Konrad Dwojak Photography - Photographer in Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Photo Walk #5: Abandoned Warehouse

konrad — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:21:32 +0000

I just want to give you a quick nudge about Brussels Photo Walk #5, which took place on Sunday, November 21, 2010. We were lucky again having pretty good weather without rain. I think this was one of the most exciting Brussels photo walks so far because we went to the part of Brussels that wasn’t discovered by anyone of us before. We went to the industrial part of Brussels – it was exciting and a bit scary at the same time. We run across many abandoned and squat buildings but I think that the most joy gave us an abandoned warehouse where we spent most of the time. Destroyed windows without glass, wires sticking out of the walls and floor, plants growing inside the warehouse and many other things became the photography subjects and inspirations for Brussels Photo Walk #5 in this amazing abandoned warehouse. It was a really inspiring walk and thank you all for participating!

Remember, everyone is welcomed to join a photo walk – you don’t need a fancy camera or photography knowledge. As long as you enjoy photography, you’re more than welcomed to join and have fun with us!

Remember to join our Facebook Group and the Flickr Group (links below) to stay up-to-date!

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=290912725588&ref=ts

Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/brusselsphotowalks/

By the way, despite the rumors going around, I’m still alive I haven’t been much active online lately (on the blog, Facebook or Twitter) but I hope that this period of limited online social activity will disappear soon. I have lined-up few new and exciting photography projects for the end of 2010 and for the beginning of 2011 so these new assignments will keep me busy for sure.

Brussels Photo Walk #4

konrad — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:21:56 +0000

Brussels Photo Walk #4 finished just few hours ago and I have to say that it was amazing for at least 3 reasons: (1) we had an excellent weather – sunny and really warm, almost like in the summer; (2) 15 people showed up for Brussels Photo Walk #4; (3) and last but not least, we had very nice and interesting participants. Without writing too much, here are some pictures from Brussels Photo Walk #4 that took place on 3 October 2010:

Fiesta Latina Festival in Brussels

konrad — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:49:07 +0000

I met with Norbert Sokolowski (www.norbertsokolowski.com), a fellow photographer, in Brussels for a short walk to Fiesta Latina Festival in August 2010. The day started a bit rainy but soon sun came out and it really felt like Fiesta Latina Festival!

Fiesta Latina Festival takes place in Brussels each year and is a unique opportunity for everyone to get away from her/his culture and start discovering the traditions, rhythms, colours and flavours of Latin-America. We spent there with Norbert about an hour but we experience almost everything: music, dances, food, cheerfulness and the great spirit of Latin cultures.

Announcing Brussels Photo Walk #4

konrad — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:39:39 +0000

Holidays are over, which means it’s good time to have another Brussels Photo Walk. Our Brussels Photo Walk #4 will take place on Sunday, October 3, 2010 and we will meet at 2:00pm (14:00) outside of the metro entrance Porte de Namur on Bolwerksquare (click HERE to see the map). The plan is to walk down to Flagey and possibly even further, then making a turn and ending up for a nice drink close to Louise Metro Station. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for good weather! Hope to see you there!

Remember to join our Facebook Group and the Flickr Group (links below) to stay up-to-date!

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=290912725588&ref=ts

Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/brusselsphotowalks/

Announcing Brussels Photo Walk #3

konrad — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:46:24 +0000

Just a quick announcement this time: next Brussels Photo Walk #3 will take place this Sunday (27 June 2010) at 14:00. We’ll meet at the Brussels Central Station in front of the international ticket desk (left to the normal ticket desks).

The 3rd Brussels Photo Walk will be as spontaneous and unplanned as the 2nd one (which was a really nice one) – we will meet and keep on deciding where to go as we’ll progress. I think the photo walk will take between 2-3 hrs but there is nothing fixed. The more spontaneous, the more fun! Hope to see you there!

Where to find us and how to know when we meet? We have two groups: one on Flickr (click here) and one on Facebook (click here) . Feel free to join these groups to get announcements when & where we meet next time.

Brussels Photo Walk #2

konrad — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:36:54 +0000

You might have already heard that I decided at the beginning of this year to organize Brussels Photo Walks. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to do them on a regularly but starting from May 2010, Brussels Photo Walks will be on regular basis: once a month! I already have few ideas to make these events even more exciting, interesting and even more social but these will be implemented gradually and kept as a surprise until revealed to the public . As some of you know might not be familiar with a concept of city photowalking , here is a short summary of Brussels Photo Walks.

The idea: Photowalking is quite straightforward: you grab a camera and walk around taking pictures of things you see and you find interesting to take pictures of. However, it is much more interesting and even educational when you do it in a group. Anyone interested in photography comes to photo walks: amateurs, people just starting with photography, professionals and semi-professionals. Thanks such diversity of the participants, there is a great potential of not only exchanging views and opinions about photography but also of learning from each other!

Who can come to Brussels Photo Walks? Anyone interested in photography, talking about it, taking pictures and learning from each other! Even if you just start your adventure with photography and you have a point-and-shoot camera, you’re more than welcomed to come. Remember: equipment doesn’t play a role at all! And if you just know how to turn your camera on and off, come to a photo walk and we will be more than happy to teach you more about photography and assist with any problems and questions you might have! Brussels Photo Walks are about sharing experiences, knowledge and passion to photography while having lots of fun.