Cedric Brion    

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

Drawn to the visual arts from a young age, he discovered his passion for photography at the age of 18. He took his first steps with a film camera, teaching himself entirely on his own. He would develop 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 evolved into a true artistic language. His career has been marked by participation in various competitions, collaborations, and professional projects, which have allowed him to refine his vision and develop a distinctive visual style.

Today, Cédric Brion creates photographic works that go beyond a mere representation of reality. His work explores the emotions, atmospheres, and symbolic dimensions of the image through artistic portraits, conceptual compositions, and worlds steeped in mystery. Inspired by the contrasts between light and darkness, presence and absence, he seeks to evoke emotion, reflection, and the viewer’s imagination.

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

Motivation and Vision

Through portrait photography, I explore the emotions, vulnerabilities, and hidden aspects of human identity. My work does not seek to depict a person as they appear, but rather to reveal what they may suggest, conceal, or symbolically embody.

Inspired by dark worlds, surrealism, and visual narratives steeped in mystery, I create images where reality blends with the imagination. Each portrait becomes a space for storytelling, a meeting of presence and absence, strength and vulnerability, light and darkness.

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

More than just a depiction of reality, my work is an exploration of moods and emotional resonance. I aim to create images that encourage introspection and allow each viewer the freedom to project their own story onto them.

  • Training

    1. Art Studies in Applied Arts 
    2. Degree in Fine Arts
    3. Infac School of Photography in Brussels
    4. Photography assistant at Frank Uyttenhove in Ixelles
    5. Graphic Design Training at Créaform
    6. Training with photographer Delphine Cencig.
    7. Self-taught in Photoshop and Lightroom (
      ).

  • Inspiration

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

  • Exhibitions 

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

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

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

    – Exhibition in Lille: ART UP with the LILL'ART Gallery
    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 in Geneva (Switzerland), 2023

    – Exhibition at Melting Art Gallery in Lille (France), 2023

    – Exhibition in Venice: THE ROOM Contemporary
    Art Space (Italy), 2019

    – Exhibition at the Pôle d’exposition in Mons (Belgium), 2017

    – Exhibition in Liège, Tournai, and Brussels (Belgium)

  • Magazines 

    – Corridor Éléphant 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

    – Femme Rebelle Magazine

    – DARKBEAUTY Magazine

    – Modellen Land Magazine

    – Surreal Beauty Magazine

    – Emergence Magazine France

Contest 

– 2025 First Place, Zari Art Prize London (Photography)
– 2025 First Place in the Epson France Competition (Theme: Water)
– 2025 *Honorable 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 (Phantom Series) at the Tokyo International Photography Awards 2024
– Bronze Medal in “Conceptual Art” at the Belgian Photo Awards
– Gold Medal at the VIEPA Vienna Photography Award 2024 for my photograph ‘Le refuge’
– Bronze Medal at the Grand Prix of the Tokyo International Photography Awards 2023
– 5 nominations at the Fine Art Photography Awards 2023
– Winner of Photo Magazine’s Grand Contest 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
– 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
– Finalist in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize 2022
– Bronze Medal for the Ghost series and Finalist with the Fallen Angel series at the One Eyeland Contest 2022
– 8 Nominations at the Fine Art Photography Awards 2022
– Winners of the ITSLIQUID International Contest 10th Edition 2021
– Bronze Medal at the Panno Awards 2021
– Finalist in the largest photo contest by Magazine Photo 2019
– Jury’s Favorite in the Human Planet category of Wipplay’s “Orange Contest 2019”
– Finalist in the “Shoot for Good” contest
– Nominated for the Top 101 in the 2017 IMS Photo Contest
– 2nd place nationally in Belgium in the 2017 Sony World Photo Awards
– 1st prize in the Wipplay Festival Audience Choice Award “RENCONTRES AU PAYS DU MONT-BLANC (France)”
– Winner in the Landscape, Fashion, and Portrait categories of the 2017 “grand concours international photoviews.net”
– Winner in the Portrait category of the 2015 Photo.fr International Photo Contest
– Finalist (10th place) and 2nd place in the Landscape category of the 2015 “photoviews.net International Photo Contest”
– Finalist (9th place) and 1st place in the Landscape category of the 2014 “photoviews.net International Photo Contest”
– Finalist in the “2013 Photo.fr Magazine Grand Photo Contest,” featured in the Young Talent Gallery.
– Winner and 4th prize in the landscape category of the 2013 “photoviews.net International Grand Contest.”
– Winner and 1st prize in the landscape category of the 2014 “photoviews.net International Photo Contest”
– 9th in the Top 20 of the 2014 overall photographer rankings on www.photoviews.net
– Finalist and winner of the “WWF France Regional Contest.” – Finalist in the travel category of the “Sony World Photography Awards.”