<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.portraits.brussels/blogs/tag/tourism/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Portraits Brussels photographer - Inspiring Insights and Tips on Portrait Photography Techniques #tourism</title><description>Portraits Brussels photographer - Inspiring Insights and Tips on Portrait Photography Techniques #tourism</description><link>http://www.portraits.brussels/blogs/tag/tourism</link><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:05:11 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels Terror alert weekend]]></title><link>http://www.portraits.brussels/blogs/post/brussels-terror-alert-weekend</link><description><![CDATA[This was a crazy week. For the entire (Western) world but also for me as a photographer. I was asked to go to Molenbeek about 10 times this week. Noth ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_-XjmJJqPQCeq9T68xc3bcg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_CM-j7OEwQ0ejEGF5GGD-1w" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_AS1MCL91RfyFtW8F-Xnj2w" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_0c3cprIjQti_ik-CitComw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><div>This was a crazy week. For the entire (Western) world but also for me as a photographer. I was asked to go to Molenbeek about 10 times this week. Nothing to photograph there but innocent, scary, angry or annoyed&nbsp;citizens. Photographing 'nothing' but buildings where terrorists lived, drank their tea, or where there parents live. And photographing other journalist&nbsp;at work.. Not much of a challenge for a photographer who wants to shoot something special, or change this world for the better... And photographing in times can even mean risking your life?...So.... No, the weekend wasn't much better. Photographing in a 'locked out' Brussels wasn't much else then a normal weekend. Because most of the Brussels' Sundays are very quiet. Most diplomats don't visit the city and stay at home or in their foreign hometown every weekend. In fact Brussels is just very busy during the work week, when hundred of thousands international andFlemish workers come to the capital and work. Most weekends are quiet though not for shopping zones and night life. This weekend was a little different... Military and police squads everywhere. It's a strange contrast with the medieval city center, or a couple getting married last Saturday. Even (Boy Pee) Manneken Pis was being protected! And in fact it was one of the few places where more then 15 people gathered at the same time this weekend. The picture of the marrying couple ended up being the most used by media, and that is a good thing. <a href="http://sanderdewilde.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Uploader/G0000uW2man9dYVk/I0000y7XyKxaysn4"> It</a> has something positive, the bride looking up in the air. The most used picture is <a href="http://sanderdewilde.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Uploader/G0000uW2man9dYVk/I0000y7XyKxaysn4" target="_blank">this one</a>&nbsp;where she looks up. Another picture I sold was made five years ago, when part of Brussels was called a no-go zone. In fact I had just arrived living in Brussels and I didn't know much about this neighborhood and I was glad with the assignment. <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-6571" src="https://sanderdewilde.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/schermafbeelding-2015-11-21-om-18-50-15.png?w=800" alt="Schermafbeelding 2015-11-21 om 18.50.15" width="800" height="486"> It's a piece in De Standaard on the youth in these difficult neighborhoods, and the image illustrates the atmosphere a little dramatized. Though it's not a positive image, this picture makes people read the article, and that's exactly what strong photography should do.. Real&nbsp;'positive' news could be mentioned as the fact that many people became nicer since the Paris Attacks. People greet each other, open doors, smile more, have eye contact more often. Though a lot of people feel depressed, another sentiment can be felt too. That of endurance, optimism, relativism. I hope it works. &nbsp;</div></div>
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<div></div><div> Well, probably while it is the 'Grote Markt', the center of Brussels, the main tourist attraction, and when future visitors (tourists) check out Brussels online, </div>
<div> they often end up visiting Brussels using Google Maps. Exploring the Grote Markt can be done by using Street View, Panoramio, and now even better: </div>
<div> Using <a title="Google photographer Brussels" href="https://www.google.com/maps/views/view/108432031207545988288/749c70bea47a27c2/dm5BZM7-qd8AAAQJOFjIOA" target="_blank">Google View</a>s. </div>
<div></div><div> Did you know these panoramas can be made commercially too? </div>
<div> You now can hire a photographer (like me) and let him produce a professional 360 of your business (shop, hotel, B&amp;B), and let him upload it to Views. </div>
<div> Of course you can try this yourself too, but the shere quality when using a professional pays of. </div>
<div> You pano will be on Google Views, and (when approved) it can show up in Google Maps too. A great way to communicate with future clients, </div>
<div> and to show off your beautiful business. </div><div></div><div></div></div></div>
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