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Awoke to a Pale Blue Sky of a Gathering Storm

Portrait of young Belgian woman, Sien Ristenpatt in the entrance of the old malt factory of Stella Artois in Leuven.. Shot on a very stormy day at the moment that the streets were completely abandoned as weather warnings were issued.

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One Shot Photo Contest

2022

Honorable Mention

Portrait

Professional

Awoke to a Pale Blue Sky of a Gathering Storm

Portrait of young Belgian woman, Sien Ristenpatt in the entrance of the old malt factory of Stella Artois in Leuven.. Shot on a very stormy day at the moment that the streets were completely abandoned as weather warnings were issued.

About Artist

David Degelin

David is working as a professional photographer with a clear focus on portrait, fashion, street, and fine art photography. Photography is David's way of dealing with the world, people, stories, places, and experiences. essentially it is a therapeutic activity that helps him to survive in a complex world, that is hard to comprehend. Moments of wonder and understanding are what sustains him in dealing with daily life. Graduated with a Master in Archaeology, and having followed the post-graduate program of social and cultural anthropology, people play a crucial role in David's work. In his street and fine artwork, David's own relentless struggle and exploration of boundaries, limitations, doubts, obligations, alienation and solitude plays a key role. The concept of 'beauty of solitude' runs like a thread through his oeuvre as well as his exploration of diversity in the manifestations of beauty. His inspiration is derived from Japanese literature and arts, 20th-century Hollywood film-noir movies, Italian and French cinema, paintings (renaissance, Belgian surrealism, pop-art, pre-raphaelites), music, and books.

David Degelin

Photographic Areas of Focus

Fashion, Fine Art, Portrait, Street

Location

Belgium

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