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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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Can war photography change the world? TrustLaw (blog) The albino boy dressed in filthy, torn clothes leans over, resting one hand on legs so thin they look as if they could snap, the other clutching an empty corned beef tin.

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Howard W. Gutman shaking hands with president Obama ©sanderdewilde.com I did photograph US ambassador Gutman several times, and he always seemed to be one of the most motivated ambassadors ever seen. He even did visit all communities of Belgium, more than 500, just to show his genuine interest...

Belgian tv shows new sevice for 360º VR photography  

In Belgium your business can be visited by virtual visitors on Google map 24/7 now.

Check out the Journal de RTL TVI Google trained photographers are available in Belgium right now. Un commerçant peut permettre aux utilisateurs de Goog...

Use  Google Maps Business 3D Photos Program to show your business

In Virtual Reality 3D 360 panoramic pictures that beat video! Now also in Belgium.

Google Expands Google Maps Business Photos Program

Just yesterday Google expanded the Google Maps Business Photos program with 7 new European count...

Nature Photography Photo Critique – Elephant falls.   A new way of earning a little bit of money as a photographer, is giving professional photography Critiques. Sounds easy, sharing knowledge and being paid.    

The media. It surprises me that  Dutch speaking media bring the news on the Belfius Awards only by focusing on themselves only. They all mention the award won by their medium, but will not mention all the winners and sometimes not even the name of the journalist. Belgian national TV is proud of...

Brussel Deze Week Another publication on the cover of the Brussels Weekly. An original view on the Gay Pride Parade using one of my pictures.  Read the issue online. It was a cold day with a little sunshine, but this policewoman looks a little magenta. Should I have another look at the calibra...

At Photoshelter, an online archive and photographers site, I started a new agency just yesterday. About 50 photographers from Belgium have their archives available on Photoshelter indivdualy, so I thought: Why not put them all together? So whenever your looking for great photography from a Belgia...