• JIMMY KETS
  • BIRTHPLACE:
    Lier - Belgium / June 2nd, 1979
  • NATIONALITY:
    Belgian
  • ADDRESS:
    ANTWERP / BELGIUM / EUROPE
  • MOBILE:
    +32478295160

 

  • EDUCATION
  • 1997-2001:
    4 years Graphic Design & Illustration at Saint-Lucas, Antwerp.
    Additional seminars Photography.
    Graduate project: Photo documentary concerning Nepalese streetchildren in Kathmandu,
    printed version cf. “Namaste Kathmandu” (published in 2001)
    MA Graphic Design & Illustration

  • 2008-2009:
    Course Video/Movie at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
  • .
  • EXPERIENCE
  • Freelance photographer since 2001
  • Staff photographer for Belgian newspaper “DE MORGEN” 2001-2008
    (www.demorgen.be)

  • Staff photographer for Belgian quality newspaper “De Standaard” 2009-...
    (www.standaard.be)

  • Member of Belgian photo agency “REPORTERS” since 2007
    (www.reporters.be)

 

  • PHOTO AWARDS
  • NIKON PROMISING YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD 2006

  • SABAM AWARD FOR THE BEST HUMORISTIC PRESS PHOTO 2006 (2nd prize)
  • (SABAM, Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers)

  • CANVAS AWARD “THE MOVIE OF MY LIFE” 2007
  • (CANVAS, Belgian tv station)

  • PHOTO PRESS AWARD VVJ 2007
  • (VVJ, Association for Belgian press photograpers)


  • SABAM AWARD FOR THE BEST HUMORISTIC PRESS PHOTO 2007

  • NIKON PROMISING YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD 2008
  • DS

 

  • EXHIBITIONS
  • Mup exhibition / 2006 (BOZAR, CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS, www.bozar.be
  • SZYMON GALLERY / ANTWERP
    Group exhibition / 2006 (www.szymongallery.be)

  • TRANSIT EXPOZONE / ANTWERP “PHOTO EXPO - DE CONINCK SQUARE”
    Solo exhibition / 2006

  • CHINESE PAVILION / BRUSSELS “CHINA, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE”
    Group exhibition / 2007

  • SZYMON GALLERY / Antwerp
    Solo exhibition / 2007

  • PAPILLON / HASSELT
    Group exhibition / 2007

  • SCREENWORLDS / BRUSSELS
    Group exhibition / 2008

  • SZYMON GALLERY / ZOERSEL
    Group exhibition / 2008

  • CULTURAL CENTER / GENK “JIMMY KETS, THE WOMEN COLLECTION”
    Solo exhibition / 2008

  • STIEGLITZ 19 GALLERY / ANTWERP “LAS VEGAS BLUES”
    Solo exhibition / 2009 (www.stieglitz19.be)
  • PHOTO MUSEUM ANTWERP “BRIGHTSIDE - JIMMY KETS”
  • Solo exhibition / 2009 (www.fotomuseum.be)

  • SZYMON GALLERY / ZOERSEL
    Solo exhibition / 2009

  • FLANDERS CENTER / OSAKA (JAPAN)
    Solo exhibition / 2009

 

 

  • PUBLICATIONS
  • BELGIAN NEWSPAPERS:
  • De Morgen
    De Standaard
    Het Laatste Nieuws
    Het Nieuwsblad

  • BELGIAN MAGAZINES:
  • Knack
    Humo
    MO Magazine
    Le Vif
    Menzo
    The Bulletin
    Flanders Today
    Trends
    Globe - Reports by Belga

  • DUTCH NEWSPAPERS:
  • Algemeen Dagblad
    De Volkskrant
    Het Parool
    Nrc Handelsblad
  • BRITISH NEWSPAPER:
  • The Guardian

  • GERMAN MAGZINE:
  • Woman

  • FRENCH NEWSPAPERS:
  • Le Monde
    Libération
    Le Figaro

 

  • INTERVIEW
  • Click here to read interview by Dorien Wenderickx