The following selection of photographs were originally published in The Word Magazine and on its website between 2008 and 2013. They are presented in no particular order.
BENOIT BERBEN (advertising) DELPHINE DUPONT (designer) PIERRE SMEETS (designer) SÉBASTIEN BONIN (photographer) SARAH EECHAUT (photographer) ROSE KELLEHER (writer) GRÉGOIRE PLEYNET (photographer) JOKE DE WILDE (photographer) VEERLE FRISSEN (photographer) KRIS DE SMEDT (photographer) SIMON MCDERMOTT (director) RENASHA KHAN (editorial assistant) MEREL ‘T HART (photographer) KATHY BOROS (marketing) THOMAS DE DECKER (i.t.) JACQUES MOYERSOEN (writer) RAYA RAYAX (designer)
YASSIN SERGHINI (photographer) DAMIEN ARESTA (designer) GEOFFROY DELOBEL (web designer) MELIKA NGOMBE (photographer) MELISANDE MCBURNIE (art director) SARAH SCHUG (writer) PAULINE MIKO (photographer) HETTIE JUDAH (writer) PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI (writer) ULRIKE BIETS (photographer) RANDA WAZEN (writer) SARAH MICHIELSEN (photographer) BART SIBIEL (writer) ANTOINE GHUISOLAND (designer) VIRASSAMY (illustrator) JARRI VAN DER HAEGEN (writer) CHARLINE STOELZAED (writer)
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Flashbacks, family and fan mail.
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“ MY FONDEST MEMORY AT THE WORD? HANGING OUT WITH OBAMA THE CAT ” — VIRGINIE VAN DE CASTEEL
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JALAL LABCHIRI’s street styles. The Skin Issue. © SÉBASTIEN BONIN.
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MARIE-THÉRESE and her 250-strong snowball collection. The White Album. © PAULINE MIKO.
Leftovers of Belgium’s coal mining legacy. The Black Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Above the clouds. The White Album. © JULIE CALBERT.
Trailers, a way of life. The Getaway Issue. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Wold champion Belgian taxidermist DIRK CLAESEN. The Skin Issue. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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The book shelf. The Heritage Issue. © YASSIN SERGHINI + MELISANDE MCBURNIE.
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Belgian photographer DIRK BRAECKMAN in his Ghent studio. The Yellow Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Flanders’ ubiquitous red brick bungalows. The Red Album. © ULRIKE BIETS.
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10 year old third-degree burn victim ELINE, one of the first people in the world with a sub-skin transplant. The Skin Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
The stately interiors of Belgium’s national bank in Brussels. The Delectable Foodie Issue. © SARAH MICHIELSEN. Model BENONI LOOS. The Heritage Album. © KRIS DE SMEDT.
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Brussels’ last milkman. The Dummy Issue. © JACK MOYERSOEN.
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STIJN BOELS of Bed Rugs and his Orange Dual Terror. The Orange Album. © TOON AERTS.
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Bodybuilder TIM WAMBACK. The Pink Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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The iconic BMW M635 CSi E24. The Rough Edges Issue. © SARAH MICHIELSEN.
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Red head. The Orange Album. © PAULINE MIKO.
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FREDERIC NICOLAY and his white screen. The White Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Fire starter. The Orange Album. © MELIKA NGOMBE.
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Brussels-based “Studio with a view”. The Blue Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Artists EMILIE PISCHEDDA and VALENTIN SOUQUET. The Twos Special, published online. © GRÉGOIRE PLEYNET.
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Die-hard Lierse football club supporter RAPHAEL SELDERSLAGH. The Yellow Album. © JOKE DE WILDE.
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Millionaire frontman TIM VANHAMEL pictured with his red Gretsch G5810 Bo Diddley. The Red Album. © TOON AERTS.
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White socks. The White Album. © ULRIKE BIETS.
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75 year old farmer Achiel. The Rough Edges Issue. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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The showstoppers. The Red Album. © ISMAEL MOUMIN.
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Wiels center for contemporary art. The Best Architectural Renaissances in Belgium, published online. © ADRIAAN HAUWAERT.
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Blaarmeersen swimming pool in Ghent. The Best Swimming Pools in Belgium, published online. © JEF CLAES. Snake-charming Belgian artist SÉBASTIEN RIEN. The Red Album. © SARAH EECHAUT. 28 year old EVA VAN KERKHOVE in her childhood bedroom. The Blue Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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A brave new world. The Orange Album. © ISMAEL MOUMIN + PIERRE GORZALA.
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Belgian painter KAREN VERMEREN’s studio. The Art Special’s studio visits, published online. © JOKE DE WILDE.
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With or without. The Insider Issue. © SÉBASTIEN BONIN + JENNIFER DEFAYS.
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The empire strikes back. The Black Album. © SÉBASTIEN BONIN + SIMON - PIERRE TOUSSAINT.
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Wiels center for contemporary art. The Best Architectural Renaissances in Belgium, published online. © ADRIAAN HAUWAERT.
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Belgium’s iconic Decap organs. The New Beginnings Special, published online © HANS VERCAUTER.
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Aquarium enthusiast. The Blue Album. © VEERLE FRISSEN.
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Antwerp’s Park Spoor Noord. The Best Architectural Renaissances in Belgium, published online. © JEF CLAES.
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18 year old Belgian weightlifter ANNA VAN BELLINGHEN. The Pink Album. © SARAH EECHAUT.
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Party people.
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Back to School party pictures, september 2010.
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The Word tote. © SÉBASTIEN BONIN.
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Obama the office cat. © JOKE DE WILDE.
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The Word Magazine office. © JOKE DE WILDE.
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Disco ball. © RANDA WAZEN.
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Summer barbeques.
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Future offices.
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