I am a pediatric neurosurgeon based in Antwerp, where I work in the University Hospital, and divide my time between Antwerp and New York, where my partner resides. After Lockdown I developed a deep passion for street photography. My work is guided by a strong sensitivity for composition and light with the aim of creating images that feel both intimate and timeless. Solitude and minimalism are recurring themes in my photography.
While I walk the streets of Antwerp and New York I am continuously searching for the subtle beauty and poetry in ordinary moments of everyday life. While much of my work is in black and white, I greatly admire colour photographers such as Saul Leiter and Harry Gruyaert.
Exhibitions
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Eyes on Main Street
Outdoor PhotoFestival 12th Edition, Wilson, NC
Group Exhibition
May 15-August 30, 2026
Street Lens Expo
Zebrastraat 32, Gent Belgium
Group exhibition
July 17-26, August 1-2 and 8-9, 2026
Worldwide Streets (Street & documentary Photography Exhibition) Amsterdam De Hallen
Group Exhibition
June 16-21, 2026
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Women Street Photographers
Artspace PS109 Gallery, New York City
Group exhibition
April 14th-28th, 2025
Women Street Photographers
Festival Foto Brasil San Paola
Group exhibition
April 25-27 and September 4-7, 2025
DSPF Dublin Street photography Festival
Charlemont Square, Dublin
Part of Guest Photographers exhibition
May 2nd-4th, 2025
ImageNation Paris 2025
Street Sans Frontières
Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris France
Group Exhibition
November 14-16th, 2025
Captured and Published Anwterpen
Het Steen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Group exhibition
Summer 2025
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BSPF Brussels Street Photography Festival
Reset, Brussels, Belgium
Group exhibiton
May 30th-June 16nd , 2024
Women Street Photographers
Artspace PS109 Gallery, New York City
Group exhibition
April 12th -29th , 2024
Belluno Photo Festival
Palazzo Fulcis, Belluno, Italy
Group exhibition
April 27th-June 9th , 2024
100 Years 100 Women
A Street Photography Group Exhibition
MVAC
June 19-28th, Paris, France
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Women Street Photographers for
Indian Photo Festival
Virtual exhibition
Group exhibition
June 2023
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Women Street Photographers for
Indian Photo Festival
Hyderabad, India
Group exhibition
Nov 18th -Dec 19th 2022-2023
Women Street Photographers
Artspace PS109 Gallery, New York City
Group exhibition
April 8th -24th , 2022
Treviso Photographic festival
Treviso
Group exhibition
September -25th, 2022magazine
Eyeshot photo exhibition (open call 2022)
Galleria del Cembalo (Palazzo Borghese, Rome, Italy
Group exhibition
November 2022
Publications
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Docu magazine B&W Macadam Awards, 2025
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Captured and Published Antwerpen
Docu magazine , special edition, Mania De Praeter
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The art of Strideby
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Eyeshot Magazine #10, Open Call Edition 2022
Talks
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Invited speaker at The Rome Photo Lab, International Street Photo Festival, September 2025
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Invited speaker at The Oslo Street Photo Festival, May 2024
Awards & Recognitions
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Honorable Mention, Street Macadam,Awards, 2025
Finalist, Women Street Photographers, NY, 2025
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First prize, Single images, BSPF 2024
First prize, category Culture, National Geographic Magazine, The Netherlands, 2024
Finalist, Women Street Photographers, NY, 2024
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Editor selection Lensculture in the Black& White Photography awards 2023
Finalist, Indian Photo Festival (WSP), Hyderabad, 2023
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Finalist, Women Street Photographers, NY, 2022
Finalist Eyeshot Magazine Open Call, 2022
Interviews & podcasts
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https://visualflood.com/post/black-and-white-street-photography-by-mania-de-praeter#google_vignette
https://1x.com/magazine/permalink/9363
https://streetphotography.com/in-conversation-with-mania-de-praeter-on-street-photography/
https://nl.bspfestival.org/news/interview-with-mania-de-praeter-first-prize-2024-bspf-singles op
https://121clicks.com/inspirations/black-and-white-street-photography-mania-de-praeter
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