Tag: photography
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The Tandem Project: becoming friends with Leonie
At the start of October, I enrolled in The Tandem Project. It is an opportunity given by the KU Leuven for students who want to improve their language knowledge of one particular language by doing 10 activities with an Erasmus student from abroad. A language exchange programme thus. For me, the Tandem Project would be…
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Documenting creativity: a photoshoot in the forest
On 22 September 2023, right before the start of the academic year, Sam and I went together to the Arboretum in Oud-Heverlee. It was the second time we saw each other and I primarily knew Sam because she is a friend of my sister. But we vibed immediately. When she showed me her knitting projects…
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One year of photography (part 2)
Self-portraits as empowerment Even though nature photography has been my main focus, I wanted to explore taking self-portraits as well but that didn’t go easily since I didn’t have a decent tripod, so I used a stack of books (my beloved Norton Anthologies of English Literature) instead. At the end of July, I invested in…
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One year of photography (part 1)
A year of doing what makes me happy. A year of documenting nature. A year of being inspired and creating. This is just the beginning. I am so grateful that I made the decision to buy myself a beginner DSLR camera. I wanted to level up my creative journey but I didn’t know a thing…
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Life in Spring
Hello my dear readers, this blog post is different from usual (photography updates) since I wanted to sketch how ( a part of) my life looks when nature comes back alive. It all began at the end of February when the first flower buds appeared. Every year I forget the feeling of new fresh life.…
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Half a year of my photography journey
Every month I track my progress and reflect on what I did in terms of photography. Did I improve, and if so, on what? Which aspects do I need to work on? But I also plan ahead. I check different locations I want to shoot in, I ask people if they want to do a…
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Hello again 👋
My last blog post was in May and then, suddenly, it’s September. Time flew and so many (good) things happened. In terms of content creation, I continued to write and post pictures on Instagram about slow living. However, my focus shifted from slow living to a more profound nature experience and urge to create. In…
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Power food 🍓 🫐 🥝
Let’s nourish our bodies so we have more than enough energy to realize our goals and face life. This is a warm oatmeal bowl with all kinds of powders & spices (matcha, cinnamon, pepper, cacao & protein powder) with vanilla soy milk. It tastes delicious and I always make way too much! I think everyone…
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Spring contemplations 🌸
Longing for spring.Wanting to see the earth bloom again showing the softest and most vibrant colours.I soak up every ray of sunshine these days, appreciating how it warms my face and clothes.I enjoy the sound of the falling rain because without rain there will be no flowers.Walking past bare trees holding their power to grow…
Laura van Cutsem 