Biography
Jeroen Hanselaer is a Belgian photographer whose work spans the full spectrum of the medium—from fashion campaigns and commercial projects to UN humanitarian assignments, portraiture, and intimate documentary series. Over 26 years, he has built a practice defined not by genre but by a consistent conviction: that every subject, regardless of context, deserves to be seen with the same precision, respect, and refusal to look away.
His career began in fashion photography, where he developed an eye for composition, light, and narrative clarity. That aesthetic discipline never left—it simply found new applications. The same attention to line and frame that shapes a fashion image now serves a portrait of a Michelin-starred chef's work, a humanitarian project in Chad's Sahel region, or a five-minute session with Monica Bellucci in a hotel room. The context changes. The photographer doesn't.
As Director of the Leica Akademie Belgium & Luxembourg since 2026, Hanselaer leads workshops and educational programs for photographers at all levels. His work has been exhibited internationally and published in three monographs: Restless (2015), Fernweh (2019), and Monsieur Portrait (2021). His documentary series Visages du Sahel, created in partnership with German and French development organizations, has been shown at galleries in Ghent and Antwerp and contributed to securing continued funding for climate adaptation projects in Central Africa.
What drives the work has remained constant: an instinct for what is real, a commitment to finding beauty without hiding truth, and the belief that the camera is as much a political instrument as it is an aesthetic one. Whether the assignment comes from a fashion house, a newspaper, or the United Nations, the question is always the same—how do you capture someone's truth while respecting their dignity?
Born in 1981 in Antwerp, Belgium
Education
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Karel de Grote College, Antwerp
Books
Salute, 2014
Restless, 2015
Fernweh, 2019
Monsieur Portrait, 2021
Education
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Karel de Grote College, Antwerp
Books
Salute, 2014
Restless, 2015
Fernweh, 2019
Monsieur Portrait, 2021
EXHIBITIONS
2005 Qu'elle Est Belle - CC De Kern
2006 Project Fairytales - Design Museum Ghent
2008 Jazz @ Luchtbal- CC Luchtbal - Group Exhibition
2011 Photographs - Gallery Link
2012 The Green Jersey Portraits - 100 Years Tour de France
2015 Restless - Campo&Campo Gallery
2015 Restless Black & White - Gallery C41
2019 Fernweh - Gallery Verbeeck & Vandijck
2020 Fernweh - CC De Witte Merel
2021 Monsieur Portrait - Gallery Verbeeck - Van Dijck
2024 - Visages Du Sahel - Otto Gallery
2025 - Visages Du Sahel - Gallery verbeeck - van dijck
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