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Between Suns

During the eclipse, the strange light mattered more to me than the eclipse itself. Homemade viewing boxes, altered colours and everyone looking the same way made the familiar briefly uncanny. For one unguarded second, these beings seemed to belong elsewhere.

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Photographer of the Year Contest

2026

Silver

Event

Non Professional

Silver

People

Non Professional

Nominees

Storytelling

Non Professional

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Street

Non Professional

Between Suns

During the eclipse, the strange light mattered more to me than the eclipse itself. Homemade viewing boxes, altered colours and everyone looking the same way made the familiar briefly uncanny. For one unguarded second, these beings seemed to belong elsewhere.

About Artist

Robby Vandenhouwe

I am a Belgian amateur photographer and professional architect. My photography grew from architectural work into a fascination with cinematic storytelling, particularly film noir and neo-noir. Cinematographers such as Roger Deakins, Jeff Cronenweth and Greig Fraser inspire my use of deep shadows, artificial light, strong colour contrasts and atmospheric tension. Low-light photography is central to my work. Concerts, street theatre, nightlife and urban scenes attract me through their unpredictable light and fleeting human expressions. Rather than documenting obvious highlights, I search for quieter, ambiguous moments where gesture, light and surroundings tell a story. My architectural background shapes my compositions through geometry, layering, negative space and spatial relationships. This approach extends to street, event and sports photography, where I explore unusual characters, isolation, movement and the interaction between people and their environment. Curious, critical and constantly learning, I aim to develop a recognisable visual identity across different genres. Above all, I want to create images that go beyond documentation: photographs filled with atmosphere, tension and ambiguity, leaving room for viewers to imagine their own stories.

Robby Vandenhouwe

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Architecture, People, People, Photojournalism, Sports, Street

Location

Belgium

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