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Brussels: an Open-Air Photographic Laboratory

The Belgian capital is hosting the 10th edition of Photo Brussels Festival—another opportunity to grasp the richness of its artistic scene.

January 28, 2026

Wednesday January 28, 2026

Summary

The Belgian capital is hosting the 10th edition of Photo Brussels Festival—another opportunity to grasp the richness of its artistic scene.

By Jonas Cuénin

The book Windows to the Unexpected continues Anna Cabrera and Angel Albarrán’s ongoing exploration of photography as an act of contemplation. The book seems to ask whether photographs are meant to record reality or to open space for reverie.

By Gaia Squarci

In Brussels, a photographic project gives a voice to teenagers placed in judicial institutions as part of protective measures. Through images and testimonies, it tells fragile trajectories shaped by waiting, silence, and choices consciously made.

By Jonas Cuénin

Photographer Robin Hinsch first visited Ukraine in 2010, and has returned many times since. In the process he has created a melancholic vision of a country caught between a contested past, a brutal present, and an uncertain future.

By Robert E. Gerhardt

Jeff Mermelstein: Flowers in the Street

Jeff Mermelstein’s new book, What if Jeff were a butterfly, digs into the photographer’s archive, considering street photography less as a profession and more as a way of inhabiting the world.

By Gaia Squarci

With the simplest of equipment in hand, Niki Boon guides us into her idyllic world through a classic photographic trope: handheld black and white images shot in either overcast light or late in the day, when time slips into the hour between the dog and the wolf.

By Max Hirshfeld

“The Rocketgirl Chronicles”, by Andrew Rovenko, is a heartwarming personal project that follows the adventures of one little astronaut. As the photographer’s daughter keeps exploring the neighborhood, the child’s curiosity and imagination is able to transform even the most mundane of surroundings into otherworldly and often haunting scenes.

By Andrew Rovenko

Blind supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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