From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this gallery and any contributor remarks describe their original publication period.
Bruges Ommeland Landscapes by Bart Dumont
Photo series Bruges Ommeland by Bart Dumont
My series is about “Bruges Ommeland”, this is the name of a large region in West – Flanders, Belgium. I focus on this area because I go out with my bike every time, so this way I do not pollute nature for my amusement.
Bruges Ommeland has a wide variety of landscapes and cultural elements, alot of those elements dating back to Medieval times, creating unique atmospheres of nostalgia. I try to include these elements in my landscape photographs.
I only shoot at sunrise or sunset to get the most out of the images. I love these times. Its so fascinating to see the planet waking up or see it going to sleep. The change in colors and tints is always so intruiging ! Also it is only during these moments that the lights are sublimal for photography, so that’s when i shoot.” Says Bart.












