Brussels Street Photography Festival / Report 2016

Brussels Street Photography Festival

BRUSSELS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2016 // REPORT

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Brussels Street Photography Festival 3 Project Description 4 Mission & Vision 5

Program 6 BSPF Preview Photo Marathon Photography Contest, International, Brussels & Social Media Exhibition, Finalists & Guests Award Ceremony Winners International Singles Winners International Series Winners Brussels Singles Winners Brussels Series Winners Photo Marathon & Social Media Workshops Talks Photo Walks Portfolio Critiques

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Cast & Crew

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Guest Photographers Photography Collectives Partners & Collaborators Crew Organizers & Curators

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Impact

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Audience Media Coverage Achievements & Budget Aims for BSFP 2017

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Support

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Support the BSPF!

Presenter of the entire BSPFestival Supporter of the entire BSPFestival Contributor of the entire BSPFestival Support a specific part of the program Presenter of an International prize Presenter of a Brussels prize Organize a “satellite project” Didn’t find what you are looking for?

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Brussels Street Photography Festival The Brussels Street Photography Festival -BSPF- is a cultural project whose objective is to promote Street Photography as an urban research tool, form of cultural communication and as a visual art.

For the BSPF, Brussels is not only the perfect host city, but also the main source of inspiration. Being a local city with a global projection, Brussels does not express itself through a single recognizable image. To identify the image of a city with such a unique condition is an interesting challenge.

The main ambition of the BSPF is to go deeper into the research of those visual elements that define the contemporary identity of Brussels in two dimensions: from a local and a global perspective.

The first edition of the BSPF was accomplished in 2016 with the support of different organizations and local institutions based in Brussels. The BSPF is an original project of the NGO-ASBL-VZW CAKRI, the Brussels Newsroom and WorldSP.co

Expo BSPF 2016 at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels Š Dani Oshi

Cakri Cakri is a multidisciplinary Cultural Association that promotes projects of cultural production in which the complexity of the city and the richness of its urban dynamics is a mayor reference. The Brussels Street Photography festival is Cakri’s first mayor project. (www.cakri.org)

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Project Description

Brussels is a complex and challenging city with many geopolitical and cultural layers. The Brussels Street Photography Festival is a project that seeks to reveal the potentials of such a unique urban setting. The BSPF is cultural event deeply rooted in the urban context of Brussels, understanding that the contemporary identity of Brussels has two dimensions, a local character and a global projection.

To explore Brussels’ local and global condition, the content of the BSPF is structured around two parallel street photography contests: On the local level, Brussels citizens passionate about photography are invited to look deeper into the essence of the capital of Europe, to capture the intimacy of the inner dynamics and to share with a broader audience the discoveries of their urban introspection.

On the global level, the finest world street photographers are invited to submit their best captured and spontaneous moments.

Expo BSPF 2016 at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels © Dani Oshi

The entries for both contests are judged by prominent photographers. The selections of the best images from both contests are displayed from Brussels to a greater audience both online and in a physical location. The two contests are launched at least four months in advance to the opening of the festival.

The exhibition is followed by a carefully curated three-day cultural program that includes lectures, workshops, round-tables and portfolio reviews – bringing together knowledgeable photographers, local photography collectives and people interested in street photography as well as those interested in documentary photography and photojournalism.

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Mission Brussels is considered the most cosmopolitan city in Europe. With its rather modest urban scale and strong local culture, Brussels is nevertheless one of the most geopolitically relevant cities worldwide.

The program of the first edition of the Brussels Street Photography Festival featured workshops, lectures, photo walks, exhibitions and projections by the following high level group of internationally recognized photographers.

Despite the historical efforts to define the image of Brussels around its “capital� labels, what even better defines Brussels identity is the multiple numbers of languages spoken on its streets, the gastronomic variety offered by its neighborhoods and its cultural and ethnical diversity.

The true image of Brussels is best represented by the richness of its urban landscape. However, beyond its picturesque palaces and the iconic skyline of office towers, the best portraits of Brussels are the ones captured in its streets, the common ground for different cultures, the space where citizens construct their daily lives.

For the BSPF, Brussels is not only the perfect host city, but also the main source of inspiration. The main ambition of the BSPF is to provide an international platform that looks at Brussels through the fresh eyes of its citizens, visitors and engaged photographers.

Vision Street photography is a widely discussed genre of photography which documents daily life in a candid way, without altering the flow of the situation and often plays with juxtapositions, lights, shadows, shapes, characters and usually involves a human essence.

Street photography has generously allowed all of us to observe society in many places of the world and at different times in history, by preserving the beauty of unrepeatable instances in human life.

The BSPF seeks to promote Brussels as the European capital for the street photography movement, in order to contribute with the projection of Brussels as an international cultural hub.

Expo BSPF 2016 at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels Š Zisis Kardianos

Program The program of the Brussels Street Photography Festival (BSPF) looks to explore street photography around different cultural events such as photography contests, exhibitions, talks, lectures, round-tables, photo walks, portfolio critiques and workshops.

For more detail information about the program please visit: https://www.bspfestival.org/en/program/

Š Manon de Meersman

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BSPF Preview

BSPF Preview 17-18 September, 2016. Huis VDH, Bonnefooi, Brussels.

The preview of the BSPF works as a prelude to explore the possibilities of the festival as a cultural event. The preview showed for a full weekend all the photos submitted to the International Singles contest and the Brussels Singles contest received before Monday, September 12, hence giving an opportunity to all participants to have their work printed and displayed in the very heart of Brussels. Other than the printed photos, there were four projectors displaying the photos of all participants. Three were placed inside the Huis VDH and one was projected in the street on the wall of Ancienne Belgique, so street passers-by were able to see the photos even if they were not attending the Preview. The Preview was a carefully organized event featuring not only the BSPF participants but also some music groups that were invited to participate, giving the event a unique energy of photography, music, displays and nightlife.

The Preview event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1045298045588561/

The BSPF 2016 Preview at Huis VDH Sept 18th 2016

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Photo Marathon

Photo Marathon Sunday, September 18, 2016. Brussels.

In the occasion of the Brussels Car free Sunday and the BSPF Preview, a free photo marathon was organized inviting photographers and photography enthusiasts to document the street of Brussels-Capital Region during this particular day and share them on their instagram account with the tag #BSPFPhotoMarathon.

The best photo of the day was printed as a postcard and given to visitors for free during the weekend of the BSPF, promoting the photographer and giving our guests an opportunity to greet their friends with a memory from Brussels.

BSPF Preview 2016

Photo Marathon webpage: The BSPF 2016 Preview at Rue des Pierres, Bxl 1000_ Sept 18th 2016. Š Diego Luna Quintanilla

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Photography Contests

BSPF International and Brussels Contests The BSPF was based around two photography contests which are subdivided into two subcategories each. The contests being: Brussels Singles, Brussels Series, International Singles and International Series. Each contest is treated and judged differently and participants were free to apply to each contest separately. A fee is required in order to participate and the amount varies according to the amount of photos submitted for the category applied. A maximum of 10 photos is accepted for submission in each contest.

For each contest, a panel of curators selected the best images submitted which then are printed and exhibited in large format for the exhibition of the BSPF, these images were considered as the finalists for the contests and were eligible to winning each contest according to its category.

The winning images then were selected by a panel of judges, photographers expert on the field that have been into street photography for many years.

The winners received a monetary prize, recognition and exposure through the BSPF communication channels.

The curators, jury and winners can be found on our Cast section bellow.

Social Media Contests Everyone who participated to the International Singles contest or the Brussels Singles contest was automatically participating in the Social Media contest, which consisted in a public online gallery where people were allowed to cast a vote on their favorite photos. The photo with the most votes on each category was awarded the Social Media award.

Expo BSPF 2016 at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels Š Dani Oshi / Š Manon de Meersman

The award was the online promotion of the winner photos on our communications channels as well as having the photo printed as a postcard in the occasion of the festival for visitors to keep as a free souvenir

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Exhibitions

Exhibition 28 October - 11 November 2016. Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels.

The main exhibition for the BSPF showed the work of the selected finalists from the contests in a curated manner at the Galerie Ravenstein for two full weeks. There was also a secondary exhibition featuring some of the work of the BSPF guests. Both exhibitions were open to all public for FREE from Friday 28th October 2016 until Friday 11th November 2016.

The main exhibition was made in a rather unconventional and rare setting, taking advantage of the steel structure hanging above the Galerie Ravenstein.

Wooden panels with the photos attached to them were used on the circled area of the gallery hanging with red ropes from the steel structure, making a highly visual impact on the visitors of the exhibition. Many passerbys were automatically attracted to this uncommon setting, hence giving more exposure to the art being shown.

The exhibition also featured the work of three different collectives, which were highlighted using photo projections in one of the spaces available inside the Galerie Ravenstein, making the experience of the visitor richer and more engaging.

The opening of the exhibition had visitors from many places, bringing photographers, enthusiasts and the general audience together with music, drinks and a carefully curated set-up featuring artists from all over the world.

Vernisage BSPF 2016 at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels Š Diego Luna Quintanilla / Š Fabricio Santos The opening event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1762574743983135/

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Award Ceremony

Award Ceremony Saturday, October 29, 2016. Hotel Bloom, Brussels.

The award ceremony served as a way to gather visitors and enthusiasts into an event which officially announced the winners of the contests. Some of the winners were present at the ceremony, making it more special and engaging for the audience. Diplomas were given to the winners and they had the chance to express some words of appreciation to the public.

The ceremony ended and became a party where all the guests, staff and general public merged and enjoyed their night at the venue with drinks, music and more photography.

Award Ceremony BSPF 2016 at Hotel Bloom! © Zisis Kardianos / © Jürgen Sturany

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Winners

2nd Prize © Pawel Piotroswki (PL)

Winners International Singles 1° Prize - Davide Albani (IT) 2° Prize - Pawel Piotroswki (PL) Public Prize - Jeffrey De Keyzer (BE) Honorable Mentions - Yota Yoshida (JP) Honorable Mentions - Pau Buscato (ES) 1st Prize © Davide Albani (IT)

Public Prize © Yota Yoshida (JP)

Honorable Mention © Pau Buscato (ES)

Public Prize © Jeffrey De Keyzer (BE)

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Winners

2nd Prize © Sixft Whiterabbit (US)

Winners International Series 1° Prize - Sylvain Biard (FR) 2° Prize - Sixft Whiterabbit (US) Public Prize - Zisis Kardianos (GR) 1st Prize © Sylvain Biard (FR)

Public Prize © Zisis Kardianos (GR)

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Winners

2nd Prize © Abhishek Dani (IN)

Winners Brussels Singles 1° Prize - Hakan Simsek (BE) 2° Prize - Abhishek Dani (IN) Public Prize - Tom Lyon (BE) Honorable Mention - Frederik Sadones (BE) 1st Prize © Hakan Simsek (BE)

Public Prize © Tom Lyon (BE)

Honorable Mention © Frederik Sadones (BE)

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Winners

2nd Prize © Hakan Simsek (BE)

Winners Brussels Series 1° Prize - Pieter Dumoulin (BE) 2° Prize - Hakan Simsek (BE) Public Prize - Avud Ozernol (IT) 1st Prize © Pieter Dumoulin (BE)

Public Prize © Avud Ozernol (IT)

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Winners

Photo Marathon Daniel Botelho Social Media Award International Singles - Marcos Losada Brussels Singles - Andrea Stratta

Photo Marathon winner © Daniel Botelho

S. Media Int. Singles © Marcos Losada

S. Media Brussels Singles © Andrea Stratta

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Workshops

Workshops.

From October 26 to November 11, 2016. Brussels.

There were three different workshops organized in the occasion of the BSPF. These three workshops explored street photography as a medium of expression and gave the participants a more insightful view about photography through the eyes of their tutor and the other participants. The workshops served as a core activity of the festival in which the participants had the opportunity to explore the city of Brussels during their tutoring. Naturally, they worked as an incentive to bring more photographers to the city and engage with the BSPF. Participants had to pay a fee in order to take part in the workshops.

The three workshops were: Magnum workshop by Bieke Depoorter and Harry Gruyaert. 26-30 October 2016.

The Art of Storytelling by Vineet Vohra. 28-30 October 2016.

Street Photography workshop by Nick Turpin. 31 October - 2 November 2016.

Magnum Workshops: team and presentations Š Dani Oshi

Participants from the two first workshops had the opportunity to showcase their work created during their tutoring on the last day of the festival (Sunday, October 30), showing up to 10 images per participant in a photo projection before the key-note of Bieke Depoorter. This was yet another incentive for them as their work would have been seen by a wider audience during the presentation.

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Talks

Talks.

29-30 October, 2016. Different locations in Brussels.

There were different talks organized in the occasion of the BSPF which were free to the public and covered different aspects and subjects of photography by the guests of the BSPF. Key-notes were special talks that happened at the end of the day and closed the activities for the day. The only discussion panel featured three of our guests into an open conversation about photography.

Each talk lasted around one hour and twenty minutes including Q&A. All the talks were free to the public.

Events on Saturday, October 29, 2016: 10:00 - Talk by Jens Olof Lasthein. Atelier Bouwmeester.

15:00 - Talk by Philippe Herbet (French). Museum BELvue.

15:00 - Discussion Panel with Tomasz Lazar, Chris Suspect and Jens Olof Lasthein. The thin line between Street Photography and Documentary Photography. Atelier Bouwmeester.

19:00 - Key-note by Harry Gruyaert. Hotel Bloom.

Events on Sunday, October 30, 2016: 10:00 - Talk by Gael Turine. Atelier Bouwmeester.

12:00 - Talk by Tomasz Lazar. Atelier Bouwmeester.

15:00 - Talk by Paul Russell. 4041.

19:00 - Key-note by Bieke Depoorter. 4041.

Talks by Harry Gruyaert, Bieke Depoorter (© Jürgen Sturany) and Jens Olof Lasthein(© Jürgen Sturany )

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Photo Walks

Photo walks 29-30 October, 2016. Different locations in Brussels.

The photo walks for the BSPF were organized activities in which one of our guest photographers would walk around the city of Brussels with a group of participants/enthusiasts in order for them to get an insight of the guest photographer while taking photos on the streets together, hence, making it a unique learning experience for both the guest photographer and the participants. Participation to the photo walks was for free.

Photo walks on Saturday, October 29, 2016: 12:00 - 15:00 - Photo walk by Otto Snoek.

12:00 - 15:00 - Photo walk by Paul Russell.

12:00 - 15:00 - Photo walk by Stadsbiographie.

Photo walks on Sunday, October 30, 2016: 12:00 - 15:00 - Photo walk by Otto Snoek.

12:00 - 15:00 - Photo walk by Kristin Van den Eede and Kristof Vande Velde.

Photo walk with Otto Snoek Š Zisis Kardianos

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Portfolio Critiques

Portfolio Critiques 29-30 October, 2016. Museum BELvue, Brussels.

The portfolio critiques were organized discussions in the occasion of the BSPF in which one of our guest photographers would meet with another photographer/enthusiast which would bring their portfolio to the table and they would talk about it over a period of an hour. This exchange gives the participant an insightful critique about their work viewed by an experienced photographer on the field, an invaluable resource for the participant to improve their photography. Participants need to pay a fee in order to take part in the portfolio critique.

There were two portfolio critiques happening on Saturday, October 29 by guest photographers Tomasz Lazar, and Kristin Van den Eede and Kristof Vande Velde (together).

Jens Olof Lasthein, Chris Suspect and Tomasz Lazar Š JuĚˆrgen Sturany

Cast & Crew The BSPF is an initiative of Cakri asbl as part of our quest to create common grounds between citizens, institutions, companies, artist and cultural actors around a common idea. The BSPF is a collective project. The event is the result of a joint effort of a great team of engaged volunteers, recognized photographers, curators, institutions and private partners.

© Hakan Simsek

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Guest Photographers

Harry Gruyaert (BE) is specially known through his work in Morocco, India and Egypt , Harry Gruyaert (Antwerp, 1941) is a renowned belgian photographer considered the one of the most influential color photographers in Europe. Gruyaert is a member of the prestigious magnum agency since 1981 and is, one of the first Magnum members, together with Alex Webb (US),to work in color. According to Thomas Hoepker (Magnum’s former president) the acceptance of color was a quite a revolutionary moment in Magnum’s history whose work was traditionally in black and white.

Harry Gruyaert’s work has been featured in many books and exhibitions in Europe and North America.

In 1976 he was awarded with the Kodak prize.

Bieke Depoorter (BE) is a young talented belgian photographer whose work is specially focused in portraying families in the intimacy of their homes performing their daily routines. Her series have been recognized with several prizes, including the Magnum Expression Award. In 2011 she published a book featuring her photo series “Ou Menya” taken in many homes during a long journey through Russia. Her second book “‘I am about to call it a day” was published in 2014, this time portraying North American families. Since 2016, Bieke Depoorter is a full member of the prestigious Magnum agency.

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Nick Turpin (UK) Since studying Photography at the University of Westminster in London and throughout his career with The Independent Newspaper and as an Advertising Photographer, Nick has been fascinated by ’the moment’ and considers Street Photography to be the greatest challenge he ever undertakes with a camera. In 2000 Nick founded the first Street Photographers group iN-PUBLiC which has played a major role in the popular global resurgence of Street Photography as a form. Nick’s most recent project, a four year study by Hoxton Minipress on the 17th November.

Jens Olof Lasthein (SE) was born 1964 and has been working as a freelance photographer since 1992. He has held about 50 solo exhibitions around the world and published three books: Moments in Between about the Balkan wars in the 90ies, White Sea Black Sea about the borderland between eastern and western Europe, Home Among Black Hills with pictures from Charleroi in Belgium. His fourth book, Meanwhile Across the Mountain with pictures from the Caucasus will be published in January 2017 and will include the series from Abkhazia with which he won the Leica Oscar Barnack Award in 2010.

Otto Snoek (NL) works as a documentary photography in a radical aesthetic way. He is interested in “the street” only to witness the more abstract processes that are taking place in society as a whole. His themes are about metropolitan culture in Western societies and can be categorized under the heading of “slow journalism”. Snoek moves preferably in places where many people gather: in the centers of large cities or at mass gatherings. He is in the midst of the crowd and makes his pictures quickly and often frontal. The people in his photographs have no opportunity to prepare for the shot.

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Paul Russell (UK) is a member of the In-Public photography collective. He sees photography as a study of human natural history and ecology.

In his own words: “We enjoy traditional nature documentaries, and birdwatchers will often spend hours waiting for a small nondescript brown bird to leave its nest, for example, but we rarely stop to examine and consider our own everyday behaviour in such detail”. Russell’s work has been collected by the Museum of London, and he is one of 46 international photographers profiled in 2010’s Thames Hudson book, Street Photography Now. Satoru Toma (JP) is a Brussels based Japanese photographer. His work has been featured in many solo and collective exhibitions in Belgium, France, Lithuania, Russia and Germany. In his own words: “Akich in Japanese means empty field, vacant lot, vacant land. It is free space without aim. The marginal landscape or urban off scenes, rather than the main stage … This back of the scenes, by revealing details, refers to a political and social landscape. These landscapes are not imposed on the eyes but I ask questions there through my work and ‘d like to make discover it”.

Philippe Herbet (BE) was born in Istanbul in 1964, he lives between Liège (BE), Minsk (Belarus) and elsewhere. Since 15 years he grows what he calls a Rhizome composed of photographs and texts in the former USSR. He is a photographer for the street, the wandering, the meeting of the marvelous emerging from everyday life. He exhibit his photos and artsist’s books in Belgium (Espace photographique Contretype, Museum of Photography in Charleroi), France (gallery Camera Obscura in Paris, ENS Lyon), Brazil (MUBE, Sao Paulo), he has published 8 monographs, including “Les Filles de Tourguéniev”, at Bessard editions in Paris.

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Tomasz Lazar (PL) Born in 1985, is an independent photographer, a graduate of the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. Winner of photography contests in Poland and abroad (e.g. World Press Photo, POY, CHIPP, Sony World Photography Award, the International Photography Award, BZWBK Press Photo, Grand Press Photo, Lumix Festival for Young Journalism. His work was published in newspapers and magazines like: New York Times, Newswek International, Sunday Times Magazine, New Yorker and Los Angeles Times.

Chris Suspect (US) specializes in capturing absurd and profound moments in the quotidian. His street photography work has been exhibited in Miami, Germany, Georgia and the UK. His documentary work on the underground music scene in Washington D.C., was published as a book, Suspect Device, by Empty Stretch in 2014 and was a featured at the Kolga Tblisi Photo Festival 2015 in Tblisi, Georgia and in the Leica Galerie at Photokina 2014 in Koln, Germany. Since 2012 he is member of the STRATA photo collective, focussing on street photography and located in Washington, D.C. Vineet Vohra (IN) Founded APF Magazine in 2011 along with his brother, Rohit Vohra. APF is an evolving magazine that recognizes fresh talent.

Currently, Vinnet does workshops globally. He is a Leica photographer and conducts workshops as a Leica Mentor in Leica Akademie, with various publications on Leica blog. He is an official Fuji X photographer, ranked number three most influential street photographer in the world according to a leading website “thestreetcollective�. His works and stories have been published on various prestigious magazines, newspapers and blogs all over the world.

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Jakub Jasionek (PL) was born and raised in BielskoBiała, Poland. Currently living in Munich, Germany.

Jakub started his “visual experience” around 1997 with drawing spraying. Photography caught him few years later. Around 2012 he got his first camera.

Since 2013 he is making unposed photographs in public, urban photography and photography in general. He’s been a curator and editor for WorldSP. co for more than a year, selecting the best work to be published on the website.

Kristof Vande Velde (BE) was born in 1983 and his photography passion started about thirty years later.

He is curator and reviewer for APF Flickr group and magazine and he’s currently studying photography at the St. Lucas Academy in Ghent (Belgium). What attracts him in photography is capturing a moment that only exists for a nanosecond and to him, street photography is the ultimate way to achieve this.

Dani Oshi (VE) is a Brussels based Venezuelan photographer. Life observer and urban explorer, he enjoys documenting every day life in the streets.

Currently working as a freelance photographer, he uses his free time for learning more about photography and shooting in the streets trying different techniques. Dani is the founder of WorldSP.co and one of the main editors and curators, helping selecting the best work to display on the website since 2013. Daniel is also one of the founders of the Brussels Street Photography Festival as he profoundly believes in promoting street photography as a medium of expression.

Kristin Van den Eede (BE) is a Belgian street photographer, in her own words “Getting lost in the urban jungle is a true passion of mine, and I am either constantly taking pictures or thinking about taking them. By day, I am a language teacher, translator and proofreader, but almost all my spare time is devoted to photography. Together with my partner in crime, Kristof Vande Velde, I roam the streets looking for images that excite or move me in some way”. Her wrok has been featured in magazines, exhibitions and online publications.

Kristin is listed as of the 25 Inspirational Ladies of Street Photography by Streethunters.net.

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Photography Collectives

The Street Collective is an international collective founded in 2013. Although all of the currently seven members are coming from different countries, they are united in their enthusiasm to give significance to the elusive and seemingly insignificant moments of everyday life and share a longtime interest for documenting their individual environment from a personal perspective. During the BSPF 2016 they showcased their collective edit “What’s next?” for the very first time.

The Street Collective members are: Fabian Schreyer, Augsburg (DE) / Gabi Ben Avraham, Tel Aviv (IL) / Vineet Vohra, Delhi (IN) / Dmitry Stepanenko, London (UK) / Mats Alfredsson, Borås (SE) Forrest Walker, Portland (US) / Yves Vernin, Marseille (FR).

EyeGoBananas (IT) is a street photography collective, founded in 2015. “We shoot with the intent to represent what surrounds us by extrapolating from the chaos of the streets a personal, sometimes surreal, vision of the reality without compromising its legitimacy, freshness and spontaneity. Plus, we only shoot color, like life itself.

EyeGoBananas members are: Davide Albani / Riccardo Cattaneo / Michele Liberti / Giorgio Scalici / Giacomo Vesprini / Matteo Zannoni Stadsbiografie (BE) is a collective of “City Biographers” engaged in an ongoing search of the multiple identities of Brussels. During the BSPF 2016, Stadsbiografie projected the work of City Biographers: Arnout Willems, Astrid Baeten, Aurely Schram, Bert Boogaerts, Jochem Oomen, Katrien Colenbie, Luc Auwaerts, Rob Nouwen, Themis Giordano Meltis, Toha De Brant and Vespa Rous.

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Partners

Partners The BSPF benefited from an enthusiastic team of partners who got happily involved in the project and helped us in one way or another to reach our goals and make the BSPF a successful event. Without them, the BSPF would have been very difficult to realize. They all also helped us in the promotion of the festival through their communications channels.

Subventions Ville de Bruxelles Federation Wallonie Bruxelles Promotion Visit Brussels Magnum Photos Venues Hotel BLOOM! BELvue Museum 4041 Galerie Ravenstein Creative District Le Cercle des Voyageurs Atelier Bouwmeester De Markten Prints Laboriver Collaborators APF StreetFoto San Francisco VSLO

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Crew

Organizers The BSPF was made by a shared effort of two cultural platforms, WorldSP.co and The Brussels Newsroom under the umbrella of Cakri Cultural Projects.

This collaboration was very important for the success of the festival as it joined forces of two different points of view, working in conjunction in order to create a unique event such as the BSPF. WorldSP.co: is a community that promotes artists from all over the world with their photographic work based on the subject of street photography. It was founded in 2013 over the social sharing platform of tumblr and has over 28000 followers. It features contemporary photographers with monthly interviews and showcases the best of the most recent street photographs found on tumblr.

Brussels Newsroom: is a research oriented publishing platform that seeks to identify, document and disseminate those fundamental elements that shape Brussels’ identity.

A project by Cakri asbl Brussels Newsroom WorldSP.co Cakri founders Diego Luna Quintanilla Sedaile Mejias Daniel Osorio Production Jos Horbach

Volunteers Anne Baraquin Marzia Cerio Abhishek Dani Sigrid Debusschere Eva Deront Catherine Modert Ana Rafful Noemi Rodrigo Sabio Barbara Sandra Fabricio Santos Parisa Tajalli

BSPF Curators Brussels Newsroom WorldSP.co International Contests curators: Dani Oshi Kuba Jasionek Chris Suspect Vineet Vohra Rohit Vohra Diego Luna Quintanilla Sedaile Mejias International Contests jury: Nick Turpin Jens Olof Lasthein Paul Russell Tomasz Lazar Otto Snoek Brussels Contests curators: Dani Oshi Kuba Jasionek Chris Suspect Kristin Van den Eede Kristof Vande Velde Diego Luna Quintanilla Sedaile Mejias Brussels Contests jury: GaĂŤl Turine Philippe Herbet Satoru Toma

Impact The BSPF 2016’s impact went beyond our expectations. Being the first time that street photography festival of this kind was organized in Europe, we received an overwhelming quantity of high quality street photographs from Brussels and around the world; we received a great amount of visitors from Brussels and abroad; we counted with the presence of first class photographers and with the kind support of institutions, companies, organizations and the media; and we received a warm an wide approval of the public. For this and more we’re very grateful.

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Audience

The audience of the Brussels Street Photography Festival (BSPF) was highly international, given the nature of the event and the reach it had before, during and after the festival itself. We can divide the audience into two different categories: virtual and actual.

Virtual audience. ~ 25.200/month

70.448

151.227

44.215

SESSIONS

USERS

5.226

PAGE VIEWS

CLICKS

~ 7.300/month REGULAR VISITORS

UNIQUE VISITORS

WEBSITE VIEWS

FROM ORGANIC SEARCHES

57.3 %

NEW

37.2 %

6.7 %

Social Media

54.5%

42.7 %

RETURNING

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GRAPHICs 3.

Facebook audience statistics.

Instagram followers (Dec 2016): 435.

Twitter followers (Dec 2016): 119.

Female

2714

FOllOWERS Total Reach: Impressions: Reach of posts:

.5 12

.5 15

45-54 years old

Male

+55 years old

AGE %

Male People/day talking about the BSPF

4053 / day - 41647 highest 6427 / day - 63941 highest 3632 / day - 41398 highest

54.1

Female

54 80

45.9

25-35 years old

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18-24 years old

37

25-35 years old

33

27 .5

AGE %

Direct

VISITORS SESSIONS CAME FROM ...

.5

VISITORS SESSIONS

Referrals

25.4%

EU, UUSS, Asia

GRAPHICs 2.

Website visitors analytics in %

Organic

13.2 %

30128 Sessions from BE

18-24 years old

17

18-54 years old

/ day - 105 highest

45-54 years old

8

62.8 %

~ 870/month ~ 2.15/month

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GRAPHICs 1.

Website analytics.

~ 11.700/month

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The virtual audience is that which has been present in either the website or any of our social media channels between July and December 2016.

+55 years old

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Everyone who participated to the International Singles contest or the Brussels Singles contest was automatically participating in the Social Media contest, which consisted in a public online gallery where people were allowed to cast a vote on their favorite photos. The photo with the most votes on each category was awarded the Social Media award.

The award was the online promotion of the winner photos on our communications channels as well as having the photo printed as a postcard in the occasion of the festival for visitors to keep as a free souvenir.

Actual Audience.

The attendees of the different festival activities were measured by the flow of people and is an estimated number based on the evaluation of the staff members.

DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANTS IN EUROPE

8.

3 8.

1 0.

3

% Participation in the Contests

83

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Actual Audience.

Photography Contests / All contests.

There were a total of 540 participations (420 unique participants) with around 2900 photos submitted overall. Our audience came from 41 different countries worldwide and was predominantly European (Europe: 21, Asia: 14, Americas: 5, Africa: 1).

350 Participants from EUROPE

51.2 %

35 Participants from the AMERICAS

Participants from EU

34 Participants from ASIA 1 Participants from AFRICA

7.3 % - 31 Participants from Italy 4.5 % - 19 Participants from Germany 4.5 % - 19 Participants from France

48.8 %

GRAPHICs 4.

Participation in Photography Contests

205 Participants from BELGIUM

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DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANTS IN EUROPE

11 10

% Participation Int. Contests

78

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For the International contests, there were a total of 329 participations (290 unique participants) with around 1800 photos submitted. Our audience came from 39 different countries and was predominantly European (Europe: 20, Asia: 14, Americas: 5)

228 Participants from EUROPE 32 Participants from the AMERICAS 30 Participants from ASIA

75 %

Participants from EU

10 % - 29 Participants from Italy 6.2 % - 18 Participants from Germany 5.1 % - 15 Participants from France

35 %

102 Participants from BELGIUM

Brussels contests For the Brussels contests, there were a total of 211 participations (181 unique participants) with around 1100 photos submitted. Our audience came from 14 different countries and was predominantly European (Europe: 11, Asia: 1, Americas: 1, Africa: 1)

GRAPHICs 5.

Participation International Contests

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176 Participants from EUROPE 32 Participants from the AMERICAS 1 Participant from ASIA 1 Participant from AFRICA

GRAPHICs 6.

Participation Brussels Contests

DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICIPANTS IN EUROPE

1.

6 0.

5 0.

5

% Participation BXL Contests

97 .2

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16 %

Participants from EU

84 %

2.7 % - 5 Participants from Italy 2.7 % - 5 Participants from France 1.6 % - 3 Participants from Poland

152 Participants from BELGIUM

Preview There were around 1500 people who came to our preview on Saturday, 17 September and Sunday, 18 September.

Photo Marathon We received around 100 photos for the photo marathon contest.

Exhibition • For the opening on Friday, October 28 there were around 1200 people.

• Over the weekend of the festival, we saw an attendance of around 1500 people.

• The rest of the days (October 31 - November 11) we calculated around 400 people per weekday and 750 on a weekend day, making it a total of 5500 people more.

• All days together, a total of around 8200 people attended/saw the exhibition.

• There were also many passerbys, meaning people who went through the exhibition but who didn’t necessarily stop to check it out.

Award Ceremony There were around 100 people attending at the award ceremony on the Hotel Bloom. For the party afterwards more people joined, to around 150 people.

Talks, key-notes and discussion panel There was an average of 48 attendees per talk with a maximum of around 115 and a minimum of around 15 people.

Photo walks There was an average of 6 participants per photo walk.

Portfolio Critiques There were 2 people participating in the portfolio critiques.

Workshops • Participants per workshop were as follows: • Magnum workshop by Bieke Depoorter and Harry Gruyaert: 23 participants.

• The Art of Storytelling by Vineet Vohra: 18 participants.

• Street Photography workshop by Nick Turpin: 12 participants.

• For a total of 53 participants.

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Media Coverage

Overall, the BSPF got a good buzz in the media, covering internet articles, a podcast interview, radio interviews and articles on local newspapers.

Internet articles and features: -Hotel BLOOM! - 1 August 2016 [http://blog.hotelbloom.com/bspf/] -APF Magazine - 22 August 2016 [http://www.apfmagazine.com/photofestivals/brussels-street-photography-festival/] -StreetHunters - 31 August 2016 [http://www.streethunters.net/ blog/2016/08/31/brussels-street-photography-festival/] -Eric Kim - 12 September 2016 [http://erickimphotography.com/ blog/2016/09/12/belgian-street-photography-festival/] -Bustler - 15 September 2016 [http://bustler.net/competitions/4768/brusselsstreet-photography-festival-photography-contests] -Culture Kultuur - 2 October 2016 [http://culturekultuur.be/fr/brusselsstreet-photography-festival-2016/] -We Love Brussels - 14 October 2016 [http://welovebrussels.org/2016/10/ brussels-street-photography-fesitval-2016/] -Nicolas Beaumont - 20 October 2016 [http://www.nicolas-beaumont.com/ brussels-street-photography-festival/] -BRUZZ - 21 October 2016 [http://www.bruzz.be/fr/expos/streetphotography-festival-la-rue-nous-appartient] -The Word Magazine - 26 October 2016 [http://www.thewordmagazine. com/neighbourhood-life/20-things-to-do-in-belgium-this-weekend-3/] -BXLBondyBlog - 28 October 2016 [http://www.bxlbondyblog.be/brusselsstreet-photography-festival-regards-rue/] -Nieuwsblad - 28 October 2016 [http://agenda.nieuwsblad.be/agenda/e/ brussels-street-photography-festival-bspf/1f0017ed-3ace-47f5-bd8b2c131e8ba3a9] -Zinkae - 5 November 2016 [http://www.zinkae.photography/2016/10/05/ brussels-street-photography-festival/] -Culture Kultuur - 7 November 2016 [http://culturekultuur.be/fr/brusselsstreet-photography-festival-prix-ville-de-bruxelles/]

Cover of BRUZZ October 2016 Š Diego Luna Quintanilla

Articles on local newspapers: -BRUZZ magazine. 4 pages article. 21 - 27 October #1534. 2016.

-De Standaard. November 2016.

Podcast interview: -StreetPX - 12 September 2016 [http://streetpx.com/2016/09/ep22-brusselsstreet-photography-festival-dani-oshi/] Radio interviews: -Radio LNFM - 27 October 2016 [https://soundcloud.com/radiolnfm/daniel-osorioorganisateur-du-brussels-street-photographyfestival?in=radiolnfm/sets/les-invites-de-la-redac] -BRUZZ radio - 28 October 2016 Other: -Soul of street magazine. BSPF edition. 50 pages. [http://soulofstreet.de/epaper/soulofbrussels_en/]

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Achievements

Budget The budget of the BSPF can be divided into several categories for a total of about 70.000 € Please notice that these are estimates based on our expenses but are not fully detailed here.

Others Promotion Workshops

Competition Prizes

42.2%

32.1%

Venues

H&R Administration

Exhibition Talks

25.7%

• The visual database generated from the BSPF project is valuable. It reflects the everyday life of Brussels for the locals and it portraits the city to the international audience of the festival. The value of these images lay on the fact of providing a contemporary and critical point of view about Brussels society and its urban environment. Therefore, some of the images have been used by Belgian academics and professionals to illustrate some of their articles about the events taken place in Brussels nowadays.

• The realization of an exhibition framed within the BSP Festival allowed the interaction between Street Photography amateurs and professionals.

In this sense, the exhibition facilitated a meeting point for both groups during the days of the festival.

• The exhibition was accessible for all type of public in spite of their interest in photography, their origin or their physical condition. The location of the exhibition within a public passage enlarged the project scope to other types of audience. This facilitated a more diverse and enriching discussion about the Street Photography and about the artistic, technical and documentary photographic discipline in general.

• Concerned about waste/ The exhibition was built mainly with recycled materials.

• Diverse cultural and educational program during the days of the festival fostered multiple ways of participation of the audience besides the competition itself.

• Credible and effective project/ Partnering with initiatives like Creative District and VDH. Collaborating with Erasmushogeschool and Bellevue Museum. The support of relevant local institutions, organizations and media (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles; Atelier Bouwmeester, BRUZZ; Attaché de la Culture de Bruxelles; etc).

• Connected with city life/ Promoting street life and local initiatives like the Brussels Car free Sunday (same with Nuit Blanche 2017).

• A reliable audience/ The participants of BSPF 2016 asked by different means (personally or via email) for a next festival in 2017.

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Aims for BSFP 2017 The BSPF publication: A physical evidence of the legacy of the BSPF. With every edition of the festival, a large amount of photographic material is submitted, spaces in the city are activated, new ideas and initiatives form and constructive critiques and interventions are received making the festival grow in every sense. These resources are invaluable and extremely useful as they allow us to have a deeper understanding of society and life in the streets, working as a powerful urban research tool.

Taking into consideration the photographs received, the analysis and opinions of the people involved and the general feedback and impressions, we can create a unique material with incredible photographs and articles related to the BSPF. The publication would serve to transmit this research and understanding to a wider audience with every edition, making it a unique and recurrent project that lives on its own which needs the festival in order to subsist.

Photography workshops for children: Social understanding through visual interpretations.

A photography workshop for children in which for an established period of time children learn different aspects about photography as a medium of visual expression. The idea then, is to teach children how to use a camera and how to develop a photographic project about their social reality using their creativity and photographic knowledge.

This workshop also intends to help children in their social and psychological process during the development of their visual project, working as a guidance and sociological support.

The workshop concludes with an exhibition on a public space of the different visual projects created in order to diffuse and promote them, all of this while activating the selected public space. Eventually, the visual stories can be also displayed during the next edition of the BSPF for a larger exposure and awareness.

Movable exhibitions: The BSPF exhibition stays alive The BSPF finalists exhibition is an invaluable physical content which promotes the artistic work of many photographers from different parts of the world. This material can be resourceful for the development of new exhibitions and collaborations presenting the work displayed during the festival. This translates to giving the photographers a larger exposure, visitors a possibility to still visit the exhibition and partners the possibility to further collaborate.

Future There are many different ways in which the BSPF can be improved. There are no limitations and the possibilities are overwhelming. However, there are some aspects which we are constantly targeting in order to improve the overall image and impact of the BSPF with every edition to the general audience and to the parties involved.

BSPF Goals • • •

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The exhibitions can be organized fully or partially with new or established partners for a reasonable period of time. Having a yearly edition with different photos, the possibilities are endless for every party involved.

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Activating public spaces: Keeping the city alive The BSPF highlights life in the street through the means of visual stories, which by being produced and developed into a physical content, can be used to activate different public spaces that have been neglected or that simply need an extra intervention which could highlight it.

This concept is extended to other means and not only photographs, as there is a wide range of possibilities that could be explored in order to activate a public space.

•

The activation of public spaces is highly related to the other alternative projects which we could develop, as they all have a potential to do so. The aim is to find creative initiatives which would allow us to improve the image and reception of a public space.

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To make Brussels the capital of street photography.

To highlight the richness of Brussels as a cultural hub.

To deliver original contents mixing architecture, urbanism and photography under the same umbrella.

To reach a wider international audience among our participants and visitors.

To enrich the artistic value of street photography as a genre of photography.

To promote the artists and creators who take part in the BSPF. To make the BSPF a recognized tradition and leave a legacy for generations to come.

To guarantee a rich and high quality program to our audience.

To become a reference for other festivals around the world.

To curate in a unique way our content mixing experts from different fields in order to guarantee a richer experience.

To carry out an extended urban research about the social human conditions.

To activate and improve the image of public urban places.

Support For the production of the BSPF we are relying on the support of cultural associations, public and private institutions, artists and art collectives. With your support , you will help the Brussels Street Photography Festival in our mission to bring together the view of established and emerging street photographers by offering them and the street photography genre a larger exposure to the general public and engaging new enthusiasts.

© Eric Herhaft

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Support the BSPF!

The audience of the BSPF 2016 was highly international, given the nature of the event and the reach it had before, during and after the festival itself (to know more about the actual number of visitors and virtual audience please check the audience section of this report)

Why to support the BSPF? Street photography’s popularity is constantly growing, gaining more enthusiasts and forming stronger communities around the world.

For the production of the BSPF we are relying on the support of cultural associations, public and private institutions, artists and art collectives. With your support , you will help the Brussels Street Photography Festival in our mission to bring together the view of established and emerging street photographers by offering them and the street photography genre a larger exposure to the general public and engaging new enthusiasts.

The BSPF is an event that aims to target thousands of people from around the world in a common theme which is street photography. Considering that street photography has no level of expertise, the audience to reach is literally huge, going from the amateurs to the very well experienced photographers.

The three-day event will connect people from all over Europe and the world in Brussels. The event has a special focus on the image and identity of Brussels, therefore we strongly encourage companies, institutions and actors who beleive - as much as we do - that the beauty of Brussels deserves to be celebrated, to join us in this iniciative. The audience of the BSPF 2016 was highly international, given the nature of the event and the reach it had before, during and after the festival itself (to know more about the actual number of visitors and virtual audience please check the audience section of this report) We hope that our mission motivates every institution as much as it motivates us and we certainly look forward to hear from you !

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Presented by / donations from 5000 € Your company’s exposure: During the festival Company Logo prominently displayed after every projection session.

BSPF Printed communication: Company Logo prominently displayed in the section “The BSPF is presented by” on every printed communication of the BSPF: • Flyers and posters to be distributed on cultural venues, cafes, bookshops and key places around Brussels.

• Panels of the event displaying the general information of the event, program and credits of the exhibition.

• Program to be distributed during the event to all the participants and general audience.

Web Communication: The BSPF use several channels of communication on the web and trhough social media.

• BSPF official website (www.bspfestival.org) Company logo (with hyperlink to your official website) prominently displayed permanently in the section “The BSPF is presented by” • World Street Photography (www.worldsp.co) Company logo prominently displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Worldsp.co is a popular street photography website with more than 28.000 followers.

• BSPF facebook profile. Company logo prominently displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Your company name (with hyperlink to your official website) on a presented-by-list posted at the end of the event.

• BSPF facebook event. Company logo prominently displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Your company name (with hyperlink to your official website) on a presented-by-list posted at the end of the event.

• Brussels Newsroom facebook profile. Company logo prominently displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF.

By becoming an official “Presenter of the BSPF”, your company will have a privileged visibility in all our printed and digital comunication as one of the main partners of the event. The visibility of the festival will increase exponentially as we engage important international partners. There will a maximum of three BSPF official presentors.

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By becoming an official “Supporter of the BSPF”, your company logo will be present in all our printed and digital comunication as one of the main partners of the event.

The visibility of the festival will increase exponentially as we engage important international partners.

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Supported by / donations from 750 € Your company’s exposure: BSPF Printed communication: Company Logo displayed in the section “with the support of” on every printed communication of the BSPF: • Flyers and posters to be distributed on cultural venues, cafes, bookshops and key places around Brussels.

• Panels of the event displaying the general information of the event, program and credits of the exhibition.

• Program to be distributed during the event to all the participants and general audience.

Web Communication: The BSPF use several channels of communication on the web and trhough social media.

• BSPF official website (www.bspfestival.org) Company logo (with hyperlink to your official website) displayed permanently in the section “with the support of” • World Street Photography (www.worldsp.co) Company logo displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Worldsp.co is a popular street photography website with more than 28.000 followers.

• BSPF facebook profile. Company logo displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Your company name (with hyperlink to your official website) on a thanks-to-list posted at the end of the event.

• BSPF facebook event. Company logo displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF. Your company name (with hyperlink to your official website) on a thanks-to-list posted at the end of the event.

• Brussels Newsroom facebook profile. Company logo displayed on the posts to promote the BSPF.

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Thanks to... / donations from 250 € Your company’s exposure: During the festival Your name written on a “Thanks to” panels on the event displaying the entire list of contributors to the BSPF BSPF Printed communication: Company name to apear in the “thanks to” section on the printed program to be distributed during the event to all the participants and general audience.

Web Communication: Your name displayed permanently on the “thanks to” list of the BSPF official website (www.bspfestival.org)

By becoming a “Contributor”, your name will appear on the “Thanks to” list on our printed and digital comunication.

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By presenting a specific part of the program: lectures, workshops, discussion panels, projections, the exhibition and / or the vernissage of the event; your company will have a priviledged visibility in the communication campaign related that specific part of the program. As the organization of the BSPF progress, new sessions will be added to this section.

In addition, your company will be automatically considered a “supporter of the BSPF” and your exposure will include what is described in the “Supporter of the entire BSPFestival” section.

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Specific part / session “presented by” / donations from 2.500 € Your company’s exposure: BSPF Printed Communication: Company name displayed as “presented by” after the title of your sponsored lecture / workshop / panel / projection / on every printed and web communication of the BSPF. • Panels of the event displaying the general information of the event, program and credits of the exhibition.

• Program to be distributed during the event to all the participants and general audience.

During the specific session: Your company name will mentioned by the moderator as “presented by” during the introduction of the session.

During a projection session: If you sponsor a projection session, your company logo will be prominently displayed at the end of the projection.

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International Prizes “presented by” / donations from 1.500 € to 2.250 € according to the category.

Your company’s exposure: International single photography prizes: First prize and Second prize “presented by” / 1.500 € • First prize and second prize “presented by” your company in all the communication.

• Company name displayed on WorldSP.co featuring the work of the winner of the first prize.

• Company logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

International series prizes: First prize and Second prize “presented by” / 2.250 € • First prize and second prize “presented by” your company in all the communication.

• Company name displayed on WorldSP.co featuring the work of the winner of the first prize.

• Company logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

Special mentions Special mention for International sigles and International series“presented by” / free subscription (This category is only for Photography publications) • Special mention “presented by” your publication.

• Publication logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

By presenting an International prize, your company will have a privileged visibility in the communication campaign related to the photography competition which will be launched four months before the date of the festival. The campaign is expected to reach an important street photography enthusiasts all around the world.

In addition, your company will be automatically considered a “Supporter of the BSPF” and your exposure will include what is described in the “Supporter of the entire BSPFestival” section.

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By presenting a Brussels prize, your company will have a privileged visibility in the communication campaign related to the photography competition which will be launched four months before the date of the festival. If your company has a focal interest in Brussels, this will be an interesting way to get the right attention.

In addition, your company will be automatically considered a “supporter of the BSPF” and your exposure will include what is described in the “Supporter of the entire BSPFestival” section.

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Brussels Prizes “presented by” / donations from 750 € to 1.200 € according to the category.

Your company’s exposure: Brussels single photography prizes: First prize and Second prize “presented by” / 750 € • First prize and second prize “presented by” your company in all the communication.

• Company name displayed on WorldSP.co and the Brussels Newsroom featuring the work of the winner of the first prize.

• Company logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

Brussels series prizes First prize and Second prize “presented by” / 1.200 € • First prize and second prize “presented by” your company in all the communication.

• Company name displayed on WorldSP.co and the Brussels Newsroom featuring the work of the winner of the first prize.

• Company logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

Special mentions Special mention for International sigles and International series“presented by” / free subscription(This category is only for Photography publications) • Special mention “presented by” your publication.

• Publication logo displayed prominently on the prizes diplomas.

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Your “satellite project” / 10% of the revenue Your company’s exposure: BSPF Communication: Your activity will be included in the program of the event, therefore in all the print and web communication related to the program of the BSPF: • Panels on the specific session displaying the general information of the session, program and credits.

• Program to be distributed during the event to all the participants and general audience.

The BSPF is open to create synergies and stablish constructive collaboration with companies and institutions that have a strong connection with Street Photography. If your organization wants to join the BSPF by organizing a workshop, a lecture series or other interesting “satellite project”, the BSPF is open to include your project in the program of the festival and to incorporate your organization as an active partner.

Whithin this agreement, your activity will be entirely organized and executed by your organization, with the curatorial feedback of the BSPF. In addition, your company will be automatically considered a “supporter of the BSPF” and your exposure will include what is described in the “Supporter of the entire BSPFestival” section.

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In addition, your company will be automatically considered a “supporter of the BSPF” and your exposure will include what is described in the “Supporter of the entire BSPFestival” section.

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Ask us about customised arrangements, if the packages for this event do not suit your requirements.

The customised arrangements implies a great range of possibilities such as: • Become the BSPF single main sponsor • Sponsor the BSPF book • Get an exhibition space to reinforce your profile at the event and to distribute company promotional material to the public.

• Courtesy gifts to our guests • Or any other arrangement that fits your companies objectives

BRUSSELS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL Contact:

Diego Luna Quintanilla: diego@bspfestival.org Daniel Osorio: daniel@bspfestival.org Sedaile Mejias: sedaile@bspfestival.org

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The BSPF Brussels Street Photography Festival is an original project of CAKRI asbl.

COPYRIGHT 2017 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Cover photo by Avud Orenzol