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This is not Belgium: before I left

Saturday, September 1st, 2012

With the ‘This is not Belgium’ project in the back of my head, I re-edited part of my Belgium photographs taken in the ’70′s and 80′s, before I started travelling. They are available now on my website. Here for the years 1972 to 7979, here for the years 1980 and 1981, and here for the [...]

Quickly before leaving…

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Tomorrow I’m on the plane back to Phnom Penh. Quickly went to the René Magritte Museum x wife and daughter, followed by the Flower Carpet on the Brussels Grand’ Place. In the museum we saw ‘This Is Still Not A Pipe’ and outside ‘This is not Belgium‘ anymore… Full circle somehow… Be back next year [...]

It was Carnival…

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Been editing and scanning old negatives for ‘This is not Belgium‘… I forgot how gloomy carnival can be in Belgium sometimes.

Meyboom 2012

Friday, August 10th, 2012

I did it in 2011, and in 1981 as well. The Meyboom festival is for the people from Brussels. I was born here… The ‘Meyboom’ is held each year on August 9th in Brussels, the capital of both Belgium and the Flemish region. The parade is one of the oldest traditions of the city. Legend [...]

Westende Part 3

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

First time to the (Belgian) seaside this year… Maybe for the ‘This is not Belgium‘ project…

Westende Part 2

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

First time to the (Belgian) seaside this year… Maybe for the ‘This is not Belgium‘ project…

Westende Part 1

Monday, August 6th, 2012

First time to the (Belgian) seaside this year… Maybe for the ‘This is not Belgium‘ project…

Meyboom Fever

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Spent 5 minutes during a family walk downtown taking pictures of the preparations for the Meyboom festival. Part of the ‘This is not Belgium‘ project.