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Photographer Sander de Wilde nominated for Belgian Belfius Press Award photojournalism again.

This series is now nominated for the Belgian Belfius bank photojournalism award 2013. I won this award 2 years ago. Couldn't submit pictures last year but was in the jury, and now, this year I'm nominated again! That's really great news, especially 1 day before my birthday!-)

07.04.14 09:58 PM - Comment(s)

Why this images has been seen >6000 times

By Sander de Wilde

Views: Grand Place Brussels by Sander de Wilde

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,

they often end up visiting Brussels using Google Maps. Exploring the Grote Markt can be ...

25.11.13 05:30 PM - Comment(s)

Photographing royalty can be big fun

By Sander de Wilde

At the last 'blijde intrede', a tour where the new Belgian Royals King Philippe and queen Mathilde visit all provinces of Belgium, last but not least they visited Brussels. Every now and then I photograph royalty too (it is the best selling subject worldwide, helas) and this time I was there too, on...

07.11.13 09:18 PM - Comment(s)

Can little planets be usefull to modern-day photojournalism ?

By Sander de Wilde

I just finished my first steps into different kinds of panorama photography. This 'little planet' of the medieval Grote Markt in Brussels was made with a trial version, hence the logos. As photojournalism in printed media is becoming less important I am refocussing myself on new ways to work with th...

03.06.13 10:29 PM - Comment(s)

A 3D 360º panorama of my classified private working place

By Sander de Wilde

Yes this is where I work from. Between my livingroom and the kithchen, so everyting at reach! Just a small peek into the private/working live of a photographer. I used to rent a studio but I just love working from home.

31.05.13 06:00 PM - Comment(s)

Begging for votes to win photography prizes. I hate it.

By Sander de Wilde

Another photography award. It took a lot of time just uploading your work. It seems the quality of photography nowadays depends of your social network. Yes, I am a loner. I work alone, I photograph alone and I'm not even on Facebook. And I don't have time to share my work, or to upload my work to ev...

17.05.13 04:49 PM - Comment(s)

new crowdsourcing: support photography on SEE.me

By Sander de Wilde

SEE.me is a new platform for crowdsurfing, to support work, like photography I uploaded my ongoing photography-project to See.me Have a look now. If you like photography and would like to support my EU photography project, please support me or just assign me for your project. &...

22.04.13 07:06 PM - Comment(s)

10 things to ask yourself before hiring a professional photographer

By Sander de Wilde

These 10 things could be interesting before asking a photographer to quote your next assignment.

LEGO Photographers (Photo credit: James M. Turley)

1 Why do I need a photographer?

Did you really think about why hiring a photographer. What is the purpose of the photography done? I...

14.02.13 01:15 AM - Comment(s)

Belga kleurt blauw

By Sander de Wilde

Het beroemde café Belga op het Flageyplein in Elsene, Brussel, heeft nu alleen nog maar blauwe stoeltjes. Fris !

08.06.11 02:46 AM - Comment(s)

Mladic en EHEC in the papers this weekend

By Sander de Wilde

07.06.11 06:56 PM - Comment(s)

contrasts and details

By Sander de Wilde

07.06.11 06:55 PM - Comment(s)

Happy Meal

By Sander de Wilde

07.06.11 06:53 PM - Comment(s)

Why buy a Leica M9 ?

By Sander de Wilde

Well, I dreamed about this the last twenty years. I sold Leicas when I worked in a professional camera-shop, I tried Leicas because of that, as much as I wanted and I even went to Leica Germany, as part of my 'education' as a salesman 20 years ago. But I never saw myself as a Leica-man. And now, fi...