BIOGRAPHY

​Wouter Vanhees (1978) is a Belgian photographer based in Asia since 2015. Sense of place, memory and liminality are some of the ideas he explores in his artistic work. With his publications, he aims to create modest, tangible representations of his time spent in a certain city.

Wouter's work has been featured and exhibited at IMAGINAIR Art/space, Jakarta International Photo Festival, Belfast Photo Festival, OpenWalls Arles, Matca Space for Photography, Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops, The Washington Post, Corriere dela Serra, VICE Asia, American Suburb X, L'Oeil de la Photographie, etc. Below is a full overview of all awards, exhibitions and features to date. 

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EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS / PRESENTATIONS

2025        Pixel Preservation - Guest Lecture - Architectural Association Visiting School, Online
2025        XXX OCULI - Group Show S3/1 - IMAGINAIR Art/space, Brussels, Belgium
2021        Jakarta International Photo Festival - Jakarta, Indonesia​
2021        Belfast Photo Festival - Belfast, Northern Ireland - selected winner in the 'Photobook' category
2020        Solo Exhibition -  Matca Space for Photography, Hanoi, Vietnam
2020        OpenWalls - Galerie Huit Arles, Arles, France - selected winner in the 'Single Image - Growth' category
2019        Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops - Siem Reap, Cambodia
2019        Cities In Transition - Hanoi, Vietnam 


PRESS

2025        The Appeal of a Place and Story – Review of “Against the Tide” by Wouter Vanhees at Frames Magazine
2025        Soundtrack Van Een Stad at VIW Magazine 126 - Zomer 2025
2025        Wouter Vanhees - Against The Tide at The PhotoBook Journal
2022        Making Darkness Visible: Wouter Vanhees at Lenscratch
2021        Hanoi Through the Lens of a Belgian Photographer at Vietnam Pictorial
2021        Interesting Artist and Photographic Books for 2021 at The PhotoBook Journal
2021        Wouter Vanhees - Hà Nội – Wednesday, 10:43 p.m. at American Suburb X
2021        On The Clarity Of Night at FRAMES Magazine​
2021        Wouter Vanhees – Hà Nội at The PhotoBook Journal
2021        Fotografo Di Notte La Hanoi Che Cambia I Colori at La Lettura - Corriere dela Serra
2021        At Night, When Hanoi Stands Still at The Y Circus
2021        Wouter Vanhees : Hà Nội, Wednesday, 10:43 p.m. at L'Oeil de la Photographie
2020        Dossier - Read: Hà Nội - Wednesday, 10:43 p.m. at Design Anthology Asia Edition - Issue 27
2020        Belgian Photographer Uncovers Spirit of Hanoi's Concrete Jungle at Tuổi Trẻ News 
2020        In Search of Saigon - HCMC Through Photographs at Matca 
2020        An Other-Worldly Wander Through A Human-Less Hanoi At Night at Urbanist Hanoi
2020        Interview: Wouter Vanhees at Your Local Newsstand 
2020        These Photos Capture The Eerie Quiet Of Hanoi's Emptry Streets at VICE Asia
2020        Nocturnal Isolation In Hanoi at Posi+Tive Magazine 
2020        Tracing Hanoi's Contrast Between Neon And Shadow, Old And New at Urbanist Hanoi
2020        Wouter Vanhees And His Photography Journey In Hanoi at Mystery Tribune 
2020        Wouter Vanhees. Vietnam Skin at Urbanautica 
2020        Hanoi Reflection By Wouter Vanhees at Dodho Magazine 
2020        Nocturnal Wanderings In Hanoi With Photographer Wouter Vanhees at Plain Magazine 
2020        Reflections About A Place at FujiLove Magazine 
2019        Hanoi Is Shedding Its Skin. So What To Make Of Its Spirit? at The Washington Post
2019        Hanoi Skin. Nocturnal Images Of A City In Flux at Fujilove Magazine 
2019        Insights from IPA Mentorship Program at Matca 
2019        Hanoi Skin By Wouter Vanhees at Invisible Photographer Asia


COLLECTIONS

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