Abstract nominee

A few years ago, I began to reconsider how female beauty could be represented by redefining the concepts of what is considered as being beautiful. At that time, in many magazines, women had to be perfect, beautiful and slim. I hate images that are too manipulated! It is my personal goal to show the truly genuine beauty of people, including their imperfections. That's what gives them their uniqueness. The authenticity of the human body speaks for itself, the faces are an unnecessary impediment. Personalities are revealed through poses, landscapes or colours.

Bio:
Annelie Vandendael was born in Belgium on 19.10.87 and grew up in the South of France. After college she came back to Belgium to study at the royal Academy of Fine Arts (kask) in Ghent where she got a masterdegree in Photography . ‘Image’ Has always been a passion for her.

Awards:
Selected by weekend knack photo award 2010
Selected for trial in 'La Fabrica' in Italy 2011 (Benetton's communication research center)
Selected by the photo academy award 2011
Selected for fotofestival naarden 2013
Selected & Finalist at the International Exposure Competition Vogue 2013
Award by Roorda publicity agency 2011
Award in category fine arts 'international photography awards' contest Los angeles (october 2013)
Winner at the 7th Annual Photography Masters Cup with: Honorable Mention in Fashion | sois belle ... (2014)
Gold Medal award in the 2014 ​San Francisco International Photography Exhibition (2014)
Honorable Mention in International Kontinent Photography Awards 2014
Honorable Mention 7th International Color Awards 2014
Honorable Mention MIFA Moscow Foto Awards
Nomination at the 8th Annual International Color Awards Los Angeles 2015
2nd Prize Life Framer Photography Award 2015
Honorable Mention London International Creative Competition LICC 2015