Ben Heine et Vinz Kanté au Stade Roi Baudouin, avec la Gear 360...

Flesh and Acrylic - Body Painting - Ben Heine Art - Ankamall Live Performance - Shopping Bag

Interview for Flickr (*)

Photographer literally draws life into his photos (You can also read the following interview on Flickr Blog or find the above audio interview on Yahoo Screen).

Ben Heine for The Weekly Flickr

In this edition of The Weekly Flickr, we profile Belgian artist and photographer Ben Heine. To call Ben Heine’s photography “cool” or even “eye-catching” is a bit of an understatement. His images are mesmerizing. Ben’s Pencil Vs Camera series perfectly blends illustrations in surprising but clever juxtapositions.

Ben Heine has created a form of art that is truly all his own. Einstein once said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Ben Heine is using art to show that if you can see it and believe it, there are no bounds to creativity! 

Pencil Vs Camera - © Ben Heine

“In my work, I’m really trying to interact with the viewer,” the Belgian artist tells The Weekly Flickr in the accompanying video. “I want to make them laugh or smile, and if I can, surprise people so that he or she doesn’t understand how it’s made. I’m having so much fun and I want them to feel the same.”

Air Wings: I Love That Game

Air Wings! I just love that game, it's a free networked multiplayer game, one of the best out there in my opinion. I'm playing there quite often (fighting under my real name), come play against me for some joy! The game is incredibly fun as you fly around trying to gather as much weaponry as possible... 

Fantasy for Camera360 App

If you like "Pencil Vs Camera", you will certainly love this brand new app launched a few days ago in partnership with Pinguo. With this clever app and with the 8 templates I gave to Pinguo, you'll be able to create some funny and simple "photo/drawing" images! It works on all smartphones. To use the above "Fantasy" package, you'll first need to download the "Camera360" app. Have a try and let me know!

Please keep in mind that this is not at all the way I'm working, all my drawings are always HANDMADE and they show a transformed reality, I also shared the sketches in progress for almost all my Pencil Vs Camera images so that people can see the work progres...

© 2012 - Ben Heine

The Fun is Just Starting
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(See it on DeviantArt)

Another picture I took in a lovely garden in Braives, Belgium... Please see here below a detail of the above shot. Model: Caroline Madison. MUA: Michaelle Markus.

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© 2011 - Ben Heine

My Studio in Braives

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Very messy, I know. This is where I paint and create all kind of stuff. This studio is located in Braives, Belgium. The above photos have been shot with the Samsung NX11, provided by Samsung Electronics. Co., Ltd.

© 2011 - Ben Heine

Pencil Vs Camera - 49

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(See it on Flickr)
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Just showing what's behind the piece of paper, and behind
the camera. I made the quick drawing a few days ago and
took the photo in a mirror in Brussels, Belgium.

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(See the whole album)
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© 2011 - Ben Heine

I'm Still a Child
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I've taken this photo very early in the morning
in Fontalirant, near Thenon in France

The above photo has been shot with the Samsung NX10, which
has been provided to me by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

© 2010 - Ben Heine

Half Human - Half Animal

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This is just the (unfinished) preparatory
sketch, the final painting is coming soon.

© 2010 - Ben Heine

Fast Caricature
at School

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I recently started teaching French, English, Dutch and History in a Belgian high school. I usually end every lesson with a little caricature of a random student. This is really fun. :)
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Fast Caricature
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A little video of me drawing.
It was recently taken at
a festival in Sint Niklaas, Belgium
(Video by Paul Bottu)
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