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Brussels Terror alert weekend

By Sander de Wilde

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 citizens. Photographing 'nothing' but buildings where terrorists lived, drank their...

23.11.15 02:47 AM - Comment(s)

Estee Lauder portrait assigment

By Sander de Wilde

Estee Lauder portrait assigment

30.09.15 12:16 PM - Comment(s)

It's a ball...

By Sander de Wilde

It's a ball...

30.09.15 12:13 PM - Comment(s)

Fashionable portraits for a Fashion event in Brussels

By Sander de Wilde

It was just a while ago that I had this assignment for an Italian firm. They organised an event in their shop at Louisa (the high class fashion district) and asked me to run around and do street-photography-style fashion shots of their VIP clients.

Every guest received a portrait that was printed on ...

07.04.15 11:12 AM - Comment(s)

Risking lifes for a group portrait

By Sander de Wilde

Risking lifes for a group portrait

Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a little but this was a fun assignment. Though we had to stand in heavy traffic on Rondpoint Schuman (the very heart of the European Area in Brussels) and the art director had to act as an assistant, holding my flash up straight against the heavy winds. In the end a grea...

07.04.15 11:02 AM - Comment(s)

A website banner of 50 people photographed in 9 times

By Sander de Wilde

This was a nice job, as I may say. The client needed headshots of all coworkers, and maybe a group picture too. After visiting their offices I told them the headshots were no problem, but shooting a large group of 50 people in such a small space with low ceilings could be a problem.

I proposed to sho...

06.04.15 05:28 PM - Comment(s)

A team effort. Photographing a team in 9 different shoots.

By Sander de Wilde

For a company in Brussels I was asked to do some group photography and head shots.

A stitched group photo being 9 different group shots shopped together

A stitched group photo being 9 different group shots shopped together I would get everyone individually in front of my camera on location at their offices. But to get all coworkers at the same time on that locati...

02.04.15 09:17 PM - Comment(s)

How to shoot a billionaire

By Sander de Wilde

For an assignment from The Wall Street Journal I was asked to photograph a CEO during an interview. This sounds rather simple, but in fact it isn't. CEO's mostly don't have time for photography, and shooting while they are talking and listening with the journalist(s) isn't very spontaneous. I arriv...

01.08.14 09:12 PM - Comment(s)

why a succesful photojournalist starts a commercial business in 360 photography...

By Sander de Wilde

It was a few months ago when one of the biggest online companies in this world contacted me. They asked me if I'd like to be one of their first 360 photographers in Brussels for their next Google Maps Business Views photography project. As a journalist I did feel the crisis, so earning some re...

01.08.14 08:11 PM - Comment(s)

Dejeuner sur asphalt

By Sander de Wilde

It was some time ago I did this assignment on the 'Picnic the streets' in Brussels. As my series of last year was nominated for the Belfius photography award I thought it would be nice to shoot the people picnicking for a car free city center in Brussels as top shots again.It's just fascninating to ...

01.08.14 08:03 PM - Comment(s)

Belgian Belfius press award winners photojournalism 2013 known

By Sander de Wilde

On this website you can have a look at the winners for this year. As you know I was one of the happy few being nominated but this year it was Yves Herman that won the € 2000 prize money with his series on policemen being covered in foam, put on them by angry firemen. ...

16.05.14 12:22 AM - Comment(s)

Belfius press awards nominees photography

By Sander de Wilde

One day before the Finale. These are the three nominees for the Belgian Belfius press award. I'm in there with my topshot series of the famous Brussels' picknick: PickNick the streets. Angry Brussels' citizens occupied the streets in the center of Brussels almost a year ago. They want Brussel...

13.05.14 07:32 PM - Comment(s)

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

By Sander de Wilde

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)

Photographing Barack Obama from up close...

By Sander de Wilde

No, that just wasn't possible. Ok, at the European Commission I could get a few meters from him. Though it was no more than a talking head, I stayed focused on his gestures, smiles, eyes and expressions for the entire press conference, ending up with a nice series of portraits. Probably just like th...

31.03.14 08:43 PM - Comment(s)

Birgit Sippel photographed for Metall Zeitung

By Sander de Wilde

Birgit Sippel photographed in Brussels by Sander de Wilde

Birgit Sippel photographed in Brussels by Sander de Wilde It has been almost four months since I last touched my Blog. I know this is not smart whenever you want to collect 'followers' or just readers, but something changed... I was just too busy and/or had other priorities. Life is t...

14.03.14 11:24 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)

Gurushots photography Critique of the Week

By Sander de Wilde

As a photographer every now and then I may criticize amateur photographers through Gurushots. It's a paid review and takes quite some time and effort, but it's a really nice way to help others, and to build my ego!-) This week my review became the Critique of the Week. Don't ask me why....

26.09.13 05:34 PM - Comment(s)

10 Lessons Andre Kertesz Has Taught Me About Street Photography

By Sander de Wilde

See on Scoop.it - a photographer's life

© Estate of André Kertész All photos copyrighted by the estate of Andre Kertesz. Also many thanks to Michael Meinhardt for helping me edit this text. Andre Kertesz is one of the greatest photographers who ever lived.

Sand...

17.09.13 06:26 PM - Comment(s)

We Watched the Ghosts of Google Street View Come to Life - VICE (blog)

By Sander de Wilde

See on Scoop.it - 360 VR photography

We Watched the Ghosts of Google Street View Come to Life VICE (blog) Paolo Cirio brings ghosts to life.

Sander de Wilde's insight:

How Street View becomes art

See on motherboard.vice.com

17.09.13 06:22 PM - Comment(s)

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