About me
(c) Kristin Van den Eede
I was born in Belgium, in 1983. My photography passion started about thirty years later. I studied photography at the St. Lucas Academy in Ghent (Belgium), where I live. I try to combine my job as a secondary school teacher with photography as best as I can.
The scientist in me believed that by taking photos I was able to study human patterns and behaviour. The storyteller and artist in me now knows that by stealing parts from everyday life, I create a new reality. The explorer in me is happy that photography also gets me to see the world, together with my partner in art and life, Kristin Van den Eede.
Exhibitions
2024 - 'The Ever-Present' at Gallery Room 8 (Ghent) - BE
2023 - 'Project Elizabeth' in De Krook (Ghent) - BE
2019 - 'Undertow' at 'Antenna Festival' (Evergem) - BE
2018 - PhoS Athens (Athens) - GR
2018 - Group exhibition 'Flowing City' (Trieste) - IT
2018 - Group exhibition 'Made in Bruxsel' in BOZAR + Muntpunt - BE
2017 - Group exhibition Brussels Street Photography Festival - BE
2017 - Group exhibition Street London - UK
2017 - Group exhibition '8mm' (Ghent) - BE
2017 - Group exhibition International Photography Festival Overpelt - BE
2016 - Group exhibition Brussels Street Photography Festival - BE
Media
2019 - 'I Dont' Belong Here' published on Eyeshot Magazine - English
2017 - Interview for Street Hunters - English
2017 - Youtube video for Street Hunters
2016 - Interview for Soul of Street - German
2016 - High5 interview for straatfotografie.nl - Dutch
2016 - Twenty Twenty Interview for the Street Photography Flickr group - English
Other
2019 - Panel moderator at the Brussels Street Photography Festival
2019 - Graduated with project 'Lost Man Standing' at St Lucas Academy Ghent
2018 - Finalist in PhoS Athens street photography - single competition
2018 - Instructor of 3 street photography workshops for Muntpunt
2018 - Panel moderator at the Brussels Street Photography Festival
2018 - Spotlight Session for Street London
2018 - Finalist in Made in Bruxsel contest (associated with BSPF)
2018 - Finalist in Flowing City contest by Exhibit Around
2017 - Finalist in Brussels Street Photography Festival (Brussels singles category)
2017 - Winner of Street Hunters contest on surrealism
2017 - Second place in contest on 'Transport' in Belgian newspaper Metro
2016 - Reached finals of street photography contest of Belgian newspaper De Morgen
2016 - Curator for Brussels Street Photography Festival 2016
2015 - Stockholm for The Creative Escape, together with Kristin Van den Eede
Questions, suggestions or remarks?
Email: kristofvandevelde@gmail.com