For a period of one month and on assignment for the agency Getty Images I have covered both in photography and video different aspects of everyday life in Brussels, including public transport, places most visited by tourists, social issues or the arrival of good weather in the European capital among many others…
As a photographer, there is no better way to discover a city where you have just arrived not long ago than by walking around with your camera and letting yourself be surprised by the city and letting it teach you what to photograph.
I am one of those who think that the fundamental element of travel and street photography is the unexpected and the improvisation, waiting for something to happen next to you and letting yourself be captivated by the backgrounds offered by a city or a place without asking for anything in return.
When I arrived here, everyone told me “Welcome to the city of a thousand greys”, and yes, it’s true, Brussels never ceases to show me the different shades of grey (I didn’t think there were so many). At the same time, it’s one of those cities making you constantly say WTF, WTF, something I love in cities.
I have always thought that a city without chaos is boring and Brussels offers you that attractive mix of total chaos with the strictest order that is the WTF that I adore from the cities.
This month of photographing the city, its institutions and its services has served to make me even more convinced that this is the city where I want my children to grow up.
This month is just the beginning of the many kilometres my legs will cover on the pavements lined with rubbish bags passing by the dozens of electric car chargers, while drivers and cyclists insult each other for invading a space that in this city seems to have no owner.
