/ 2025 / Special / Street Photography

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Marc Apers, Belgium
• Website
  http://marcapers.be

Photo taken in the centre of Antwerp, I was originally fascinated by the light reflected from the display case, the fact that there was a lady just around the corner made my photo complete and I instinctively thought of the route people take in their lives through the symbolism the tram tracks present

Freelance photographer, always looking for typical subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shade. My images emerge from deep human contacts and a continious intensive look at the dynamic environment. I decide which environment i choose, how i experience it and which emotion will be reflected in the image in question. Inevitably i manipulate the complexity of the environment/emotion to a greater or lesser extent by among other things, sketching a strong geometric framework and maintaining a well-considered symmetry. Combining emotion and story in one image is

Awards 2019 Rank Art Salon/Exposition d’Art en Ligne ,  “Noir &Blanc, 3e prix du jury
2019 Winner Photocontest Canon – PhotoDays , Brussels, selected print : Soccer at sunset
2019 Lens op de Mens, International Photo Festival Overpelt, Bronze Award
2020 SGIPA, Shatto Gallery, LA, Golden Winner with "Girl in Front"
2020 NYC4PA, New York,  second place winner in B&W2020 "Master of Ceremonies"
2020 3SA Gold Award, 3 Square-Art, Northern Colorada, "The Intruder"
2021 Lens op de mens, International Photo Festival Pelt  Silver Award
2022 Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze with portfolio "White Versus Black"
2022 The Motif Collective  Minimalism Photography Competition, First Place Winner
2022 Refocus Awards - Bronze - Black & White Contest
2023 BIFA Budapest Foto Awards, Bronze in Special/Street
2024 Fine Art Photography Awards Nomination in Amateur Fine Art category