Eclectic Margins by Annick Stélandre

From the first Black and White pictures made with an anolog reflex camera to Color pictures and digital camera, from architecture to landscape, from portrait to reportage, it is about the capture of the magic moment where light is playing with real in the eclectics margins.

This site is the portfolio of Eclectic Margins Photography by Annick Stélandre, specialised in landscape and architecture photography, in real life portrait.

Freelance photographer, based in Brussels and in the Ardenne, I'm offering location shooting to associations, self-employed people and enterprises. Don't hesitate to contact me for your photographic projects.

Testimonials - Some kind words

I like the visitors of the exhibitions, the customers…
Read what some of them had to say about their experience.

“Whatever the topic, your photographs are typical. You are looking the reality beyond the surface”.
R.D.

“What I really appreciated in the work you did for our association, is the interest to the social aspect of our work. Thank you, really. Then, I noticed also that you listen to our needs and you took into account the final destination of the pictures. After discussion, we agreed on shared objectives.
During the shooting, you are able to make people feel comfortable. Even if they didn’t decide the situation, they agreed to be on the picture.
The fact that you deliver a professional work is comforting. We are sure to obtain pictures that are good for further printing works. Even in difficult shooting situations, in offices i.e., the quality of the images is fine: topic, frame, contrast, colors,
Finally, you are proposing a relevant selection of photographs, with ranking, but also, as discussed but I really enjoy it, we could saw all the rush of the shooting so we could check if there is any picture that could be saved."

P.S. 

"I saw you when you make photography shooting. You are smiling. You are discreet but you are looking to contact people so you could succeed to make the photography you want.
The angle shot are different, with movement. You took picture of all the people, even those I don’t know. You saw scenes that nobody noticed, surprisingly. Colors are beautiful even with night lights.
We had access to the pictures quite rapidly and when we made our favorites selection, we received the print quickly."

E.S.

"What is amazing is the light you succeed to capture. Day, night, summer or winter, there is always a beautiful light in your picture. You are making us love our city, differently discovered.
In your reportage, behind the traditional story, you are capturing some private moment, some funny, behind the scenes."

A.N.

"What struck me most, is the extreme precision of the composition and his discretion, I mean without making the picture heavy. The choice of the vertical or horizontal image is always judicious (see the Art nouveau pictures). You make fair use of light or absence of light and same for color (you deserve the award for the series in 2012).  You tackle with positive results different topic (landscape, portray,) showing a great eclecticism."
J.C.

The exhibitions

Group exhibitions 

Automn at the Botanical Garden, Meise, 2017
View on the City Brussels, Halles St-Géry, 2016
Libaipire panoramas, Kraainem, 2016
Au fil de l'eau, Herbeumont, 2016
Aube sur Semois - encres pigmentaires sur tissu, Kraainem, 2015
Sténopé et Meaningful, Kraainem, 2014
French for you, Kraainem, 2013
Bruxelles ma ville, XP4, 2012
Semois, Kraainem, 2012
Berlin-Bruxelles, Kraainem, 2011
Galerie La Girafe, Berlin, 2010
Au pays de la semois, Galerie de la Maison du Tourisme de la Semois entre Ardenne et Gaume, Florenville, 2010
Bruxelles by light, Halles Saint-Géry, Bruxelles, 2007
Objectif Bruxelles, Crazy Salad, Bruxelles, 2007
Objectif Bruxelles, Fonderie - Musée Bruxellois de l'industrie et du travail, Molenbeek, 2007
O(n)ze expose - Bulex, ancienne école de la Batellerie, Bruxelles, 2007
Portraits d'artistes, Centre culturel de Schaerbeek, Schaerbeek, 2006
Bruxelles d'hier - Bruxelles d'aujourd'hui, XP4, Schaerbeek, 2006
Parcours d'artistes, Chaudron, Kraainem, 2005
Parcours des expositions "Architecture Art nouveau", Maison Ernest Blerot, 1050 Bruxelles, 2005
Strauven et l'Art nouveau, Square Ambiorix, Schaerbeek, 2005
Art Nouveau - Nouvel Art, Hôtel communal dEtterbeek, Etterbeek, 2005
Architecture Art nouveau, XP4, Schaerbeek, 2005
Exposition collective, XP4, Schaerbeek, 2004-2005
Parcours d'artistes, Chaudron, Kraainem, 2003
Découverte des Artistes , XP4, Schaerbeek, 2003
Week-end Culturel, Château Jourdain, Kraainem, 2000-2009
Ateliers de la rue Voot, Woluwé Saint - Lambert, 1990-1995

Awards

"Autumn in black and white" : laureate picture at the "Automn in images" competition organised by the Botanic garden at Meise, december 2016
"View oo the city from the MIM, Brussels" : award-winning picture at the competition  "Et vous, comment voyez-vous le patrimoine bruxellois ?" organised by Historic Monuments and Sites Department of the Brussels Capital Region, maiy2016
"Semois" : Visitors award "favorite color photography serie", Week-end culturel Kraainem, mai 2012
"Aube sur la ville" : Visitors award "favorite color photography",Week-end culturel Kraainem, mai 2011
"Brussels at the wheel - place des palais" : Visitors award "favorite color photography", Week-end culturel Kraainem, mai 2009