Dieter Telemans (°1971) is a Belgian photographer.

Dieter Telemans was born in Burundi, Central Africa, and lived there for 18 years. It was there that he discovered the work of the potters of the Batwa tribe. Back in Belgium, he studied photography and began an international career as a press photographer. He graduated as a ceramist from the Anderlecht Academy of Fine Arts in 2023, and now devotes his professional life to ceramics.

Dieter Telemans

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Name
Dieter Telemans
Title
Photographer, ceramist
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels

Supported projects

The past is a foreign country

  • Equality
  • Youth
  • Migration

BRUSSELS - Eight underage asylum seekers were followed by Catherine Vuylsteke for one year. The Nadaar collective and three guest photographers each portrayed one of the youngsters.

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World Music on Three Continents

  • Culture

SALVADOR DA BAIA - The popularity of world music has been on the rise in recent years. But often the countries of origin of the musicians in question are only in the news because of wars, disasters or economic crises. The story behind the music, the importance of it in society as catalyst for messages of development or warnings against AIDS, is never told.

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