Red Cathedral

You might think you know the city center of Antwerpen (Antwerp) pretty well, but have you ever explored its underground labyrinth? Its the Underworld: De ruien in Antwerpen are the underground network of medieval canals throughout the eldest parts of the city that were  overarched during the centuries of early industrialisation and are now hidden deep underneath the old city. We visited them during All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) A short video on Clapper: The intrepid explorers If you feel brave: do it after it has rained for a few days so you can wade through the water.. and those lines next to the signs indicating the street or square overhead, are the hight of the water during some recent flash floods. Don't mind the rats, nor the slime, nor the other inhabitants of the Deep. The real enemy here is the humidity ranging between 90% - 95% that will rot everything away. . And don't get lost in the interlinked catacombs beneath the Carrolus Borromeus church, during qu...

Have I ever told you the story about a shooting day during which I survived all day on 1 glass of white wine? Well, that day was yesterday.  Now, knowing myself, this could easily become a long & boring story so I'll stick to the famous 6-points synopsys: ▷ Drove from the South-East of Limburg to the Verbeke Foundation, a unique and quirky museum for modern art in East-Flanders and got there really early, ▷ Started shooting cosplayers in full Halloween mode near a derelict train-crane, ▷ Drank 1 glass of white wine, ▷ Shot even more Halloween cosplayers till 15minutes after the museum had closed, ▷ Suddenly realized I had completely forgotten to eat, drink, be polite & socialize.. again. ▷ The end? Probably not because you're here for some stills & video.. Let us start by explaining HOW to get to those images and then continue my exciting story. ▷ Updates on the post-processing progress will go to THE Facebook . ▷ 2 videos will go to Instagram , but 1st to Cla...

Do you know the movie: "The good, the bad and the ugly"? Let's use those 3 words to analyse this event.  But 1st for those new visitors:  ATM I have finshed processing all pictures from RAW-files ( = digital negatives ) to JPG's ( = generally viewable photo files ) with some good music coming through the speakers. Samples & updates will be added to this page so you can follow the progress. ( Same with Facebook which might be easier to follow for updates ) All 150'ish images have been posted HERE on Flickr . ( = much better photo quality than social media & a good hiding place for any asocial, creative ambivert ) Once enough photos are ready they will be added to some video footage from the event for reels on Instagram & on Clapper . . So how was this Comic Con? THE GOOD ▲ Using the hall "Gare Maritime" for the event ( even if only for the Geek Market ). Yes, it is a beautiful hall. Yes, the natural light is gorgeous. Finally an ind...