. Experienced jury member for the QEP and Master QEP qualifications of the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Photography teacher at the Handwerkskammer in Dortmund. Experienced cgi artist (cumputer-generated imagery).<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.europeanphotographers.eu\/members\/andy-j-j-hens\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jim Lowe (GBR)<\/strong><\/h4>\nJim has been a professional photographer for 40 years, during which time he has worked for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Polytechnic & Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company. The majority of his images are now captured using digital technology, but he also undertakes assignments using close-up and macro photography using large format cameras. He is well known for his black and white landscapes for which he uses traditional film, hand printing them to exhibition quality. These have been acquired by collectors as far afield as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada and The Republic of Ireland as well as the UK and Europe (London, Moscow, Bath, Wiltshire and Cornwall).<\/p>\n
From 2009-2018, as well as continuing with his other activities, Jim, has been lecturing at Falmouth University, Cornwall on The Marine and Natural History Course and was made Award Leader in September 2012.<\/p>\n
Jim Lowe was a Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers from 2000 to 2010 and is currently Chairman of their Qualifications Board. He was amongst the first European Professional Photographers to achieve the FEP, QEP distinction in Architecture and from the 45 British photographers who have gained this qualification is the only one qualified and practising Architectural Photography.<\/p>\n
www.jimlowe.co.uk\/frontpage2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Carol Olerud (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCarol gained her Associate Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in April 2018 in the Conceptual and Contemporary genre with a panel of fifteen photos.<\/p>\n
She is the joint organiser for the Benelux Chapter of the RPS since June 2020. Carol runs the Study Group Zoom sessions every three weeks, which is very successful.<\/p>\n
Carol was born in Australia and lives in The Netherlands, she is an active member of many photography groups. She is the Dutch co-ordinator of the National Group Documentary Photography<\/em> in the Fotobond, with 38 members from all over the country.<\/p>\nCarol is also the co-ordinator of the photography collective Visie+<\/em> which is a regional group. She also is the chairman at the local photo club Fotowerkgroep De Verbeelding<\/em> and she is also a member of LeVeL 5<\/em>, which is a small group of amateur photographers.<\/p>\nCarol has experience in judging photos on regional, national and international levels. She was a judge in the Holland International Image Circuit of 2020 where nearly 7,200 photos were judged over a period of three days, a massive task. There were 683 participants from 63 countries.<\/p>\n
At regional levels Carol has judged at several themed competitions, e.g. \u2018Abstract\u2019, Street photography and other bodies of series of work. She has also judged at yearly portfolio competitions where the best overall winners were selected.<\/p>\n
For the Benelux Chapter members yearly exhibitions 2019 and 2020 Carol was one of the jury members for the selection of the best photos.<\/p>\n
Carol takes part in masterclasses and workshops and has a general good knowledge of photography in all it\u2019s aspects and genres. She takes part in competitions, has exhibitions and is currently candidate BMK (Bonds Meester Klasse of the Fotobond).<\/p>\n
www.carololerud.com<\/a>
www.rps.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jos Verhoogen (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nIf I have to find one constant topic, it has to be man himself. Man is in the centre in most of my pictures. Whether it is a famous artist or a mother to be, it is always a challenge to find the right link. A feeling of trust which allows you to make powerful pictures. Pictures that mean more than just the right light or the perfect focus.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. 40 years of experience as a professional photographer, lecturer in reportage photography and several times as a jury member for the FEP and other international photo competitions. His photos won numerous national and international awards.<\/p>\n
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Nieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Cairo<\/strong><\/h4>\nAfter a technical-scientific education, Ilan Wittenberg made the switch to photography. Ilan arrived in New Zealand in 2001. His career as a photographer started quite recently in 2011. The people, atmosphere and landscape of New Zealand had a great influence on his switch to photography. He quickly gained recognition by winning numerous national and international awards. In his monochrome portraits, he captures the character of his subjects superbly, making use of the available ambient light. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and in well-known photography magazines worldwide.<\/p>\n
Read more about Ilan Wittenberg in his biography<\/a>.
ilanwittenberg.com<\/a><\/p>\nAccessible all day<\/p>\n
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Finse Piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via the car park in the Vloeterstraat next to the Holy Heart Chapel<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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LENS OP DE MENS MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThrough this link you can consult our extended Lens op de Mens Magazine<\/a> on-line.<\/p>\nIn this programme booklet you will find a map of the exhibition route, all the names of the selected photographers, information about the guest exhibitions, opening hours, partners and sponsors, and more useful information.<\/p>\n
The magazine will also be available at CC Palethe and in displays at several places along the exhibition route and at the local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n
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OVERVIEW GUEST EXHIBITIONS 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Cultural Center Palethe<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nBarbara Vandendriessche
Eddy Verloes | Buiten Zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds
RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition
WPC Team Belgium 2021<\/h4>\n
Jeugdlaan 2, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211239\u00b0 NB 5.428118\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every working day 9.00 – 16.30 h and during activities in the cultural center
From 4 July, open every Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.<\/p>\nSt. Martin’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nBert Daenen | behind the mask<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk 2-4, 3910 Pelt
GPS 51.211111\u00b0 NB 5.425730\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every day 10.00 – 17.00 h except during church services<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nAwards Winners 2019<\/h4>\n
Kerkdijk, next to the St. Martin’s church
GPS\u00a0 51.211010\u00b0 NB 5.426558 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nMembers of the Jury 2021<\/h4>\n
Rodenbachlaan\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.212879\u00b0 NB 5.425396\u00b0 OL
Bemvaartstraat\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.213406\u00b0 NB 5.424647\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep
HelPhoto, Helsinki, Finland | Nordic Village
Vizualizator, Belgrad, Serbia<\/h4>\n
Vloeterstraat, access via parking at the Heilig Hart-chapel
GPS 51.209813\u00b0 NB 5.428673\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Ca\u00efro<\/h4>\n
Nieuwe Markt
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CC Palethe<\/strong><\/h3>\nJeugdlaan 2,\u00a0 3900 Pelt<\/p>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche<\/strong><\/h4>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Photographer \/ sculptor \/ visual poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018With my pictures and sculptures I seek for the beauty in the tragical, in pain.\u2019<\/p>\n
I worked for 20 years as a director and set designer at the theater. But more and more, photography, which I initially regarded as a sideline, invaded my professional path. I discovered how my experience within the theater influenced the language of my photography and experienced a sense of \u201cback to basics\u201d, of re-sourcing. In order to be able to clarify this more, I decided to leave the black box in 2017 and tell my story on the basis of photos and sculptures. My photos are often staged and focus on physicality, emotion or expression. They look for a physical and psychological vulnerability. My sculptures are a study of damage, both in the use of matter and in the expression of an emotionality. The broken, the damaged, the unfinished and confused are represented in different ways through heads and bodies. Yet there is always a \u201csparkle\u201d, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally, perceptible.<\/p>\n
I create the whole image as photographer, stylist and set designer.<\/p>\n
My photography is theatrical. But \u2018theatricality\u2019 is an elastic concept and also has many negative connotations: bombastic, exaggerated, false or artificial. This is how I define it myself: theatralization is the abstracting and enlargement of reality to evoke emotion in the viewer, not through reason, but directly appealing to an approach that can be traced to our ritual instincts. Theatricality as a pre-aesthetic instinct.<\/p>\n
That is what I try to represent with my photography: how to portray the emotional body tragically? How to create a tragic image that expresses emotion and triggers emotion? Search for images with an intensity, no images with intentions. Images you look at because they tell you something, even if you do not immediately know what. Images that evoke a story, without being narrative themselves. Often with the female body as an expression of beauty<\/p>\n
www.barbaravdd.be<\/a> (photography and sculptures)
www.barbaravandendriessche.org<\/a> (theater and scenography)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Eddy Verloes | Losing our minds<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn CC Palethe Eddy Verloes exhibits photos from his project \u201cBuiten zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nOn a blustery day in the spring of 2020 Eddy Verloes met a group of excited Hasidic Jewish boys on a Belgian beach, an encounter resulting in a series of photographs which would travel the world and make his name as a photographer. He asked the poet, Benno Barnard, who knows and loves Jewish culture, to write poems, to accompany the images. Losing Our Minds<\/em> is the moving and witty result of their cooperation. Inspired by the photos and poems, Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel of the studio project The river curls around the town<\/em> took up the challenge to set these lyrics to music. The result of their cooperation is undoubtedly unique. The photographs, poems and music have been brought together in a book with CD, Buiten zinnen\/Losing Our Minds<\/em>, published by Po\u00ebziecentrum vzw (May 2021)
po\u00ebziecentrum.be<\/a><\/p>\nEddy Verloes<\/strong> describes the connecting thread of his photographs as the eternal quest for the human soul. His focus on detail enhances the narrative character of his work: it\u2019s never about the camera.<\/p>\nA sense of humour and a preference of misty landscapes are an integral part of his pictures, many of which were collected on three previous books. Losing our minds<\/em> is his first international publication. He was selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American website All-About-Photo.<\/p>\nMy series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d was taken at the beginning of the corona crisis 2020: a bizarre, but extremely fascinating period. Man loses his mind because a stormy situation presents itself that is new and challenging for him. Fear tries to overpower him, he freezes, starts to reflect on the world and on the punishment that Mother Nature seems to send us. We have treated our Mother Earth too lightly, demanded too much of her in our egoism. Reflection is necessary.<\/em><\/p>\nI want this poetic-philosophical reflection to speak through my images in these corona times. In my series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d I consciously show only young people who are looking for themselves, for the meaning of life and the relationship between man and nature. It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between realism and surrealism, between reality and madness. Are those figures real or staged in my photos? Sometimes we as a layman have the same reaction: is this the real world in which we live or is this madness \/ surrealism? These are photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews who can enjoy their freedom in an unorthodox way in the storm (of their lives) and escape the lockdown.<\/em><\/p>\nMy images however try to transcend the anecdotal and in that sense they not only reflect what is going on with the corona crisis in 2020, but they try to be a universal expression. They could take place anywhere in the world and not just on the Belgian coast where these photos were taken in one day and within one hour. The young people in my photos are of course a symbol of change \/ revolution \/ going against the tide. They symbolize spring that starts anew every year. Within these young people you see in my images \u201cEinzelg\u00e4nger\u201d, those who only try to compete against society. Some idealists throw themselves completely and don’t care about anything. Their slogan is straightforward. More than ever we realize through this crisis that man is a social animal and it is difficult to stay in his room. In group we are strong, we go for it and we climb the highest mountains. In this case: dunes of course.<\/em><\/p>\nUltimately, we are so dependent on the forces of nature that we cannot help but be guided by the flow. I consciously placed “Statues in the storm” last because I think the symbolism is the greatest: people become statues, as it were, puny – sometimes pathetic – beings in the universe. The wandering man looking for his own way, reflecting how to deal with himself, the others and the earth.<\/em><\/p>\nIs there no hope, no spring found in my images? Definitely. Youth represents spring. She sings, fights (a way), cries, laughs, works, prays and admires. All these aspects can be found in these (primal) images. Let us all be a Ramses Shaffy (famous Dutch singer): self-willed paving our own way with respect for themselves, the Other and Mother Nature.<\/em><\/p>\nBenno Barnard<\/strong><\/p>\nlives in the English countryside after more than thirty years in Flanders. The five times reprinted Het trouwservies<\/em><\/a> (2017) is his most recent book of poetry. Dagboek van een landjonker<\/em> (2013) and Zingen en creperen<\/em><\/a> (2019) are the first parts of a large diary project, Groetjes uit het Avondland<\/em> (Greetings from the Occident).<\/p>\nThe river curls around the town<\/strong><\/p>\nis the musical project of Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel. They bring an elegantly mysterious mix of electronics and listening pop, subdued and groovy at the same time. They released the album More than a break<\/em><\/a> in 2008 and the album Nightshadows<\/em><\/a> in 2020. Both albums received rave reviews.
You can listen to the music to the poetry via the QR codes.<\/p>\nwww.eddyverloes.be<\/a>
nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benno_Barnard<\/a>
www.therivercurlsaroundthetown.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAbout thirty pictures by members of the Benelux Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society will be exhibited as part of a collaboration between LodM and RPS.<\/p>\n
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WPC – Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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In the cafeteria of CC Palethe we show you the Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021.<\/p>\n
This international competition is also called the Olympic Games of Photography.<\/p>\n
For the 2021 edition, 38 country teams from 5 continents registered.<\/p>\n
Category Commercial: Piroska Mihalka, Sven Van Roy, Marc Wallican
Category Illustration\/Digital Art: Katti Borr\u00e9, Carine Van Gerven, Sven Van Roy
Category Nature (Landscape\/Wildlife): Ann Coppens, Robert Smits, Kurt Vandeweerdt
Category Portrait: Filip Naudts, 2Photographers (Paul Gheyle & J\u00fcrgen de Witte), Robert Biesemans
Category Reportage\/Photojournalism: Filip Claus, Evi Polak, Filip Santens
Category Wedding: Robert Biesemans, Ra\u00efs De Weirdt, Evi Polak<\/p>\n
We are very pleased to announce that our festival chair Carine Van Gerven has been selected for Team Belgium with a picture in the Illustration \/ Digital Art category.<\/p>\n
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St. Martin’s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/strong><\/h4>\n For the Tongeren photographer Bert Daenen, the corona crisis was a good time to look for the person behind the mouth mask.<\/p>\n
With the exhibition \u201cbehind the mask\u201d photographer Bert Daenen wants to give the care providers a face and a voice, to show the people behind the anonymous term ‘care’.<\/p>\n
He went to the Vesalius Hospital in Tongeren, the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, and the Saint-Trudo Hospital in Sint-Truiden. There he photographed doctors, nurses and support staff after what may have been the most intense period of their careers.<\/p>\n
We are exhibiting a selection from the photos that were on display during the summer of 2020 in the Refuge House in Hasselt.<\/p>\n
www.hetportret.be<\/a><\/p>\nOpening hours Saint-Martin’s Church: every day 10.00 – 17.00 h, except during church services<\/p>\n
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Kerkdijk<\/strong><\/h3>\nNext to the St. Martin’s church<\/p>\n
Award Winners Lens op de Mens 2019<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nMartin Kryst\u00fdnek | Gold Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Multi-award winning photographer born in Poprad, Slovakia. Martin Kryst\u00fdnek obtained the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) in 2019. He is president of the Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic APFSR.<\/p>\n
He started working as a professional in 2010. In that year he worked in South America, especially in Paraguay, where he gained the necessary experience. He worked for many important people in the field of politics, modeling or show business.<\/p>\n
After years of working in photography, his name became his brand and acquired professional success and experience. In the past 4 years, he has won over 300 international awards, gold, silver and bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions.<\/p>\n
His photos have been published in many international photo books around the world.<\/p>\n
Nowadays he also works as a curator on the most prestigious, internationally curated 1x.com<\/a> photo site.<\/p>\nMartin also works as a jury member at international photo competitions. He is a jury member of the QEP and MQEP qualifications of FEP, the Federation of European Professional Photographers, where he has also served as a judge at the FEP Photographer of The Year Awards.<\/p>\n
www.martinkrystynek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nFrom 23 April to 23 September 2021, Martin’s series ‘Sensual beauty’ will be on display at a virtual exhibition organised by the XXI Century Gallery and the Polish Association of Art Photographers.<\/span><\/p>\nDefinitely worth a look at <\/span>http:\/\/virtualgallery.forphotography.eu<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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TijsPosen | Silver Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Tijs Posen. In my main profession I am the manager of an audiovisual company that produces reports and documentaries for a very diverse group of customers. Both channels such as VRT, VTM, Kanaal 2, VITAYA, Vier and TVL as the best-known production houses call on my services as director, reporter and cameraman.<\/p>\n
A number of productions can be viewed on the www.pry.be<\/a> site.<\/p>\nAs a lover of beautiful images, I photograph every day for more than 25 years. I have been working as a professional photographer for 5 years.<\/p>\n
Who am I<\/strong>
I purify my work. I want to capture the story that an image has to tell as accurately as possible in the best conditions. Light, color, decor, atmosphere\u2026 everything should be right. I understand my subject and intensively capture an atmosphere that belongs to the subject.<\/p>\nWorking process<\/strong>
I am convinced that the best images are the most spontaneous. Those that are not forced. That is why I work in a gentle way. I approach my subject without being pushy and let it retain its individuality.<\/p>\nVision<\/strong>
An image must appear as spontaneous as possible and must be credible. This is possible when light, decor and atmosphere go together perfectly and let the subject come into its own.<\/p>\nPassion<\/strong>
My passion is kneading an image until it has its shape that I know is the perfect one.<\/p>\nIdeas<\/strong>
In photography over the centuries, each period has its own character, its own style. Although it is difficult to escape it, I try not to be influenced by the contemporary styles, fashions, but to maintain a consistent style of its own. A style that is just there when I take my photo.<\/p>\ntijsposen.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Filip Santens | Bronze Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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Photographer Filip Santens is an experienced master photographer who works with great passion on a beautiful portrait that shows the photographed person at its best.<\/p>\n
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Livinus Bleyen | Gold Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
I live in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where I have been a photographer for at least 35 years.
<\/span>My photographic roots are in the darkroom but today my photography is 100 % digital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI enjoy photographing sports and movements, animals, people and places, landscapes,… in fact anything and everything in front of my camera. I also enjoy producing altered images.
<\/span>Regularly I am taking part in regional, national and international photo competitions and exhibitions. My pictures have been shown in more than 50 countries, in 5 continents.<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2020 I received from the International Federation of Photographic Art – FIAP<\/strong>, as the first Belgian so far, the 9th artistic title: Excellence FIAP diamond 3 (EFIAP\/d3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\nlivinusbleyen.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Patje Vandebroek | Silver Award Amateur Potographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
\u200bVandebroek Jacky officially, baptized Patrick, called Patje and sometimes Pietje.
Born and raised and still living and working in Neerpelt (B), now Pelt.<\/p>\n
As a 15-16 year old I was already fascinated by photography. My first decent camera was a Chinon CM-4, already with a power winder and 1 lens, the 70-210 mm.
After being married and becoming a father, photography is put on the back burner.<\/p>\n
Around the age of 40 I suddenly got a digital camera (Minolta) in my hands from a friend who had bought himself a new Canon, without his wife knowing. And the train had left again.<\/p>\n
I think I have a fairly good understanding of photography and I like nothing better than passing on the knowledge I have to others, which is very satisfying. It is even better when you see that those people then pass it on to others. That is what we all do it for.<\/p>\n
As long as my health allows it, I will continue to photograph, because it remains a fascinating hobby, although they say that everything has already been photographed. This only adds to the challenge.<\/p>\n
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Marc Apers | Bronze Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
Freelance photographer, always looking for typical black and white subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shadow. Subjects where color is not very important. These subjects can be found in the human face and more specifically in the eyes, the “soul” of man. My portfolio therefore mainly consists of black and white portraits. Making portraits of people in their natural environment is the subject that interests me the most. For me, people are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Many say that I possess a natural ability to approach people appropriately and thus persuade people to pose in front of my lens. A judgment that I leave to you, I know that it is extremely important to always show respect and sincere interest for the person portrayed. That is why I never make a portrait without first starting a small conversation with the people I meet. I openly and honestly introduce myself to them as if I am one of them. A wink, a short chat and a smiling face will convince them to pose for me. The greatest pleasure, however, is that afterwards they sometimes tell me their entire life story. Combining emotion and story in one image is my ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
An overview of my current work can be admired on the 1x.com<\/a> photo site for which I also act as one of the moderators without obligation.<\/p>\nwww.marcapers.be
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Glenn Vanderbeke | Most Promising Young Photographer under 30 years of age<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
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With Torhout as his base, Glenn Vanderbeke (\u00b01989) discovers Belgium. At the age of 20 he took his first SLR camera in hand. Not long after that, photography evolved into an obsession. As a nature and ‘outdoor’ enthusiast, he mainly focuses on the Belgian landscape.<\/p>\n
In 2016 he launched his series #yesthisisalsobelgium on Instagram with which he shares the beauty and diversity of Belgium with his viewers. The loneliness or just the hustle and bustle typify his images, as do the many trees that work as a red line in his portfolio.<\/p>\n
Over the years, his view of photographing landscapes has changed. What was initially experienced as a disturbing element, is now an added value. Empty landscapes are timeless and beautiful to look at, but the coincidental presence of a person in the right place gives the photo just that little bit of extra atmosphere.<\/p>\n
glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
www.instagram.com\/glenn_vanderbekeinfo@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
info@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Peter Testelmans | Most Creative Photography<\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
It is only with your Heart that you can see rightly what is essential….<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\nA dancer uses the full potential of his body, to create a moving sculpture that is in perfect harmony, with the music and the emotions that are alive in his being. Visualising every feeling in a continuous movement to create their dance.<\/p>\n
Capturing this moment, that maybe only exists for a split second, invisible to the eye, made eternal in a single image.<\/p>\n
This is my Art. My gift to you, your moment, everlasting….<\/p>\n
museheartphotography.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
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Footpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via Rodenbachlaan next to house n. 12<\/p>\n
The Jury<\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nThe jury | Johan Brouwers, chairman<\/strong>\u00a0(BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nI like to capture the image of people as they occur spontaneously. No deliberate or requested poses. Snapshots in which their glance, their attitude often tells a lot about what they think, including me.<\/p>\n
Was also jury chairman of the 2017 and 2019 edition. QEP \u2013 Qualified European Photographer. Board member of the National Association of Professional Photographers (NVB). Chairman of the EP jury (European Photographer), a basic qualification for photographers, awarded by the FEP \u2013 Federation of European Professional Photographers. Chairman of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards Competition from the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Caroline Alida (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCaroline Alida was one of the guest photographers of Lens op de Mens 2019. Her work was on display at the Maria Hospital.<\/p>\n
All the projects of Caroline Alida (BEL) are developed around a theme and are the result of years of work. Her focus is on human interest<\/em> photography of marginal people. Her pictures show the inner world of these vulnerable people. Her main projects have been published: Bori \/ Healers of the Soul<\/em> (Niger) – exhibited at FOMU 2010 – and Hearing Songs in Pine Trees<\/em> (Eastern Siberia). Her work is a mix of both analog and digital photography.<\/p>\nRecently she was selected by LensCulture to participate in an intensive Masterclass Visual StoryTelling. As a result, story and environment have gained more importance in her recent work.<\/p>\n
www.caroline-alida.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Kattoo Hillewaere (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nFreelance photographer and teacher at CVO Gent and Vorming Plus. She organises photo trips to Russia and gives many short and very practical workshops with the idea that investing in knowledge is smarter and more sustainable than investing in material. In the same spirit, she regularly writes articles for Shoot magazine.<\/p>\n
kattoo.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Zjuul Devens (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nVisual artist, photographer, filmmaker, graduated in Visual Arts and Photography. He was lecturer in audiovisual communication and multimedia at the Plantijn Hogeschool of the Province of Antwerp, department of communication management.<\/p>\n
He exhibits both nationally and internationally, individually and in group. This is done with photographic work, video installations, slide projections, video, but also with sculpture and installations.<\/p>\n
He also collaborates with and for other visual artists, dancers, musicians, theater makers. As a professional photographer, he was a devil-doing-all. Passionate macro photographer. Now he is mainly concerned with the theme of transience. He likes to give dead half-decayed insects a \u201cnew life\u201d.<\/p>\n
As a volunteer for Child Help, he also photographs and films in Africa. There he discovered the love for documentary photography.<\/p>\n
For him, photography and art are a part of his life.<\/p>\n
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The jury | Andy Hens (BEL\/DEU)<\/strong><\/h4>\nTo disclose the nature of man through photographs, that is the highest art of photography.
Usually people just look after a photo. People rarely look into it.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. Belgian photographer who lives and works in Germany. Experienced jury member for the QEP and Master QEP qualifications of the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Photography teacher at the Handwerkskammer in Dortmund. Experienced cgi artist (cumputer-generated imagery).<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.europeanphotographers.eu\/members\/andy-j-j-hens\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jim Lowe (GBR)<\/strong><\/h4>\nJim has been a professional photographer for 40 years, during which time he has worked for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Polytechnic & Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company. The majority of his images are now captured using digital technology, but he also undertakes assignments using close-up and macro photography using large format cameras. He is well known for his black and white landscapes for which he uses traditional film, hand printing them to exhibition quality. These have been acquired by collectors as far afield as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada and The Republic of Ireland as well as the UK and Europe (London, Moscow, Bath, Wiltshire and Cornwall).<\/p>\n
From 2009-2018, as well as continuing with his other activities, Jim, has been lecturing at Falmouth University, Cornwall on The Marine and Natural History Course and was made Award Leader in September 2012.<\/p>\n
Jim Lowe was a Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers from 2000 to 2010 and is currently Chairman of their Qualifications Board. He was amongst the first European Professional Photographers to achieve the FEP, QEP distinction in Architecture and from the 45 British photographers who have gained this qualification is the only one qualified and practising Architectural Photography.<\/p>\n
www.jimlowe.co.uk\/frontpage2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Carol Olerud (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\nCarol gained her Associate Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in April 2018 in the Conceptual and Contemporary genre with a panel of fifteen photos.<\/p>\n
She is the joint organiser for the Benelux Chapter of the RPS since June 2020. Carol runs the Study Group Zoom sessions every three weeks, which is very successful.<\/p>\n
Carol was born in Australia and lives in The Netherlands, she is an active member of many photography groups. She is the Dutch co-ordinator of the National Group Documentary Photography<\/em> in the Fotobond, with 38 members from all over the country.<\/p>\nCarol is also the co-ordinator of the photography collective Visie+<\/em> which is a regional group. She also is the chairman at the local photo club Fotowerkgroep De Verbeelding<\/em> and she is also a member of LeVeL 5<\/em>, which is a small group of amateur photographers.<\/p>\nCarol has experience in judging photos on regional, national and international levels. She was a judge in the Holland International Image Circuit of 2020 where nearly 7,200 photos were judged over a period of three days, a massive task. There were 683 participants from 63 countries.<\/p>\n
At regional levels Carol has judged at several themed competitions, e.g. \u2018Abstract\u2019, Street photography and other bodies of series of work. She has also judged at yearly portfolio competitions where the best overall winners were selected.<\/p>\n
For the Benelux Chapter members yearly exhibitions 2019 and 2020 Carol was one of the jury members for the selection of the best photos.<\/p>\n
Carol takes part in masterclasses and workshops and has a general good knowledge of photography in all it\u2019s aspects and genres. She takes part in competitions, has exhibitions and is currently candidate BMK (Bonds Meester Klasse of the Fotobond).<\/p>\n
www.carololerud.com<\/a>
www.rps.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The jury | Jos Verhoogen (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\nIf I have to find one constant topic, it has to be man himself. Man is in the centre in most of my pictures. Whether it is a famous artist or a mother to be, it is always a challenge to find the right link. A feeling of trust which allows you to make powerful pictures. Pictures that mean more than just the right light or the perfect focus.<\/p>\n
MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. 40 years of experience as a professional photographer, lecturer in reportage photography and several times as a jury member for the FEP and other international photo competitions. His photos won numerous national and international awards.<\/p>\n
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Nieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\nIlan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Cairo<\/strong><\/h4>\nAfter a technical-scientific education, Ilan Wittenberg made the switch to photography. Ilan arrived in New Zealand in 2001. His career as a photographer started quite recently in 2011. The people, atmosphere and landscape of New Zealand had a great influence on his switch to photography. He quickly gained recognition by winning numerous national and international awards. In his monochrome portraits, he captures the character of his subjects superbly, making use of the available ambient light. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and in well-known photography magazines worldwide.<\/p>\n
Read more about Ilan Wittenberg in his biography<\/a>.
ilanwittenberg.com<\/a><\/p>\nAccessible all day<\/p>\n
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Finse Piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/h3>\nAccess via the car park in the Vloeterstraat next to the Holy Heart Chapel<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/h4>\nEvi Polak | Real heroes never sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThrough this link you can consult our extended Lens op de Mens Magazine<\/a> on-line.<\/p>\n In this programme booklet you will find a map of the exhibition route, all the names of the selected photographers, information about the guest exhibitions, opening hours, partners and sponsors, and more useful information.<\/p>\n The magazine will also be available at CC Palethe and in displays at several places along the exhibition route and at the local bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Overview” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jeugdlaan 2, 3910 Pelt Kerkdijk 2-4, 3910 Pelt Kerkdijk, next to the St. Martin’s church Rodenbachlaan\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.212879\u00b0 NB 5.425396\u00b0 OL Vloeterstraat, access via parking at the Heilig Hart-chapel Nieuwe Markt [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” admin_label=”CC Palethe” module_id=”palethe” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Barbara Vandendriessche” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n Jeugdlaan 2,\u00a0 3900 Pelt<\/p>\n Photographer \/ sculptor \/ visual poet<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018With my pictures and sculptures I seek for the beauty in the tragical, in pain.\u2019<\/p>\n I worked for 20 years as a director and set designer at the theater. But more and more, photography, which I initially regarded as a sideline, invaded my professional path. I discovered how my experience within the theater influenced the language of my photography and experienced a sense of \u201cback to basics\u201d, of re-sourcing. In order to be able to clarify this more, I decided to leave the black box in 2017 and tell my story on the basis of photos and sculptures. My photos are often staged and focus on physicality, emotion or expression. They look for a physical and psychological vulnerability. My sculptures are a study of damage, both in the use of matter and in the expression of an emotionality. The broken, the damaged, the unfinished and confused are represented in different ways through heads and bodies. Yet there is always a \u201csparkle\u201d, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally, perceptible.<\/p>\n I create the whole image as photographer, stylist and set designer.<\/p>\n My photography is theatrical. But \u2018theatricality\u2019 is an elastic concept and also has many negative connotations: bombastic, exaggerated, false or artificial. This is how I define it myself: theatralization is the abstracting and enlargement of reality to evoke emotion in the viewer, not through reason, but directly appealing to an approach that can be traced to our ritual instincts. Theatricality as a pre-aesthetic instinct.<\/p>\n That is what I try to represent with my photography: how to portray the emotional body tragically? How to create a tragic image that expresses emotion and triggers emotion? Search for images with an intensity, no images with intentions. Images you look at because they tell you something, even if you do not immediately know what. Images that evoke a story, without being narrative themselves. Often with the female body as an expression of beauty<\/p>\n www.barbaravdd.be<\/a> (photography and sculptures) <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Eddy Verloes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n In CC Palethe Eddy Verloes exhibits photos from his project \u201cBuiten zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n On a blustery day in the spring of 2020 Eddy Verloes met a group of excited Hasidic Jewish boys on a Belgian beach, an encounter resulting in a series of photographs which would travel the world and make his name as a photographer. He asked the poet, Benno Barnard, who knows and loves Jewish culture, to write poems, to accompany the images. Losing Our Minds<\/em> is the moving and witty result of their cooperation. Inspired by the photos and poems, Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel of the studio project The river curls around the town<\/em> took up the challenge to set these lyrics to music. The result of their cooperation is undoubtedly unique. The photographs, poems and music have been brought together in a book with CD, Buiten zinnen\/Losing Our Minds<\/em>, published by Po\u00ebziecentrum vzw (May 2021) Eddy Verloes<\/strong> describes the connecting thread of his photographs as the eternal quest for the human soul. His focus on detail enhances the narrative character of his work: it\u2019s never about the camera.<\/p>\n A sense of humour and a preference of misty landscapes are an integral part of his pictures, many of which were collected on three previous books. Losing our minds<\/em> is his first international publication. He was selected as one of the best contemporary photographers worldwide by the American website All-About-Photo.<\/p>\n My series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d was taken at the beginning of the corona crisis 2020: a bizarre, but extremely fascinating period. Man loses his mind because a stormy situation presents itself that is new and challenging for him. Fear tries to overpower him, he freezes, starts to reflect on the world and on the punishment that Mother Nature seems to send us. We have treated our Mother Earth too lightly, demanded too much of her in our egoism. Reflection is necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n I want this poetic-philosophical reflection to speak through my images in these corona times. In my series \u201cLosing our minds<\/strong>\u201d I consciously show only young people who are looking for themselves, for the meaning of life and the relationship between man and nature. It is sometimes difficult to draw the line between realism and surrealism, between reality and madness. Are those figures real or staged in my photos? Sometimes we as a layman have the same reaction: is this the real world in which we live or is this madness \/ surrealism? These are photos of ultra-Orthodox Jews who can enjoy their freedom in an unorthodox way in the storm (of their lives) and escape the lockdown.<\/em><\/p>\n My images however try to transcend the anecdotal and in that sense they not only reflect what is going on with the corona crisis in 2020, but they try to be a universal expression. They could take place anywhere in the world and not just on the Belgian coast where these photos were taken in one day and within one hour. The young people in my photos are of course a symbol of change \/ revolution \/ going against the tide. They symbolize spring that starts anew every year. Within these young people you see in my images \u201cEinzelg\u00e4nger\u201d, those who only try to compete against society. Some idealists throw themselves completely and don’t care about anything. Their slogan is straightforward. More than ever we realize through this crisis that man is a social animal and it is difficult to stay in his room. In group we are strong, we go for it and we climb the highest mountains. In this case: dunes of course.<\/em><\/p>\n Ultimately, we are so dependent on the forces of nature that we cannot help but be guided by the flow. I consciously placed “Statues in the storm” last because I think the symbolism is the greatest: people become statues, as it were, puny – sometimes pathetic – beings in the universe. The wandering man looking for his own way, reflecting how to deal with himself, the others and the earth.<\/em><\/p>\n Is there no hope, no spring found in my images? Definitely. Youth represents spring. She sings, fights (a way), cries, laughs, works, prays and admires. All these aspects can be found in these (primal) images. Let us all be a Ramses Shaffy (famous Dutch singer): self-willed paving our own way with respect for themselves, the Other and Mother Nature.<\/em><\/p>\n Benno Barnard<\/strong><\/p>\n lives in the English countryside after more than thirty years in Flanders. The five times reprinted Het trouwservies<\/em><\/a> (2017) is his most recent book of poetry. Dagboek van een landjonker<\/em> (2013) and Zingen en creperen<\/em><\/a> (2019) are the first parts of a large diary project, Groetjes uit het Avondland<\/em> (Greetings from the Occident).<\/p>\n The river curls around the town<\/strong><\/p>\n is the musical project of Bart Bekker and Jan Vanwinckel. They bring an elegantly mysterious mix of electronics and listening pop, subdued and groovy at the same time. They released the album More than a break<\/em><\/a> in 2008 and the album Nightshadows<\/em><\/a> in 2020. Both albums received rave reviews. www.eddyverloes.be<\/a> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”RPS” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About thirty pictures by members of the Benelux Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society will be exhibited as part of a collaboration between LodM and RPS.<\/p>\n https:\/\/rps.org\/chapters\/benelux\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”WPC 2021″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the cafeteria of CC Palethe we show you the Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021.<\/p>\n This international competition is also called the Olympic Games of Photography.<\/p>\n For the 2021 edition, 38 country teams from 5 continents registered.<\/p>\n Category Commercial: Piroska Mihalka, Sven Van Roy, Marc Wallican We are very pleased to announce that our festival chair Carine Van Gerven has been selected for Team Belgium with a picture in the Illustration \/ Digital Art category.<\/p>\n www.worldphotographiccup.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.9)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”20px|20px|0px|20px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|5px|5px|5px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” admin_label=”Church” module_id=”kerk” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bert Daenen” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the exhibition \u201cbehind the mask\u201d photographer Bert Daenen wants to give the care providers a face and a voice, to show the people behind the anonymous term ‘care’.<\/p>\n He went to the Vesalius Hospital in Tongeren, the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, and the Saint-Trudo Hospital in Sint-Truiden. There he photographed doctors, nurses and support staff after what may have been the most intense period of their careers.<\/p>\n We are exhibiting a selection from the photos that were on display during the summer of 2020 in the Refuge House in Hasselt.<\/p>\n www.hetportret.be<\/a><\/p>\n Opening hours Saint-Martin’s Church: every day 10.00 – 17.00 h, except during church services<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.9)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”20px|20px|0px|20px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|5px|5px|5px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” admin_label=”Kerkdijk” module_id=”kerkdijk” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Martin Kryst\u00fdnek” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n Next to the St. Martin’s church<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Multi-award winning photographer born in Poprad, Slovakia. Martin Kryst\u00fdnek obtained the title of Master Qualified European Photographer (MQEP) in 2019. He is president of the Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic APFSR.<\/p>\n He started working as a professional in 2010. In that year he worked in South America, especially in Paraguay, where he gained the necessary experience. He worked for many important people in the field of politics, modeling or show business.<\/p>\n After years of working in photography, his name became his brand and acquired professional success and experience. In the past 4 years, he has won over 300 international awards, gold, silver and bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions.<\/p>\n His photos have been published in many international photo books around the world.<\/p>\n Nowadays he also works as a curator on the most prestigious, internationally curated 1x.com<\/a> photo site.<\/p>\n Martin also works as a jury member at international photo competitions. He is a jury member of the QEP and MQEP qualifications of FEP, the Federation of European Professional Photographers, where he has also served as a judge at the FEP Photographer of The Year Awards.<\/p>\n www.martinkrystynek.com<\/a><\/p>\n From 23 April to 23 September 2021, Martin’s series ‘Sensual beauty’ will be on display at a virtual exhibition organised by the XXI Century Gallery and the Polish Association of Art Photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n Definitely worth a look at <\/span>http:\/\/virtualgallery.forphotography.eu<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Tijs Posen” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A number of productions can be viewed on the www.pry.be<\/a> site.<\/p>\n As a lover of beautiful images, I photograph every day for more than 25 years. I have been working as a professional photographer for 5 years.<\/p>\n Who am I<\/strong> Working process<\/strong> Vision<\/strong> Passion<\/strong> Ideas<\/strong> tijsposen.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Filip Santens” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photographer Filip Santens is an experienced master photographer who works with great passion on a beautiful portrait that shows the photographed person at its best.<\/p>\n www.filipsantens.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Livinus Bleyen” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I enjoy photographing sports and movements, animals, people and places, landscapes,… in fact anything and everything in front of my camera. I also enjoy producing altered images. In 2020 I received from the International Federation of Photographic Art – FIAP<\/strong>, as the first Belgian so far, the 9th artistic title: Excellence FIAP diamond 3 (EFIAP\/d3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n livinusbleyen.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Patje Vandebroek” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u200b As a 15-16 year old I was already fascinated by photography. My first decent camera was a Chinon CM-4, already with a power winder and 1 lens, the 70-210 mm. Around the age of 40 I suddenly got a digital camera (Minolta) in my hands from a friend who had bought himself a new Canon, without his wife knowing. And the train had left again.<\/p>\n I think I have a fairly good understanding of photography and I like nothing better than passing on the knowledge I have to others, which is very satisfying. It is even better when you see that those people then pass it on to others. That is what we all do it for.<\/p>\n As long as my health allows it, I will continue to photograph, because it remains a fascinating hobby, although they say that everything has already been photographed. This only adds to the challenge.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/150930629@N08\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Marc Apers” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An overview of my current work can be admired on the 1x.com<\/a> photo site for which I also act as one of the moderators without obligation.<\/p>\n www.marcapers.be <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Glenn Vanderbeke” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Torhout as his base, Glenn Vanderbeke (\u00b01989) discovers Belgium. At the age of 20 he took his first SLR camera in hand. Not long after that, photography evolved into an obsession. As a nature and ‘outdoor’ enthusiast, he mainly focuses on the Belgian landscape.<\/p>\n In 2016 he launched his series #yesthisisalsobelgium on Instagram with which he shares the beauty and diversity of Belgium with his viewers. The loneliness or just the hustle and bustle typify his images, as do the many trees that work as a red line in his portfolio.<\/p>\n Over the years, his view of photographing landscapes has changed. What was initially experienced as a disturbing element, is now an added value. Empty landscapes are timeless and beautiful to look at, but the coincidental presence of a person in the right place gives the photo just that little bit of extra atmosphere.<\/p>\n glennvanderbeke.com<\/a> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Award Winners 2019 – Peter Testelmans” _builder_version=”4.7.0″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” header_5_font=”||||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0.5px” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.46)”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A dancer uses the full potential of his body, to create a moving sculpture that is in perfect harmony, with the music and the emotions that are alive in his being. Visualising every feeling in a continuous movement to create their dance.<\/p>\n Capturing this moment, that maybe only exists for a split second, invisible to the eye, made eternal in a single image.<\/p>\n This is my Art. My gift to you, your moment, everlasting….<\/p>\n museheartphotography.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.9)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”83%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”20px|20px|0px|20px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|5px|5px|5px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fotofestivalpelt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/P162_Kryst\u00fdnek_Martin_2000px.jpg” alt=”\u00a9 Martin Kryst\u00fdnek” title_text=”P162_Kryst\u00fdnek_Martin_2000px” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” padding_left_right_link_1=”false” padding_left_right_link_2=”true” admin_label=”Footpath” module_id=”footpath” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”60px|80px|20px|100px” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”5px|10px|5px|10px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Johan Brouwers” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Access via Rodenbachlaan next to house n. 12<\/p>\n I like to capture the image of people as they occur spontaneously. No deliberate or requested poses. Snapshots in which their glance, their attitude often tells a lot about what they think, including me.<\/p>\n Was also jury chairman of the 2017 and 2019 edition. QEP \u2013 Qualified European Photographer. Board member of the National Association of Professional Photographers (NVB). Chairman of the EP jury (European Photographer), a basic qualification for photographers, awarded by the FEP \u2013 Federation of European Professional Photographers. Chairman of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards Competition from the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Caroline Alida” _builder_version=”4.8.1″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Caroline Alida was one of the guest photographers of Lens op de Mens 2019. Her work was on display at the Maria Hospital.<\/p>\n All the projects of Caroline Alida (BEL) are developed around a theme and are the result of years of work. Her focus is on human interest<\/em> photography of marginal people. Her pictures show the inner world of these vulnerable people. Her main projects have been published: Bori \/ Healers of the Soul<\/em> (Niger) – exhibited at FOMU 2010 – and Hearing Songs in Pine Trees<\/em> (Eastern Siberia). Her work is a mix of both analog and digital photography.<\/p>\n Recently she was selected by LensCulture to participate in an intensive Masterclass Visual StoryTelling. As a result, story and environment have gained more importance in her recent work.<\/p>\n www.caroline-alida.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Kattoo Hillewaere” _builder_version=”4.9.3″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Freelance photographer and teacher at CVO Gent and Vorming Plus. She organises photo trips to Russia and gives many short and very practical workshops with the idea that investing in knowledge is smarter and more sustainable than investing in material. In the same spirit, she regularly writes articles for Shoot magazine.<\/p>\n kattoo.be<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Zjuul Devens” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, graduated in Visual Arts and Photography. He was lecturer in audiovisual communication and multimedia at the Plantijn Hogeschool of the Province of Antwerp, department of communication management.<\/p>\n He exhibits both nationally and internationally, individually and in group. This is done with photographic work, video installations, slide projections, video, but also with sculpture and installations.<\/p>\n He also collaborates with and for other visual artists, dancers, musicians, theater makers. As a professional photographer, he was a devil-doing-all. Passionate macro photographer. Now he is mainly concerned with the theme of transience. He likes to give dead half-decayed insects a \u201cnew life\u201d.<\/p>\n As a volunteer for Child Help, he also photographs and films in Africa. There he discovered the love for documentary photography.<\/p>\n For him, photography and art are a part of his life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Andy Hens” _builder_version=”4.8.1″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n To disclose the nature of man through photographs, that is the highest art of photography. MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. Belgian photographer who lives and works in Germany. Experienced jury member for the QEP and Master QEP qualifications of the Federation of European Professional Photographers. Photography teacher at the Handwerkskammer in Dortmund. Experienced cgi artist (cumputer-generated imagery).<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.europeanphotographers.eu\/members\/andy-j-j-hens\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Jim Lowe” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Jim has been a professional photographer for 40 years, during which time he has worked for the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Polytechnic & Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company. The majority of his images are now captured using digital technology, but he also undertakes assignments using close-up and macro photography using large format cameras. He is well known for his black and white landscapes for which he uses traditional film, hand printing them to exhibition quality. These have been acquired by collectors as far afield as Japan, India, South Africa, Canada and The Republic of Ireland as well as the UK and Europe (London, Moscow, Bath, Wiltshire and Cornwall).<\/p>\n From 2009-2018, as well as continuing with his other activities, Jim, has been lecturing at Falmouth University, Cornwall on The Marine and Natural History Course and was made Award Leader in September 2012.<\/p>\n Jim Lowe was a Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers from 2000 to 2010 and is currently Chairman of their Qualifications Board. He was amongst the first European Professional Photographers to achieve the FEP, QEP distinction in Architecture and from the 45 British photographers who have gained this qualification is the only one qualified and practising Architectural Photography.<\/p>\n www.jimlowe.co.uk\/frontpage2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Carol Olerud” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Carol gained her Associate Distinction with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in April 2018 in the Conceptual and Contemporary genre with a panel of fifteen photos.<\/p>\n She is the joint organiser for the Benelux Chapter of the RPS since June 2020. Carol runs the Study Group Zoom sessions every three weeks, which is very successful.<\/p>\n Carol was born in Australia and lives in The Netherlands, she is an active member of many photography groups. She is the Dutch co-ordinator of the National Group Documentary Photography<\/em> in the Fotobond, with 38 members from all over the country.<\/p>\n Carol is also the co-ordinator of the photography collective Visie+<\/em> which is a regional group. She also is the chairman at the local photo club Fotowerkgroep De Verbeelding<\/em> and she is also a member of LeVeL 5<\/em>, which is a small group of amateur photographers.<\/p>\n Carol has experience in judging photos on regional, national and international levels. She was a judge in the Holland International Image Circuit of 2020 where nearly 7,200 photos were judged over a period of three days, a massive task. There were 683 participants from 63 countries.<\/p>\n At regional levels Carol has judged at several themed competitions, e.g. \u2018Abstract\u2019, Street photography and other bodies of series of work. She has also judged at yearly portfolio competitions where the best overall winners were selected.<\/p>\n For the Benelux Chapter members yearly exhibitions 2019 and 2020 Carol was one of the jury members for the selection of the best photos.<\/p>\n Carol takes part in masterclasses and workshops and has a general good knowledge of photography in all it\u2019s aspects and genres. She takes part in competitions, has exhibitions and is currently candidate BMK (Bonds Meester Klasse of the Fotobond).<\/p>\n www.carololerud.com<\/a> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Jury: Jos Verhoogen” _builder_version=”4.8.1″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#f19413″ header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#f19413″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#0098af” background_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n If I have to find one constant topic, it has to be man himself. Man is in the centre in most of my pictures. Whether it is a famous artist or a mother to be, it is always a challenge to find the right link. A feeling of trust which allows you to make powerful pictures. Pictures that mean more than just the right light or the perfect focus.<\/p>\n MQEP \u2013 Master Qualified European Photographer. 40 years of experience as a professional photographer, lecturer in reportage photography and several times as a jury member for the FEP and other international photo competitions. 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OVERVIEW GUEST EXHIBITIONS 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Cultural Center Palethe<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche
Eddy Verloes | Buiten Zinnen \/ Losing Our Minds
RPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition
WPC Team Belgium 2021<\/h4>\n
GPS 51.211239\u00b0 NB 5.428118\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every working day 9.00 – 16.30 h and during activities in the cultural center
From 4 July, open every Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 pm.<\/p>\nSt. Martin’s Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/h4>\n
GPS 51.211111\u00b0 NB 5.425730\u00b0 OL<\/strong>
Every day 10.00 – 17.00 h except during church services<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Awards Winners 2019<\/h4>\n
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<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Members of the Jury 2021<\/h4>\n
Bemvaartstraat\u00a0 \u00a0GPS 51.213406\u00b0 NB 5.424647\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nFinse piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n
Evi Polak | Real heroes never sleep
HelPhoto, Helsinki, Finland | Nordic Village
Vizualizator, Belgrad, Serbia<\/h4>\n
GPS 51.209813\u00b0 NB 5.428673\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nNieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Ilan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Ca\u00efro<\/h4>\n
GPS 51.209786\u00b0 NB 5.423998\u00b0 OL
<\/strong>Accessible all day<\/p>\nCC Palethe<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Barbara Vandendriessche<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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www.barbaravandendriessche.org<\/a> (theater and scenography)<\/p>\nEddy Verloes | Losing our minds<\/strong><\/h4>\n
po\u00ebziecentrum.be<\/a><\/p>\n
You can listen to the music to the poetry via the QR codes.<\/p>\n
nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benno_Barnard<\/a>
www.therivercurlsaroundthetown.com<\/a><\/p>\nRPS Benelux Chapter 2021 Print Exhibition<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWPC – Belgian selection for the World Photographic Cup 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Category Illustration\/Digital Art: Katti Borr\u00e9, Carine Van Gerven, Sven Van Roy
Category Nature (Landscape\/Wildlife): Ann Coppens, Robert Smits, Kurt Vandeweerdt
Category Portrait: Filip Naudts, 2Photographers (Paul Gheyle & J\u00fcrgen de Witte), Robert Biesemans
Category Reportage\/Photojournalism: Filip Claus, Evi Polak, Filip Santens
Category Wedding: Robert Biesemans, Ra\u00efs De Weirdt, Evi Polak<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h4>\n
St. Martin’s Church<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Bert Daenen | behind the mask<\/strong><\/h4>\n
For the Tongeren photographer Bert Daenen, the corona crisis was a good time to look for the person behind the mouth mask.<\/p>\nKerkdijk<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Award Winners Lens op de Mens 2019<\/h3>\n
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Martin Kryst\u00fdnek | Gold Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nTijsPosen | Silver Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Tijs Posen. In my main profession I am the manager of an audiovisual company that produces reports and documentaries for a very diverse group of customers. Both channels such as VRT, VTM, Kanaal 2, VITAYA, Vier and TVL as the best-known production houses call on my services as director, reporter and cameraman.<\/p>\n
I purify my work. I want to capture the story that an image has to tell as accurately as possible in the best conditions. Light, color, decor, atmosphere\u2026 everything should be right. I understand my subject and intensively capture an atmosphere that belongs to the subject.<\/p>\n
I am convinced that the best images are the most spontaneous. Those that are not forced. That is why I work in a gentle way. I approach my subject without being pushy and let it retain its individuality.<\/p>\n
An image must appear as spontaneous as possible and must be credible. This is possible when light, decor and atmosphere go together perfectly and let the subject come into its own.<\/p>\n
My passion is kneading an image until it has its shape that I know is the perfect one.<\/p>\n
In photography over the centuries, each period has its own character, its own style. Although it is difficult to escape it, I try not to be influenced by the contemporary styles, fashions, but to maintain a consistent style of its own. A style that is just there when I take my photo.<\/p>\nFilip Santens | Bronze Award Professional Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/p>\nLivinus Bleyen | Gold Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
I live in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, where I have been a photographer for at least 35 years.
<\/span>My photographic roots are in the darkroom but today my photography is 100 % digital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Regularly I am taking part in regional, national and international photo competitions and exhibitions. My pictures have been shown in more than 50 countries, in 5 continents.<\/span><\/p>\nPatje Vandebroek | Silver Award Amateur Potographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Vandebroek Jacky officially, baptized Patrick, called Patje and sometimes Pietje.
Born and raised and still living and working in Neerpelt (B), now Pelt.<\/p>\n
After being married and becoming a father, photography is put on the back burner.<\/p>\nMarc Apers | Bronze Award Amateur Photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Freelance photographer, always looking for typical black and white subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shadow. Subjects where color is not very important. These subjects can be found in the human face and more specifically in the eyes, the “soul” of man. My portfolio therefore mainly consists of black and white portraits. Making portraits of people in their natural environment is the subject that interests me the most. For me, people are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Many say that I possess a natural ability to approach people appropriately and thus persuade people to pose in front of my lens. A judgment that I leave to you, I know that it is extremely important to always show respect and sincere interest for the person portrayed. That is why I never make a portrait without first starting a small conversation with the people I meet. I openly and honestly introduce myself to them as if I am one of them. A wink, a short chat and a smiling face will convince them to pose for me. The greatest pleasure, however, is that afterwards they sometimes tell me their entire life story. Combining emotion and story in one image is my ultimate goal.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nGlenn Vanderbeke | Most Promising Young Photographer under 30 years of age<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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www.instagram.com\/glenn_vanderbekeinfo@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a>
info@glennvanderbeke.com<\/a><\/p>\nPeter Testelmans | Most Creative Photography<\/strong><\/h4>\n
It is only with your Heart that you can see rightly what is essential….<\/p>\nFootpath Rodenbachlaan – Bemvaartstraat<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Jury<\/h3>\n
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The jury | Johan Brouwers, chairman<\/strong>\u00a0(BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The jury | Caroline Alida (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The jury | Kattoo Hillewaere (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The jury | Zjuul Devens (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The jury | Andy Hens (BEL\/DEU)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Usually people just look after a photo. People rarely look into it.<\/p>\nThe jury | Jim Lowe (GBR)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The jury | Carol Olerud (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
www.rps.org<\/a><\/p>\nThe jury | Jos Verhoogen (BEL)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Nieuwe Markt \/ New Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Ilan Wittenberg (NZL) | Faces of Cairo<\/strong><\/h4>\n
After a technical-scientific education, Ilan Wittenberg made the switch to photography. Ilan arrived in New Zealand in 2001. His career as a photographer started quite recently in 2011. The people, atmosphere and landscape of New Zealand had a great influence on his switch to photography. He quickly gained recognition by winning numerous national and international awards. In his monochrome portraits, he captures the character of his subjects superbly, making use of the available ambient light. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and in well-known photography magazines worldwide.<\/p>\n
ilanwittenberg.com<\/a><\/p>\nFinse Piste \/ Finnish running track<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Evi Polak | Real heroes never sleep<\/strong><\/h4>\n