Steve McCurry’s photographs at the Bourse
The Steve McCurry photo exihibition at the Brussels Bourse in 2017. A belated photo essay, review and meditation on the ethics of photography.
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Photo essays
Photo essays
Here is a collection of the blog posts on the site I’ve tagged as photo essays. There’s usually some text, but the photos are the prominent feature of all these posts. There will be photos illustrating the text and then, sometimes there is a gallery of pictures at the end. Or sometimes I’ve chosen to use the text more as captions for big pictures.
Currently, my favourite posts under this tag are Stories from the sleeping place and Florentine graffiti.
Ringön and a camera for street photography
Ringön held a party on Saturday – Ö-Festen på Ringö. An opportunity to try out my old Canon SX50 HS and see if I can still use it for street photography.
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Gothenburg Culture Festival 2018 – a photo essay
Gothenburg’s 2018 Culture Festival – Kulturkalaset – was an opportunity for me to try out my new camera and lenses and see inside some historic buildings.
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Bruegel Fountains of Brussels
The Bruegel Fountains of Brussels, a photo essay. Manneken Pis apart, Brussels is blessed with dozens of public fountains, among them the Bruegel fountains.
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Gothenburg by Paddan – playing at being a tourist
The Paddan boats are a popular tourist attraction in Gothenburg. Sometimes it’s fun to play at being a tourist in your home town. More…
In the Dieweg Cemetery – a photo essay
A photo essay from the disused but not quite yet abandoned Dieweg cemetery in Uccle just south-west of Wolvendael park in Uccle.
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Portrait wall at Overleie in Kortrijk
A tourist visit to Kortrijk (Courtai in French) leads us through the town on the Golden Spurs trail and out to Little Buda and a wall of portraits that turns out to be an artistic protest.
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Seeking refuge in Mechelen
We were going to visit Mechelen anyway, but when the boiler died and there was no heat to be had at home all weekend, we sought refuge there in a hotel. A long photo walk in the mist/rain/snow in this quaint little city.
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William Klein: 5 Cities – a photo exhibition at Botanique
The William Klein “5 Cities” exhibition at the Botanique gallery, central Brussels. No photography of the photography, they said, but you can take pictures to show how the photos are hung. So I did.
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All that Jazz – after-hours in Saint Joos
You can only see the jazz heroes of Saint Joos after hours. A walk through the gallery of jazz musicians on the roller shutters of shops along the Chausée de Louvain in Saint-Joos-ten-Noode, Brussels. More…