Wouter Vanhees (1978) is a Belgian photographer, based in Asia since 2015. Life in Hanoi, and now Mumbai, sparked an interest in the rapid rate of urbanization of Asian cities and the social implications this creates. Transformation and sense of place are some of the themes he explores in his artistic work. Wouter's work has been featured at the Jakarta International Photo Festival 2021, Belfast Photo Festival 2021, OpenWalls Arles 2020, Matca Space for Photography, the Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops 2019, The Washington Post, Corriere dela Serra, VICE Asia, American Suburb X and L'Oeil de la Photography. Below is a full overview of all awards, exhibitions and features to date. |
EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS
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
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
2019 The Alley. Night Street Photography In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, By Wouter Vanhees at Eric Kim Blog
COLLECTIONS
FOMU Antwerp Library
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
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
2019 The Alley. Night Street Photography In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, By Wouter Vanhees at Eric Kim Blog
COLLECTIONS
FOMU Antwerp Library