Awards, Expos & Publications
Accolades
- Aerial Photographer of the Year 2020, France: winner
- Moscow Foto Awards 2020, Russia: honourable mention aerial
- Moscow Foto Awards 2020, Russia: honourable mention architecture
- Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Georgia, 2020: shortlisted
- World Water Day, Italy, 2020: finalist
- Siena Drone Awards, Italy, 2019: commended
- Prix de la Photographie, Paris, 2019: winner
- Life Framer World Travelers, US, 2019: winner
- Aesthetica Art Prize 2018, York, UK: shortlisted + expo
- Moscow Foto Awards 2017, Russia: winner Architecture + selected for expo
- Athens Photo Festival 2017, Greece: selected for Photobook Exhibition
- Aesthetica Art Prize 2017, York, UK: Round Two
- Fotonale Brugge 2016, Belgium: selected for expo
- IPA Photography Awards 2016: two honorable mentions Photo #1, Photo #2
- Siena International Photography Awards 2016, Siena, Italy: finalist
- Athens Photo Festival 2016, Greece: shortlisted
- Seoul International Photo Festival 2015, South Korea: Grand Prix Winner
- Arte Laguna Art Prize 2015, Italy: shortlisted
- New York Photo Festival 2014, US: finalist
- Singapore International Photo Festival 2014, Singapore: selected for expo
- Backlight Photo Festival 2014, Finland: selected for expo
- Kontinent Photography Awards 2014, Turkey: 2nd place Fine Art Projects
- Grand Prix de la Découverte 2013, France: winner Juror Award of Merit
- Mostovna Photography Contest 2013, Slovenia: winner
- Prix de la Photographie 2013, France: honorable mention
- Nikon 2013, Hong Kong: featured photographer
- Singapore International Photo Festival 2012, Singapore: selected for expo
- Wunderman Global Photography Competition 2012, US: shortlisted
- National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012, US: editors’ favourites
- Eyes on Society Photography Contest 2012, Belgium: winner
- Canvascollectie 2012, Belgium: selection first round at S.M.A.K.
- National Geographic Photography Contest 2011, US: editors’ favourites
- Cannes Lions International Festival 2011, France: winner
- Fotofestival Knokke-Heist 2011, Belgium: finalist
- World Photography Awards 2011, UK: finalist, highly commended
- Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010, UK: finalist, highly commended
- Canvascollectie 2010, Belgium: selection first round at S.M.A.K.
- Fotofestival Knokke-Heist 2010, Belgium: finalist
- World Photography Awards 2009, UK: amateur photo of the month
- De Film Van Mijn Leven 2009, Belgium: finalist
- FWA Photo of the Day, US: 3x selected
- Triennial Barbaix Award for Photography 2008, Belgium: winner
- Canvascollectie 2008, Belgium: selection first round at S.M.A.K.
- Art & Photo 2008, Belgium: honorable mention from the jury
Solo Expos
- SuspiciousMinds x DEC, Ghent, Belgium (May 2021)
- Between Nowhere & Never, Barbé Gallery, Belgium (Oct/Nov 2015)
- Sacrale Stilte, Norbertijnerkapel, Belgium (April, 2013)
- Tomorrow Never Knows, Godot, Belgium (Feb/March 2012)
- Verlaten Plekken Vergeten Stemmen, Theater aan Zee ’11, Belgium (Summer 2011)
- Verlaten Plekken Vergeten Stemmen, Theater aan Zee ’10, Belgium (Summer 2010)
Group Expos
- Civilization, Musei San Domenico, Forlì, Italy (2022)
- Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe, Marseille, France (2021)
- Riflessi e Forme Dell’acqua, Galleria Civica Ezio Mariani, Italy (Oct 2020)
- Riaperture Errante Photo Festival, Ferrara, Italy (Sept 2020)
- World Water Day Expo, Sala Espositiva T. Signorini, Italy (Aug 2020)
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand (2020)
- ForeMost, Hotel Collective, Naha, Japan (January 2020)
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (Fall 2019)
- Life Framer Expo Italy, Officine Fotografiche Milano, Italy (Oct 2019)
- Life Framer Expo UK, Bermondsey Project Space, London UK (Sept 2019)
- State of the World, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris (July 2019)
- Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China (Spring 2019)
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (Fall 2018)
- Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France (Summer 2019)
- Aesthetica Art Prize 2018, York, UK (May 2018)
- Urbex: à la recherche de passés oubliés, Grenoble, France (March 2018)
- Salon de la Photo, Paris, France (November 2017)
- Moscow International Foto Awards, FotoLoft Gallery Moscow, Russia (2017)
- Mediterranea Biennale, Tirana, Albania (May 2017)
- Fotonale Brugge 2016, Brugge, Belgium (Dec/Jan 2016/17)
- Siena International Photography Awards, Siena, Italy (Oct/Nov 2016)
- Us By Night, Antwerp, Belgium (Sept 2016)
- Totally Lost, Forli, Italy (Sept 2016)
- New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn NY, US (Febr 2016)
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea (Nov 2015)
- Totally Lost, Center for Architecture, Luxembourg (Fall 2014)
- New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn NY, US (Fall 2014)
- Kontinent Photography Awards, Izmir, Turkey (Winter 2014)
- National Museum Singapore, Singapore (Oct/Nov 11th 2014)
- Backlight Photography Festival, Tampere, Finland (Sept/Oct 2014)
- Totally Lost, Ex Deposito Forlì, Italy (June 2013)
- Histories of Thought, St. Baafs Abbey Ghent, Belgium (April/May 2013)
- TiR Gallery, Nova Gorica, Slovenia (Feb/March 2013)
- Art & Science Museum Singapore (Oct/Nov 2012)
- Jardin de Fer, Dr. Guislain Museum, Ghent, Belgium (Oct/Nov 2012)
- Carré Blanc, Genappe, Belgium (Nov 2012)
- Contrasts, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium (Nov 2011)
- Cannes Lions International Festival 2011, France (June 2011)
- Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Belgium (March/June 2011)
- Somerset House, London, UK (April/May 2011)
- The Air Gallery, London, UK (Oct 2010)
- Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Belgium (March/June 2010)
- FotoMuseum Antwerp, Belgium (June/Sept 2009)
Personal Monographs
- Between Nowhere & Never, Luster, Belgium (Oct 2015)
- Verlaten Plekken Vergeten Stemmen, Theater Aan Zee, Belgium (August 2011)
Books
- G: Forever Green by Carlos Mota, Vendome Press, USA (October 2022)
- Eastern Block Stories, Dom Publishers, Germany (October 2021)
- Creating Land For The Future, DEME Group, Belgium (May 2021)
- Aerial Photography Annual 2020, France (December 2020)
- Prix de la Photographie Book No 12, France, (August 2019)
- Ruin & Redemption in Architecture, Phaidon, UK (April 2019)
- Civilization The Way We Live Now, Thames & Hudson, UK (Oct 2018)
- Future Now Anthology, UK (May 2018)
- Les Choses Qu’on a Vécues Ensemble, Editions Academia, Belgium (Oct 2016)
- Singapore International Photography Festival Book, Singapore (Nov 2014)
- Biennale Interieur Kortrijk Book, Belgium (Oct 2014)
- Wunderman Global Photography Competition Book, US (Sept 2012)
- Singapore International Photography Festival Book, Singapore (Nov 2012)
- Cannes Lions International Festival – The Big Book, France (June 2011)
- World Photography Awards Book, UK (April 2011)
- IDN03, US: 30 photographers, 12 countries (Dec 2010)
- Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 Book, UK (Oct 2010)
- Beauty in Decay, UK (August 2010)
- IDN02, US: 37 photographers, 12 countries (Nov 2009)
- IDN01, US: 25 photographers, 11 countries (Oct 2008)
Publications / Press
- Interview + feature in Real Living Magazine, Belgium (October 2022)
- Interview + feature in Imagicasa Magazine, Belgium (October 2022)
- Interview + feature in We Love Brussels, Belgium (September 2022)
- Magma Magazine, Italy (September 2022)
- National Geographic Photographer Page, UK (July 2022)
- Condé Nast Traveler, Spain (December 2021)
- Arquitectura Viva, Spain (October 2021)
- Friends in the Arts Magazine, Portugal (October 2021)
- GreyScape, UK (August 2021)
- Ekstasis Magazine, USA (July 2021)
- GreyScape, UK (June 2021)
- Blind Magazine – Dystopian Visions (April 2021)
- Aesthetica Magazine – Special Issue #100 (April 2021)
- Interview Atlas Obscura (March 2021)
- VT Wonen Magazine (May 2020)
- Plain Magazine (September 2019)
- The Calvert Journal (September 2019)
- Creative Boom (August 2019)
- Life Framer Collection (April 2019)
- Feature in Esquire Russia (October 2018)
- Interview + feature at Lonely Planet, UK (June 2018)
- Interview + feature in Atlas Obscura, USA (April 2018)
- Interview + feature in National Geographic Magazine, USA (April 2018)
- Interview + feature at Aesthetica Magazine (April 2018)
- Shoot Magazine, Belgium (February 2018)
- Interview + feature in Esquire Magazine, Kazakhstan (April 2017)
- Interview + feature in Esquire Magazine, Russia (March 2017)
- Interview + feature at Art Narratives, Germany (March 2017)
- Interview + feature at Lonely Planet, UK (Feb 2017)
- Aesthetica Magazine, UK (Feb 2017)
- Interview + feature in Wired Magazine Japan, Japan (Jan 2017)
- Dodho Magazine, Australia (Jan 2017)
- Interview + feature in Photo Magazine, Hong Kong (Dec 2016)
- BBC News, UK (Nov 2016)
- Interview + feature at BBC News, UK (Nov 2016)
- Interview + feature in Wired Magazine, USA (Nov 2016)
- Interview + feature in The Plus Paper, Shanghai (Oct 2016)
- Interview + feature at World Photography Organisation, UK (Oct 2016)
- DP Review, USA (Oct 2016)
- Digital Rev, Hong Kong (Oct 2016)
- Domosfera, Poland (August 2016)
- De Tijd / Sabato Knokke Summer Special, Belgium (July 2016)
- Ravage Magazine (June 2016)
- Stitch Magazine (March 2016)
- Oblicuo Magazine, Spain (March 2016)
- PhotoGrist Photo Magazine (Jan 2016)
- Eigen Huis & Interieur Magazine, Netherlands (Jan 2016)
- Abandoned Magazine, Germany (Nov 2015)
- Label Magazine, Poland (Nov 2015)
- De Tijd / Sabato, Belgium (Oct 2015)
- Knack Weekend, Belgium (Oct 2015)
- Centrum voor Beeldexpressie Magazine, Belgium (Oct 2015)
- The Polysh Magazine, Taiwan (Oct 2015)
- Aesthetica Magazine, UK (Feb 2015)
- Urban ruins in the middle of Tokyo, Japan (Sept 2014)
- Dodo Magazine, Australia (August 2014)
- The Tokyo Times, Japan (August 2014)
- Photoblog Hong Kong, China (June 2014)
- The Collective 57, New York, US (May 2014)
- F11 Magazine, New Zealand (June 2013)
- RE#ARCH2020 – Architecture Magazine, Belgium (Sept 2011)
- Focale Alternative Magazine, Belgium (Nov 2010)
- Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 Book, UK (Oct 2010)
- Denim Mag, Belgium (March 2010)
- Talk Urbex Guest of the Month, UK (Nov 2009)
- AS Adventure Magazine, Belgium (June 2009)
- Esquire Magazine, US (June 2008)
Artist Talks
- Otley Camera Club, UK, (March 2023)
- Yorkshire Photographic Union, UK (March 2023)
- Bishopthorpe Camera Club, York, UK (November 2021)
- Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, York, UK (May 2018)
- Inspirational Session at These Days, Antwerp, Belgium (June 2016)
- Marnixring / Kasteel Viteux, De Pinte, Belgium (March 2016)
- Narafi / Luca School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium (Dec 2015)
- De Groote Kunst, Oostende, Belgium (April 2014)
- Centrum voor BeeldExpressie, Ghent, Belgium (Oct 2013)
- Boondoggle, Grandpré, France (Oct 2012)
- The Grand Union, London, UK (Sept 2010)
- FullSix, Paris, France (July 2009)
- Creative Social, Antwerp, Belgium (May 2009)
- Adobe User Group, Ghent, Belgium (April 2009)
Films
- Mazda Match, Belgium, January 2017
- Urban Exploration, by Farmboy, 2014
- Abandoned Zone, by Gustavo Martinez-Schmidt, 2012