I’m Jochen Bongaerts, a Belgian photographer.
Thank you for visiting.
Photography changed the way I look at the world around me. It motivates me to search for the nicest light, locations and moments. That’s what it’s all about for me.
Have a look at my portfolio to get a taste of my work. I hope you’ll like it. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or just want to have a chat.
Some of my achievements
International Awards
2014 Annual Zeiss Images contest: winner
2017 International Photography Awards: honorable mention in the category landscape
2018 Monochrome Awards: honorable mention in the category nature
2018 Chromatic Awards: honorable mentions in the categories nature and landscape
2019 International Photography Awards: 2 honorable mentions in the categories landscape and nature
2019 Chromatic Awards: second place in the category people + 4 honorable mentions in the categories landscape and wildlife/animals
2019 Travel Photographer Of The Year (25000 entries from over 142 countries): finalist
2020 International Photography Awards: honorable mention in the category landscape
2021 Motif Collective Gallery: third place
2021 International Photography Awards: honorable mention in the category nature, landscape
2021 Epson International Pano Awards: 2 silver & 1 bronze awards
2021 Tokyo Awards: finalist
Gallery Publications
1x is one of the world’s most exclusive art galleries. Only 1% of all photographers applying to 1x are published.
Some of my photos are published and being sold here. Two of them even made it to the very exclusive yearbooks “Memento” and “Visions”.
International Photo Festival
All of my submitted photos got selected by the jury of the International Photo Festival 2017, 2019 & 2021 (Pelt, Belgium).