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Marc Desimpelaere

@pentaxke

Photography, walking, chess, travel, music, cycling, working out. Not necessarily in that order and sometimes combined.

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Mar 26, 2018, 11:08 AM UTC

Photomatic Contest - Three photos series with STREET PHOTOGRAPHY – Mendicant in Tokyo.

It is a long time I didn't post anything here on Steemit. Let's see... It is not clear what this guy just outside Shin-Okubo station was doing. Anyone in the knowing, please chime in and educate me.…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Feb 18, 2018, 9:35 AM UTC

Bavière.

A hospital and boarding school, this place closed down when the university moved to another location more than 20 years ago. You read that right: this place is abandoned for more than 20 years alread…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Feb 16, 2018, 6:11 PM UTC

Place Saint Lambert.

Liège is nicknamed la cité ardente (loosely translates as the fiery city) and if you wanted more prove of it, you should visit Place Saint Lambert, the place where once the Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lamber…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Feb 5, 2018, 4:22 PM UTC

A journey of a thousand stairs begins with a single step

Sometimes a photo opportunity presents itself when you least expect it. Talked to this guy afterwards and he told me he was training for a Cathedral run of some sorts and runs the Van Bueren mountain…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Feb 1, 2018, 6:40 PM UTC

Maison de la Science.

As a little boy, too many moons ago, I visited this museum with my parents. I remember that I stood in awe for the many skeletons and stuffed animals, so I had to visit it again. The bad news is that…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Jan 28, 2018, 5:53 PM UTC

Marché de la Batte

"Sir, you can't take photo's here...!" Given the fact that this is a public place and that I always ask people before I make a photo, I was hardly impressed. "Why? "You can't take pictures." "Mais po…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Jan 20, 2018, 6:00 PM UTC

Basilique de Cointe, Liège

Continuing my series about Liège. If you are into old buildings and you have a moment to spare, while you're at Guillemins be sure to visit the Interallied Memorial. It's a mile uphill (just follow t…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Jan 18, 2018, 8:09 AM UTC

The Art of Love digital exhibition

I decided to enter The Art of Love digital exhibition which is a contest held on the Ello.co digital platform in co-operation with Meural. As a matter of fact I long debated wether to participate or…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Jan 15, 2018, 6:21 PM UTC

Guillemins railway station - continued

Walking in and around the railway station it is hard to imagine you are walking on the premisses of what was once a castle. In fact, Benedict monks of Saint-Guillaume occupied the castle and converte…

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Marc Desimpelaere
@pentaxke Jan 12, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

Dwarfed

The Tour Paradis (Paradise tower named after the street where it is located), commonly known as Financial Tower of Liège is with its 118 meter the largest tower in Belgium that is not located in Brus…

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