Cedric Brion, photographer

Cédric Brion (born 1978, Belgium) is a freelance photographer based in Mons.

Attracted to the visual arts from an early age, he discovered his passion for photography at the age of 18. His first steps were taken with a film camera, in an entirely self-taught approach. He then developed his images in the darkness of his room, patiently learning the subtleties of light, composition and printing through experimentation and constant curiosity.

Over the years, this passion has become a real artistic language. Her career has been marked by participation in various competitions, collaborations and professional projects that allow her to refine her vision and develop a personal visual signature.

Today, Cédric Brion creates photographic works that go beyond the simple representation of reality. Her work explores the emotions, atmospheres and symbolic dimensions of the image, through artistic portraits, conceptual compositions and universes imbued with mystery. Inspired by the contrasts between light and dark, presence and absence, he seeks to arouse the viewer's emotion, reflection and imagination.

His photographs have been exhibited and awarded in several international competitions, and are in private collections. Through each of his works, he pursues the same ambition: to transform the image into a lasting visual and emotional experience.

Motivation and Vision

Through portrait photography, I explore emotions, fragility and the invisible parts of human identity. My work does not seek to represent a person as they appear, but to reveal what they may suggest, conceal or symbolically embody.

Inspired by dark worlds, surrealism and visual narratives imbued with mystery, I create images where reality mixes with imagination. Each portrait becomes a space of narration, an encounter between presence and absence, strength and vulnerability, light and dark.

I use light, textures, contrasts and symbolic elements as a visual language to evoke universal emotions. My photographs invite the viewer to go beyond mere appearance to question memory, emotions, invisible wounds and the complexity of the human condition.

More than a testimony to reality, my work is a search for atmospheres and emotional resonances. I want to create images that provoke introspection and leave everyone free to project their own story onto them.

  • Training

    1. Artistic Studies in Applied Arts 
    2. Qualification in Visual Arts
    3. Infac School of Photography in Brussels
    4. Assistant photographer at Frank Uyttenhove in Ixelles
    5. Graphic Designer Training at Créaform
    6. Training with the artist photographer DelphineCencig.
    7. Self-taught training on Photoshop and
      Lightroom.

  • Inspirations

    1. David Lachapelle, H.R Giger, Max Rive,
    2. Ansel Adams, Yann Arthus Bertrand, Michel Lagarde,
    3. Antonio Gaudencio, Delphine Cencig.

  • Exhibitions 

    – Exhibition in Lille ART UP with the Melting Art GALLERY (LILLE France) 2026

    - Exhibition at the Paris France Motor Show (Epson France Stand) 2025

    – Exhibition at Lill'Art Gallery (Lille, France)

    – Exhibition in Lille ART UP with the Galerie LILL'ART
    GALLERY (LILLE France) 2025

    – Exhibition at the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand
    Palais in Paris 2025 (France)

    – Exhibition at Tours & Taxi Brussels (Belgium) 2023

    – Exhibition at Audacieuse Galerie Geneva (Switzerland) 2023

    – Exhibition at Melting Art Galerie in Lille (France) 2023

    – Exposition à Venise THE ROOM Contemporary
    Art Space (Italy) 2019

    – Exhibition at the Pôle d'exposition Mons (Belgium) 2017

    – Exhibition in Liège, Tournai, Brussels (Belgium)

  • Magazines

    – Corridor Elephant Magazine

    – Artego Magazine

    – Moevir Magazine

    – Vigor Magazine

    – Darkly Art Magazine

    – Gmaro Magazine

    – Edith Magazine

    – Imirage Magazine

    – Ellements Magazine

    – Tsym Magazine

    – Fienfh Magazine

    – Open Eye Magazine

    – Marvelous Art Magazine

    – Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

    – Rebel Woman Magazine

    – DARKBEAUTY Magazine

    – Model Land Magazine

    – Surreal Beauty Magazine

    – Emergence Magazine France

Contest 

– 2025 First in the Zari Art Prize London competition (Photography)
– 2025 First in the Epson France competition (Theme: water)
– 2025 *Mention* at the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais in Paris 2025
– Gold Medal (Aquarium Series) at the Tokyo International Photography Awards 2024
– Silver Medal (Ghostly Series) at the Tokyo International Photography Awards 2024
– Bronze Medal "Conceptual Art" from the Belgian Photo Awards
– Gold Medal at the VIEPA Vienna Photography Award 2024 with my photograph 'The Refuge'
– Bronze Medal at the Tokyo International Photography Awards 2023
– 5 nominations at the Fine Art Photography Awards 2023
– Winner of Photo Magazine of the Biggest Competition 2022
– 4 Gold Medals in the portrait category at the New-york photography awards 2022
– 4 Silver Medals in the portrait category at the New-york photography awards 2022 competition
– 2 honorable mentions in the portrait category at the Chromatic Photography Awards 2022
– Honorable mention in the fine art category at the Budapest Photography awards 2022 competition
– Finalist of the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Competition 2022
– Bronze Medal for the Ghost Series and Finalist with the Fallen Angel Series One Eyeland Competition 2022
– 8 Nominations au concours Fine Art Photography Awards 2022
– Winners of ITSLIQUID International Contest 10th Edition 2021
– Bronze Medal Panno Awards Competition 2021
– Finalist of the largest photo contest of Photo Magazine 2019
– Wipplay's Human Planet jury's favorite "Orange 2019 Contest"
– Finaliste concours “Shoot for good”
– Nominee of the Top 101 of the IMS Photo Contest 2017
– 2nd place national of Belgium at the Sony World Photo Awards 2017
– 1st prize of the Wipplay Festival Public "RENCONTRES AU PAYS DU MONT-BLANC (France)"
– Winner in the Landscape, Fashion, Portrait category of the "great international photoviews.net competition" of 2017
– Winner in the portrait category of the major international competition of Photo.fr magazine in 2015
– Finalist 10th place and 2nd place in the landscape category of the "great international photoviews.net competition of 2015
– Finalist 9th place and 1st place in the landscape category of the "great international competition photoviews.net" of 2014
– Finalist of the "Grand concours photo 2013 du Magazine Photo.fr" as part of the young talents gallery.
– Winner and 4th prize in the landscape category of the "Grand concours international photoviews.net" of 2013.
– Winner and 1st prize in the landscape category of the "Grand concours international photoviews.net" of 2014
– 9th in the Top 20 of the 2014 Overall Photographers Ranking of www.photoviews.net
– Finalist and winner of the "WWF Region of France Competition". – Finalist in the travel category of the "Sony World Photography Award Competition".