BVNF 2002 Festival

The International Nature Photography Festival 2002 was held from the 1^st till the 3^rd of November at the Cultural Centre "’t Aambeeld" of Aartselaar (10 km south of Antwerp, Belgium). This was an organisation of BVNF, in cooperation with vzw Pro CC Aartselaar.  

What was on the programme:

Five international guests - nature photographers - presented themselves:

• Cornelia Dörr (D) – In the Shadow of the Andes

• Rob Jordan (UK)– Shy and Elusive

• Willem Kolvoort (NL) – Under the Water Lilies of the Low Countries

• Bernard Castelein (B) – See you … in Bharatpur

• Larry Michael (USA) – Abstracts and Patterns in Nature

On the Links page are the websites of our guest-photographers mentioned.

 Different slideshows of BVNF-members (diaporama’s), showed every day

•  Portfolio – meet the members of BVNF

•  Southern Colours– Francois Bouvé

•  Keoladeo Ghana – Bie Lievens

•  Olympic NP – Johan Vertriest

•  Untamed Africa – Wim Reybroeck

•  Colours of the Far West – Raoul Van de Berck

•  Zammelsbroek – Lieve Geens

•  Everglades – Fons Van den heuvel & Hilde De Paepe

•  Sandstone & Slickrock – Marco Ising

•  Peru, from Andes to Amazone – Rudi Delvaux, Marc Van Aerde, Fons Van den heuvel & Hilde De Paepe

•  Birds of the North – Jozef Permentier and Jan Roofthooft

•  Edges of the forest in the north of Antwerp – Bernard Castelein

An exhibition with prints of the best work of our members and a contest "award of the public". The exhibition was open from 29/10 up to 3/11, entrance free.

A 'marketplace' with books, equipment and information
 

The programme:

Our five guests held their slideshows Friday afternoon and Saturday during the day: 2 on Friday, 3 on Saturday. The short slideshows from our members were repeatedly shown on Friday afternoon, Saturday during the day, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon was also the moment when the award of the public was announced.

The audience:

Our goal (4 times a full theatre, in total 1.600 people) was almost reached.