VANFLETEREN, Stephan

About Belgian photographer, Stephan VANFLETEREN (b.1969, in Kortrijk)

Stephan Vanfleteren is best known for his portraits in black and white and his depictions of Belgium and abroad. He studied photography at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels from 1988 to 1992.In 1993 he made a trip to New York, where he mostly did street photography. He has described New York as his "entrance ticket" to the profession of photography. Starting out as primarily a photojournalist for the newspaper 'De Morgen', he covered stories of the 1990s such as the death of King Baudouin, the protests over the Clabecq ironworks, the Kosovo War, the Rwandan genocide, and the Dutroux affair. He also found time for stories far from the headlines, such as the experience of riding boxcars in the American northwest. He has also contributed to The Guardian, Le Monde, Paris Match, de Volkskrant, and Die Zeit, among others. His works have been international exhibited since 2000. He is also the co-founder of the publishing company Uitgeverij Kannibaal/Hannibal, he is also its artistic director. Since 2010, he has been a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.

Photo books by Stephan VANFLETEREN

  • 'Flandrien' (2005, 2006, 2010); 'Belgicum' (2007, 2016); 'Oosteroever: Editie #1. Ostend' (2007); 'Portret, 1989–2009' (2009); 'Merckx 525' (2012); 'Fausto Coppi' (2012);  'The Last Post' (2013); Façades & vitrines' (2013); 'MMXIV – Les Diables / De Rode Duivels' (2014); 'Atlantic Wall' (2015); 'Charleroi: Il est clair que le gris est noir' (2015); 'Photobook Belge. 1854 - now' (2019); 'Surf Tribe' (2019); 'Present' (2019); 'Dagboek van een Fotograaf: Coronawandelingen' (2020); 'Present' (2020); 'Atelier' (2023)

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Photobook Belge
Photobook Belge
The compendium 'Photobook Belge' by Tamara Berghmans contains volumes of famous as well as less known photographers and many text contributions. It covers a period of more than 150 years with almost 250 photo books, all carefully described and illustrated
65,00 € *
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Belgicum
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Belgicum
'Belgicum' by Stephan VANFLETEREN is explicitly not an objective representation of a country, but a subjective photographic document in black and white. It is a voyage of discovery into a small country in the heart of Europe, at the turn of the centuries.
from 55,00 € Weight 1.6 kg
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Charleroi. Il est que le gris est noir
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Charleroi. Il est que le gris est noir
The photo volume 'Charleroi, il est clair que le gris est noir' by Stephan VANFLETEREN is not only a visual testimony of a city in decline, but also a personal record of impressions, reflections and thoughts while observing the black spirit of a gray city
78,00 € Weight 0.9 kg
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Flandrien
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Flandrien
The photo volume 'Flandrien' by Stephan VANFLETEREN gives an intimate and emotional portrait of those legendary cycling athletes, landscapes and Flemish culture. It contains more than one hundred b/w images personally selected by the Belgian photographer.
from 35,00 € Weight 0.3 kg
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Atlantic Wall
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Atlantic Wall
The photo volume 'Atlantic Wall' by Belgian Stephan VANFLETEREN illustrates the crumbling remains of one of the last witnesses of the Second World War, which stretched 2600 kilometers along the Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts.
58,00 € Weight 1.4 kg
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Surf Tribe
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Surf Tribe
In 'Surf Tribe' Stephan VANFLETEREN shows that surf culture encompasses much more than just sport and competition: the feeling of nullity regarding the forces of nature. Surfers use the waves for the fun, but also to forget and to fight with himself.
98,00 €
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Present
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Present
English ed., linen bound HC with screen printing, 24,5 x 31 cm., 496 pp., b/w ills., text language: English
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Atelier - ALSO AS SIGNED COPY!
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Atelier - ALSO AS SIGNED COPY!
The prominent Belgian photographer Stephan VANFLETEREN worked intensively in his daylight studio from 2010 to 2022. 'Atelier' - available here in three languages or can be pre-ordered - brings together these works and offers a great overview of his work.
from 69,95 € Weight 1.2 kg
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VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Portret. 1989-2009
VANFLETEREN, Stephan - Portret. 1989-2009
Linen bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 31 x 4 cm., 312 pp., 200 b/w ills., 2,900 gr., Dutch
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more photo books with works by Stephan VANFLETEREN (a selection)
  • 'Buren / Neighbours: The Netherlands as seen by three foreign photographers' (2000, together with works by Eva LEITOLF and by Mark POWER); 'Elvis&Presley' (2000, 2016, together with works by Robert HUBER); 'Tales from a Globalizing world' (2003, together with works by Philip Jones GRIFFITHS, Zijah GAFIC, Akinbode AKINBIYI, Shehzad NOORANI, Tim HETHERINGTON, Bertien van MANEN, Andreas SEIBERT, Thomas KERN as well as by Cristina NUÑEZ) 'In the Margin: Belgian Documentary Photography' (2011, together with works by Filip CLAUS, Carl De KEYZER, Bieke DEPOORTER, Tim DIRVEN, Martine FRANCK, Cédric GERBEHAYE, Brigitte GRIGNET, Harry GRUYAERT, Nick HANNES, Viviane JOAKIM, Gert JOCHEMS, Jimmy KETS, Jan LOCUS, Jacques SONCK, Marie SORDAT, Bruno STEVENS, Dieter TELEMANS, Gaël TURINE, Marc TRIVIER, Michel Vanden EECKHOUDT as well as by John VINK); 'Facing Japan' (2015, together with works by Michiel HENDRYCKX, Marleen DANIELS, Maroesjka LAVIGN, Tony LE DUC, Rob WALBERS, Charlotte LYBEER, Nick HANNES, Sarah Van MARCKE as well as by Jimmy KETS); 'European Portrait Photography since 1990' (2015)
Awards
  • 1997: World Press Photo Awards, Daily Life, Stories
    1998: European Fuji Award
    2009: Louis Paul Boon Prize
    2011: Henri Nannen Prize
    2012: Nationale Portretprijs; for a portrait of Rem Koolhaas
    2013: World Press Photo Awards, Staged Portraits, Stories; Culture Prize of the Province of West Flanders
    2021: Honorary doctorate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, together with Dirk BRAECKMAN
Exhibitions

Solo and pair exhibitions
  • 2001-2002: 'Elvis&Presley', Centro internazionale di fotografia Scavi Scaligeri, Verona, 2001; at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool as wellas at Photographie am Schiffsbauerdamm (FAS), Berlin
    2007-2008: 'Flandrien. Hard Men and Heroes', Host Gallery (Honduras Street Gallery), London; 'Belgicum', FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen; at Flanders Center, Osaka as well as at Le Botanique (Centre Culturel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), Brussels
    2009-2010: 'Portret. 1989–2009', Wintercircus Mahy, Ghent; at Centre Céramique, Maastricht as well as at C-Mine, Genk, Belgium; 'Flandrien', 'Flandrien', Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam; at Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam; at KU Leuven library; 'Flakkelân', Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
    2011-2012: 'Belgicum', Galerie Hilaneh von Kories, Hamburg and at ImageSingulières, Sète, France; 'Photography #1', De Tijd Hervonden, Hasselt, Belgium; 'En avant, marche', Huis van Alijn, Ghent
    2013: 'Flandrien', Flanders Center, Osaka; 'Façades & Vitrines', Broel Museum at Buda-fabriek, Kortrijk
    2014: 'Façades & Vitrines', Galerie Hilaneh von Kories, Hamburg; 'MMXIV: Les Diables / De Duivels', Botanique, Brussels; 'Atlantic Wall', Atlantic Wall Museum, Raversyde, Belgium
    2015: 'Belgicum', Galerie Hilaneh von Kories, Hamburg; 'MMXIV: Les Diables / De Duivels', C-Mine, Genk; 'Charleroi', Musée de la photographie de Charleroi, Belgium
    2016: 'Stil Leven', Museum Oud Amelisweerd (MOA), Bunnik, Netherlands; 'Engelen van de Zee, Portraits of pupils of the maritime school Koninklijk Werk IBIS, Bredene', Navigo (Nationaal Visserijmuseum), Oostduinkerke
    2017: 'The People of Mercy', Maritiem Park, Antwerp
    2018-2019: 'Terre / Mer. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; 'Surf Tribe', Scharpoord, Knokke-Heist, Belgium; at Kunsthal, Rotterdam; at Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam; at Musée d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux; 'Present', FoMu Antwerp
    2020-2021: 'Corona walks', FoMu Antwerp; 'Engelen van de Zee', Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam
Group exhibitions
  • 2000-2001: 'Buren, document Nederland, drie buitenlandse fotografen kijken naar Nederland', Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
    2011: 'In de marge. Belgian Documentary Photography', Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent
    2012: 'Call the world brother', Aberystwyth Arts Centre (together with works by GMB Akash, Chloe Dewe MATHEWS, Robin HAMMOND, Chris KEULEN, Andrew McCONNELL, Espen Rasmussen, Martin ROEMERS
    2014: 'Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century', Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
    2015-2016: 'Facing Japan' (together with works by Marleen DANIELS, Nick HANNES, Michiel HENDRYCKX, Jimmy KETS, Maroesjka LAVIGNE, Tony LE DUC, Charlotte LYBEER, Sarah Van MARCKE and Rob WALBERS, Museum Dr. Guislain; 'Faces Now: European Portrait Photography since 1990', Bozar, Brussels; at Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam; Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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