Jacques Mercier
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Jacques Mercier is a famous Belgian writer,
actor, TV animator and radio personality
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Francis Cabrel

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Francis Cabrel is a famous French
singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Jean Sarkozy
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Jean Sarkozy (23 year old) is the son
of the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Damn! I Can't Find It

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My Recent Photos

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Please, do not use them for commercial
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Ben Heine
by Junior Lopes

Junior Lopes is a Brazilian artist
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Paris from the Eiffel Tower

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This is a view of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower (324 meters/1063 feet high). The image is huge, please enlarge for full details by clicking here (original size!). It actually is a montage of 12 photos (no fish eye, no wide angle...). It took me 2 days of work. (And at this link, you'll see this image with several notes describing all the visible monuments).

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Recent Photos

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Share Happiness

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Urgent Landing

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The Peace Tree

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hear no, see no, speak no

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Quarreling Again

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Sea of Freedom

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Impossible Dream

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My Recent Photos

with Wild Animals

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In Love...

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Once Upon a Time in Kenya...

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We Are Family

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Freedom Starts Here

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Lost Baby

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In The Garden!

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Once Upon a Time in Kenya...

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Let Me Sing You A Song

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Together (Detail)

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Once Upon a Time in Kenya...

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Once Upon a Time in Kenya...

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Until I Get There

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Once Upon a Time in Kenya...

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Capitalism is Everywhere

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Elegance

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I Was Flying With a Bird

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Some Recent Portraits

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Barack Obama
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Patrick Swayze
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Barack Obama
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René Magritte
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Barack Obama
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Albert Einstein (in numbers)
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Mona Lisa (Business is Business)
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Nicoleta Ionescu (Romanian artist)
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Barack Obama
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Some Recent

Conceptual Photos

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Polish Forest
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The Sun is Near
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Eden
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Warsaw - Old Town
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Autumn is There
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L'Ecume des Jours
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
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Caught by this Light
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I Think I'm Drunk
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Polish Shore
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Apocalypse Day
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My Soul's Door
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The Sky is Alive
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Evening Joy
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Evening Fog
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Nothing Can Happen to Us
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Our Destiny
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Sunset at Night
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Evening Melancholy
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Travelling Through Time
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Saint Malo, France
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Tram 28, Lisbon
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Colors, Colors!
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I Met Serenity
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We Are So Tiny
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They Are Coming
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Some Recent Cartoons

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The Future of Capitalism
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The Key to Your Soul
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The Lion in Me
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Unity is Strength
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Find a Way Out
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Half Bird - Half Human
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"Moonwalk Through Art"
Michael Jackson
Tribute Book

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© 2009 - Ben Heine

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More than 100 artists have participated in this project.

The book is available at THIS LINK and you can preview it HERE

This book contains drawings, paintings, cartoons, digital art and poems admirers, artists and fans have made and dedicated to Michael Jackson, a man who inspired so many people all over the world to make a real difference. (One of my MJ portrait is on the cover and the 3 other ones I made are also in the book.)

This is a charity project, by buying this book, you will donate money to Mappa Mondo, a children’s hospice from the Red Cross in the Netherlands. Mappa Mondo is a house for children who suffer severe chronic diseases. The vision of Mappa Mondo is that children have the right to a safe environment, a home where they can play, learn, laugh and cry. Every child is unique and needs warmth, support, physical safety and homeliness.

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The whole project became a reality thanks to the efforts of Anne Peters, an artist from Eindhoven (The Netherlands), born in 1982. She is a photographer and digital painter, please visit her website for more information: www.conquista-online.com
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Barack Obama
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This is a total digital painting.
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It took me 39 hours of work.
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Michael Jackson

Tribute Exhibition

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(Poster design by Nicoleta Ionescu)

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It happened in Bucharest, Romania and was organized by Nicoleta Ionescu and Alexandru Ifrim. It gathered 54 artworks by 38 creators from 17 countries. My 4 MJ portraits were exhibited.

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Photo of Nicoleta Ionescu by Dragos Jianu
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Portrait by Nicoleta Ionescu
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Photo by Dragos Jianu
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The participants were:
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Fabio Shin (Brazil) ; Klaas Op De Beéck (Belgium),
Gheorhe Matei (Romania) ; Bill Plympton (USA)
Oronde Kairi (USA) ; Ben Towle (USA)
Mike Greaney (USA) ; Joseba Morales (Spain)
Yamen Elgamal (Egypt) ; Kagan McLeod (Canada)
Scott Jones-McMahon (UK) ; Luis Eduardo Leon (Colombia)
Miroslav Gerencer (Croatia) ; Sal Navarro (USA)
Chris Wahl (Australia) ; Michaël Olivier (France)
Aswini&Abani (India) ; Jourdenais Jonathan (Canada)
Tónió (Hungary) ; Bogar Chancay (Ecuador)
Jaime Ramirez (UsA) ; George Williams (UK)
Mark van Olmen (The Netherlands) Francisco Medina (Venezuela)
Ben Heine (Belgium) Alessandro Grandinetti (Italy)
Guaico (Colombia) ; Turcios (Spain)
Gergely Bacsa (Hungary) ; Daihaa Wyrd (Belgium)
Kris Barz (Brazil) ; Radu Raileanu (Romania)
Abdul Salim (India) ; Craig Rogalski (UK)
Fabricio Pontes (Brazil) ; Vincent Altamore (USA)
Nicoleta Ionescu (Romania) Alexandru Ifrim (Romania)
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Nowhere to be Found

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We Are Primates

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Baby Chimps are as
Bright as Human Infants

By Jack Grimston

Chimpanzees have long been known for their ability to mimic humans. Now scientists have found that baby chimps’ mental development can even be more advanced than children of the same age. At nine months, the animals are just as curious and capable of recognising carers and familiar objects as the average baby. When compared with infants kept in isolated conditions in orphanages, the animals are even more advanced. The scientists who carried out the research believe their research also provides valuable evidence that chimpanzees, like humans, thrive on social interaction. The more intimate their contact with their carers, the faster their brains develop. >>> Read the full article
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Together

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Sache

Par Ben Heine

Au lever du jour coule une larme,
Une de ces larmes versée pour une femme,
Une de ces femmes qui rayonne comme une fleur.
Et sans elle mon chagrin demeure.

Je pourrais sombrer
Ou alors m'éloigner,
Mais je l'aime ma belle,
Le futur nous appelle.

C'est le souffle de l'amour,
Un flux, un va et vient,
Un cycle, une chanson, un refrain.
Ensemble pour toujours.

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There is a God Somewhere

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Usain Bolt, Text Portrait

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Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 metres, the 200 metres and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and Olympic titles at the same time. More

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Mahatma Gandhi - 2 -

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Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence—which led India to independence and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi and in India also as Bapu. He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. More

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