Kristof Vadino is a Belgian freelance photojournalist based in Brussels.

He works for Belgian and international media and also for NGO's. His work has been published in De Standaard, De Tijd, Le Monde, El País, Trouw, Elsevier, Humo, Mo Magazine, Algemeen Dagblad, ... 

His aim in social documentary photography is to show our dependency towards other people and towards nature. It is important to criticize, but also to show that there is an alternative and that solutions for our current problems exist.

Studies include Art Photography at Sint-lucas, Ghent, Belgium and a Master in Political and Social Science at the University of Ghent, Belgium. Fluent in Dutch, French, English and Spanish.

Vadino lives in Brussels and operates worldwide.

Photo of ©Kristof Vadino

Info

Name
Kristof Vadino
Title
Photographer
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels

Supported projects

La vraie galère

  • Equality
  • Work

BRUSSELS - Last summer, a fire breather suddenly appeared in Brussels. Photographer Kristof Vadino became intrigued by the mysterious entertainer and started following the man.

©Kristof Vadino

The world behind your jeans

  • Work

The jeans or denim jacket that you bought recently have likely been made in Cambodia. A strike of thousands of textile workers was violently suppressed there a year ago. Journalist Ate Hoekstra and photographer Kristof Vadino show that not much has changed since then.