About Olivier Bekaert

Born Monday 2nd of April 1973 in Gent (Belgium). As a kid I wasn't much of a reader. I watched the pictures of my favorite Tin Tin comics over and over again. Now I’m treating the books of my favorite photographers ( Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Lewis Baltz ..) no differently … a good habit.

In 1993 a finally got a school degree as a car mechanic, but realized soon after that "I don't want to be a car mechanic".

In september 2000 I started an evening photography class for 6 years at St-Lucas Academy in Gent. The Academy was a 4-minute walk from my home.
At the age of 30 I declared 'I want to be a photographer'.

2013, I realized that it will take a whole lifetime to be a good all-around photographer

I'm working with a Leica M7 camera and shoot on Kodak Tmax film.

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