Carl De Keyzer Explained

Carl De Keyzer
Nationality:Belgian
Occupation:documentary photographer, photojournalist
Birth Date:1958 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Kortrijk, Belgium

Carl De Keyzer (27 December 1958) is a Belgian photographer. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of Soviet Union and India. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1994. De Keyzer has exhibited his work in many European galleries and has received several awards, including the Book Award from Rencontres d'Arles, the W. Eugene Smith Award and the Kodak Award.[1]

Career

De Keyzer was born on 27 December 1958,[2] in Kortrijk, Belgium.[3] His freelance career began in 1982, at which time he also taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium.[3] During this time, he co-founded the XYZ-Photography Gallery.

Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of Soviet Union and India. Robert Koch gallery describes his work as investigating "marginalized social groups and constructs uncritical psychological portraits which work to familiarize the 'other.'"[4]

He was nominated to the Magnum Photos agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994. He currently lives in Ghent and continues to teach.

Publications

Awards

Collections

De Keyzer's work is held in the following collections:

Exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.Biography_VPage&AID=2K7O3R14JWA9 Magnum biography
  2. Web site: Biography - CV. Carl de Keyzer - Photography. 3 June 2024.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-13. Photographer Carl de Keyzer's best shot. 8 July 2009. The Guardian.
  4. Web site: Robert Koch Gallery . 3 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101203164947/http://www.kochgallery.com/artists/contemporary/de_Keyzer/index.html . 3 December 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2020-08-13. 1990 Carl DeKeyzer. W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
  6. Web site: 2020-08-14. Carl De Keyzer. Prix Pictet.
  7. Web site: 2020-08-13. Carl de Keyzer. 2 March 2016. International Center of Photography.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-13. Carl de Keyzer, Impressions Gallery, York. 9 March 2005. The Guardian.