About me
Dieter Demey is an award-winning landscape, nature, architecture and reportage photographer based in Enghien (Edingen) in the Walloon Region of Belgium, near Brussels. He was born in 1982 in Jette, Belgium. In 2012 he bought his first camera and a a couple of years later he joined a photo club in Geraardsbergen. He has studied photography at LUCA School of Arts, campus Narafi, where he graduated with honors in 2023.
Demey is known for his refined and evocative visual style. With a focus on architectural and landscape photography, he has gained recognition for his ability to capture the interplay between natural light, space, and form. His work often explores the geometry of structures and the subtle relationships between human-made environments and the natural world.
Demey's photography is distinguished by a minimalist aesthetic and a strong emphasis on composition, light, and shadow. His images are both detailed and atmospheric, drawing viewers into the spaces he captures while highlighting the intricate beauty of everyday surroundings. Whether working with large architectural projects or intimate interior spaces, he has the unique ability to bring out the emotional qualities of the subject, infusing each photograph with a sense of quiet contemplation. To reinforce this, he mostly works in black and white.
Bio
2024 - current: professional photographer
2021 - current: UAS - exploitant
2017 - 2023: professional bachelor audiovisual techniques: photography [with honors] [LUCA School of Arts, campus Narafi] [bachelor project: 'Concrete Stories'] [internship: Karin Borghouts]
2015 - current: analist in the government sector
2014 - current: member of Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen [website]
2006 - 2014: researcher in the academic sector
Group exhibitions
2024
Out of Office '24 - Breedbeeld - Gooik, BE [22 June - 24 September 2024] [link]
73ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [14-16 June 2024] [link]
Parcours d'Artistes Enghien - Enghien, BE [1-2 June 2024] [link]
Anders bekeken, van Hunnegem tot wereldwijd - Geraardsbergen, BE [March - October 2024] [link]
Abstraction - Gallery Omnibus - Dresden, DE [virtual exhibition] [15 January - 15 February 2024] [link]
2023
Trieste Photo Days - Trieste, IT [27-29 October] [link]
6th Chania International Photo Festival - Blank Wall Gallery - Chania, GR [3-9 August 2023] [link]
Les Couleurs du Quotidien - Belgische Ambassade in Kinshasa - Kinshasa, CD [21 July - 6 August 2023] [link]
72ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [16-18 June] [link]
Out of Office '23 - Breedbeeld - Brugge, BE [10 June - 24 September 2023] [link]
Cityscapes - Blank Wall Gallery - Athens, GR [17-29 March 2023] [link]
Schrijven met licht - Geraardsbergen, BE [12 March - 18 June 2023]
Out of Office '23
2022
Festival International Nature Namur - Namur, BE [14-23 October 2022] [More info]
Indian Summer - Ministerie van Tijd - Itterbeek, BE [16 September - 4 December 2022] [More info]
Expo Focus Artistiek & Creatief - Geraardsbergen, BE [13 March - 23 October 2022] [More info]
Out of office '22 - Breedbeeld - Doel, BE [17 June - 25 September 2022] [More info]
Landed - Ministerie van Tijd - Itterbeek, BE [22 July - 28 August 2022] [More info]
Narafi Graduation Expo - Tour & Taxis - Brussels, BE [17-26 June 2022] [More info]
71ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [17-19 June 2022] [More info]
Parcours d'artistes Enghien - Enghien, BE [4-5 June 2022] [More info]
Narafi Graduation Expo
2021
AntwerpPhoto Festival - Antwerp, BE [26 June - 26 September 2021] [More info]
Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen 1st Digital International Exhibition 2021 [14 February - 30 April 2021]
2020: 17x10 en/in Perspective - Brussels, BE [September 2020] [More info]
2019
70ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [7-10 June 2019]
bxl inside/out - Galerie Ravenstein - Brussels, BE [8 May - 22 May 2019]
Brussels Street Photography Festival (BSPF) Eyewitness in Brussels Photo Exhibition - Brussels, BE [21 February - 12 May 2019]
bxl inside/out
2018
Shoot for Good - Brussels, BE [22-25 November 2018]
69ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [1-3 June 2018]
<2018
VGC Extra! Talent - Brussels, BE [15 September 2017]
68ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [2-5 June 2017]
67ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [10-12 June 2016]
Metro Imaging Days - Tour & Taxis - Brussels, BE [5-6 March 2016]
66ste fotosalon Fotokring Focus Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, BE [19-21 June 2015]
Publications
2024: BNW Minimalist Photography Prize' Annual Book 2024 [link]
2024: Minimalist Photography Awards Annual Book 2023 [link]
2024: Black & White Spider Awards Winners Book 2024 [link]
2023: F-Stop Magazine: Issue - Black & White 2023 [link]
2022: Op Weg 2022-6 [link]
2022: Street Life 2022 [link]
2021: Level [link]
2021: Volumes of Darkness 2021 [link]
2021: Limitless Nature 2021 [link]
2020: Op Weg 2020-6 [link]
2017: Natuur.blad [edition Spring 2017]
2016: Metro, selected by the editorial staff [edition of 29 February]
Level [Photo book students photography @ Narafi, cover image by me]
Volumes of Darkness 2021, page spread
Selected Awards and Competitions
2024: nominee Black & White Spider Awards [link]
2024: winner Architecture Masterprize [category Interior Details] [link]
2024: honorable mention European Photography Awards [category Black and White Photography - Architecture] [link]
2024: silver medal, honorable mention and three acceptances FOCUS International Digital Salon [link]
2024: honorable mention BNW Minimalist Photography Prize [link]
2024: honorable mention Monochrome Awards [category architecture] [link]
2023: winner Arctic Circle Trail Photo Contest [category Trail Majesty]
2023: honorable mention and nominee Black & White Spider Awards [category architecture] [link 1] [link 2]
2023: bronze medal herfstwedstrijd Oost-Vlaamse Unie voor fotografie [category Mono]
2023: gold medal Grote Prijs van België, competition 'Series', organised by the Belgische Federatie van Fotografen (BFF)
2023: 3rd Place Winner Minimalist Photography Awards for the series 'Concrete Stories [category architecture] [link]
2023: finalist Black and White Photo Award [category architecture, four images] [link]
2023: honorable mention MonoVisions Photography Awards for the series 'Contrast' [link]
2023: honorable mention MonoVisions Photography Awards for the series 'Concrete Stories' [link]
2023: laureaat De kleuren van het Alledaagse / Les Couleurs du Quotidien
2023: selected for the Urban 2023 photo awards [single photos section] [link]
2023: winner Out of office '23 organised by BREEDBEELD [link]
2023: laureaat Grote Prijs van België + six acceptances [projected images and prints]
2023: winner 'Cityscapes' organised by Blank Wall Gallery
2022: winner Op Weg Zomerwedstrijd 2022 [link]
2022: finalist Festival International Nature Namur [category mini-series]
2022: winner Out of office '22 organised by BREEDBEELD
2022: works selected by Bruxelles Art Vue for the Street Life 2022 book [link to book]
2021: winner 'Zicht op Antwerpen' organised by AntwerpPhoto Festival
2021: works selected by Bruxelles Art Vue for the Volumes of Darkness 2021 book [link to book]
2021: winner Vaude win-actie
2021: works selected by Bruxelles Art Vue for the Limitless Nature 2021 book [link to book]
2019: finalist Eyewitness in Brussels Photo Exhibition [organised by the Brussels Street Photography Festival]
2018: jury selection Shoot for Good
Seminars
2024.02.13: 'Landschap-, natuur- en architectuurfotografie', Fotogroep Antwerpen vzw