Par : FrF.Kmeron, 12-01-2010 - 13:01
Tags : bottelarij - bulletin - pics - printed

It’ll actually be the first time ever i got one picture printed on real paper, in a magazine and all, you know.. P.R.I.N.T.E.D. ! True it shouldn’t be that much of a big deal, except i’m just proud this happend, one year ago, never took a concert picture, 3 years ago never had a camera on my own, so seeing this happen just makes me randomly smile and enjoying the moment. True i’m lucky enough to have some of my pictures wanderin’ all around internet for several bands and all, even got good contacts with some of ‘hem, but here it’s for a monthly thing, you know, people who aren’t fan of this singing guy or this groopie style hardcore fan.. regular people, who didn’t ask to see 5 pages in front of them with just pictures taken by me in it…

So how did i end up shooting the Bottelarij? (pronounce it the way you like, Flamish is way too difficult anyway ^^ )…. it all went down to Twitter (Yes.. AGAIN.. i know). Used to take some snaps for the Laid back friends, and Julius there was kind enough to retweet some of my pics, then been followed by one of the content editor of the monthly paper magazine that ill end up working with, at « the Bulletin ». After following me on a daily basis and seeing how many pics i was taking and all, she asked if I could/ would do a photo reportage for the next issue… well.. why not, so rendez-vous was taken in a quiet morning…

First thing, first impression: a good adice : do not fucked up by going to the wrong place and standing there at the time ur supposed to see the editor in question.. bad bad idea… some phone calls exchanged later, oupsi, my bad (or google maps to be honnest but well..) i actually wemt one kilometer away to the proper place \o/ So the idea is to go that ex-beer brewery, now a melting pot of NGO, artists, classes, labs and all… to see how the venue has turned up. and its not my thing, im a people personn, not architecture. Buildings aren’t talking to me that much, on the contrary, the smile of a close friend totally sparks up My mind…

This morning, i’m discovering that every floor does have his own tone color and a church is here, one of the Ad!d!ct Lab, a cinema studio and all… the Ad!d!ct Lab is a worldwide concept actually, a workshop where everyone can come and try out design, photograph, idea, once again, a giant bowl of stuff to try, artistic or thoughts altogether

The overall hallways is very impressive, not sure its totally finished, or still « oww we forgot to put some paint on the wall sorry about that », thats so cool actually, you see and can imagine all the « artists » that have access to that place and are seeing each other works and all, giving ideas, but i was actually not fair when i said walls dont talk to me, details on those walls does (lines from a poem)

The most intruiging part of the day was actually the « movement class ». like a modern dancing moving open ur heart and eyes classes.. with things like  » No.. jump… ur not jumping right now, ur jumping, got it? » ahah, a mix between yoga, movement, opening, listening, very weird at first, then i get that its probably quieting all of them down, forgetting ur daily life, just enjoying this hour and being driven by the voice of the teacher, surrealist but inner peace comes in different way for every people

Actually fun also to speak in english with Nina (the editor ya know) whereas she can also actually speaks French (my native language), but wellm at least i practice my english then ahah and while we wander around those walls, trying to find one of the churchs, you just cross grafittis and all, a very nice journey ahah, everything is Art in a way i guess

We will in the end not find the church open inside the building, but well, the top view over brussels under the snow is cool (see how funny i am.. snow…cool… yeah sorry, its the best i could come up with actually…), but in the end, it was supposed to be a 2 pages in the new monthly edition of this printed issue called « the Bulletin », seems they had enough photos to make a 5 pages story out of it, and even ask if i could do another photo reportage in March, and maybe a little thing in February, well, sure if you think my pics are good enough for your readers, i say let’s go!

So the day the issue came out, lunch time at 12.30, went to take the tram to the international train station of Brussels just to get a copy of it, a mix between being proud, and actually just happy and glad this happens, we’ll see how it goes, but just thanks to @julius from LDBK and @ninaism for having faith in what im doing has a hobby like that, seems not much, trust me, deep inside, it’s an actual big deal.

As i always say, even if it stops today, i’m just glad all this rollercoaster got me and get me to do that many things, i already have plenty of stories to tell my grandkids one day, maybe many more to come, but in the end, on a daily basis, i’m just happy about what i’m doing, i’m a concert photographer, smiling and damn happy, enjoying every tiny little bits of the incredible moments im experiencing, not missing much to be freakin’ happy, really not much….

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In my ears :  ♫  » They say an end can be a start/Feels like I’ve been buried yet I’m still alive/It’s like a bad day that never ends/I feel the chaos around me/A thing I don’t try to deny/I’d better learn to accept that/There are things in my life that I can’t control » ♫ Phoenix -if i ever feel better-  [bc sometimes you cant control, and tons of good stuff happen]

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