honorable mention
Julien De Wilde belgium
title
Free Fall
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entry description
The light in the dark. Only those who have experienced real suffering can experience spirituality. One does not go without the other. Pain guides us on the path of introspection to truth. Light is offered to us only after giving up the world, our false perceptions and any form of identification. To be alive means to be grateful.about the photographer
Julien De Wide was born in Belgium in 1976 and is a professional photographer since 1996. He received his first camera at age 10 and started photographing his skateboarders friends. At 16, he travels to Kurdistan and makes his first personal photographic report that will be exhibited in Brussels. After studying photography, he began his career as a fashion photographer for women's magazines such as Elle and Marie Claire. After meeting with Grand Master Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Julien travels to India in Dharamsala. This is the beginning of a journey that will take him from Rishikesh to Bangkok where he lived for three years and did advertising photography for Nokia, Pepsi, Nike, among others. Now, Julien splits his time between Belgium and Thailand, working as a fashion and documentary photographer and as filmmaker. The search for truth and purity determines his work. The authenticity of emotions and intimacy with the people he photographs or films are at the center of his approach. Julien is extremely grateful to his mother and grandfather, both photographers.back to gallery
