Die Zeit
The German Zeit Magazin published a photograph from 'Red Journey' (right). Half a picture actually...
'Strandurlaub am Kaspischen Meer, Badeöl gratis.'
El Faro de Ceuta
The Spanish newspaper El Faro de Ceuta published an interview with me last week.
Read full interview here.
Morocco
I arrived in Tanger, Morocco, this afternoon, to continue working on my Mediterranean project. From here I will follow the coast eastwards, via the Spanish territories Ceuta and Melilla, to finish in the city of Oujda near the Algerian border in two weeks.
From the airplane window I had a wonderfull view on the Strait of Gibraltar and the 'Pillars of Hercules'. Old Tanger is overwhelming at first sight. Lively, shabby, inspiring. I think I'll need a day to get acclimatized to the north African way of life.
The Gran Teatro de Cervantes is a remnant of the days when Spaniards formed the largest non-Moroccan community in Tanger. It opened its doors in 1913 and was very popular between the two world wars. Today nobody seems to care about it. It's sad to see such an architectural pearl die. I climbed up a roof to make this photograph.
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
Last week the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung showed 5 photographs from my book 'Red Journey'. Every day of the week a single picture was published in the "Foto-Tableau"-feature.
Link to the online article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
DWB
My photograph of the abandoned airport terminal of Nicosia, Cyprus, is on the cover of literary magazine DWB (Dietsche Warande & Belfort). The december issue showcases a 'State of the art of young photography in Belgium', curated by Inge Henneman.
Twee citaten uit Inge Hennemans essay "Finisterre: kijken vanuit het verste punt. State of the art van de jonge fotografie in België":
"Nick Hannes noemt zijn foto's van een ontmijnde site nabij Sarajevo, of van de Green Line op Cyprus die Grieken en Turken scheidt 'getroebleerde landschappen'. Het beeld van de luchthaven van Nicosia is hallucinant. De legende vertelt dat op deze plek in 1974, het moment van de belegering van Turkse troepen in het noordelijk deel van Cyprus, de tijd is blijven stilstaan. De luchthaven stopte alle activiteiten en werd tot op vandaag United Nations Protected Area (UNPA). Deze hedendaagse ruïne wordt bewaard als een soort diorama van een politieke aardschok, een constructie van een tijdperk dat teloor is gegaan."
"Snelheid is geen troef meer nu fotografie als massamedium voorbij is gesneld door real time streaming en andere elektronische en digitale media. Fotografie is een traag en contemplatief medium geworden".
To DWB
Photo District News
PDN published a 4 page interview with me about 'Red Journey' in the october issue.
Go to Photo District News
Charleroi – Gooik
I made these photographs on assignment for Stern last summer, for an article about the so-called Belgian 'troubles' between French speaking and Dutch speaking communities.
Workers houses in Marchienne-au-Pont, a former industrial suburbs of Charleroi.
The flemish village of Gooik near Brussels. Clean but boring.
Social housing in Dampremy, an impoverished former industrial suburbs of Carleroi
Flemish family in Gooik
Turkish boys in the impoverished former industrial suburbs Dampremy
Designers Against Aids
On October 29 the auction to benefit Designers Against Aids at Campo & Campo took place. I participated with the photograph "Yevpatorija, Ukraine, 2008". At the same time the book 'Designers against AIDS: The First Decade' was launched, containing over 150 contributions of artists, photographers and writers. The book looks back on past initiatives and campaigns, covering all the highlights and the most beautiful images.
The initiative Designers against AIDS (DAA) began ten years ago. Since then it has manifested itself with fashion campaigns such as Fashion against AIDS, in which it collaborated with several fashion houses, the best photographers and designers and stars from the rock and pop culture, who all lent themselves for the good cause – making people aware about HIV/AIDS in a positive way and removing the stigma of being seropositive by the creation of beauty.
The book 'Designers against AIDS: The First Decade' is published by Ludion. Peter Piot, former chairman of UNAIDS, the philosopher and writer Alain de Botton and Ninette Murk herself wrote the texts. The cover photo is by Erwin Olaf while a FAA campaign poster featuring German band Tokio Hotel will be inserted in every book.
Softcover / English / 25 x 35 cm / 190 pp. / 29,90 euro / ISBN 978-90-5544-841-8
Design / Concept by BaseDesign
25 years Hollandse Hoogte
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, photo agency Hollandse Hoogte has asked their photographers to document a day in the life of a 25-year-old. I spent a day with my neighbour Deborah Vercammen, born August 29, 1985, who lives with her mother in Borgerhout, Antwerp. She is a nurse in a closed ward, and spends a lot of time with her two dogs Mazou and Dario, and her boyfriend Mike. Since Deborah is a big fan of Michael Jackson, the most shocking news in het life was his death in 2009.
GUP Magazine published part of my story in their Anniversary Issue (n°27).
To Hollandse Hoogte
