Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 4: Moody Mona Lisa & Leonardo
Moody Mona Lisa & Leonardo, from the series N.I.K.I. (2026)
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from the series urban dystopia (2018)
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 2: The Eye Within
The Eye Within, from the series N.I.K.I. (2026)
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from the series urban dystopia III
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from the series Lucid Dreaming (2023)
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from the series brutally concrete (2019)
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from the series Lucid dreaming (2023)
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from the series moroccan trail (2019)
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from the series sub-way-conscious (2020)

Photography is teaching me to not just look but observe, so enhancing my sense of seeing. Looking at pictures reveals previously unseen details and connections, so gives me a better understanding of life. Being out on the streets makes me interact with people I don’t know, so gives me a deeper sense of living.
[ berlin June 2019 ]

urban dystopia (ongoing series)

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Urban Dystopia reveals a growingly detached society. The project reflects the preposition that modern society is in a continuous state of detachment, and, as such, shows scenes of desolation and mirrors feelings of emptiness.

The original edition can be found here. The project is featured in Bangbangzine issue 3 (available here) and won two honorouble mentions at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2019.

The second edition, which is a more graphical revision or a re-interpretation can be found here.

The third edition won an honorable mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2021 and can be found here.

Read more in my blogpost about the making of Urban Dystopia.


Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - Laundromat

Being in the centrifuge of life with a clear eye on what matters. Movement as a natural biotope for feeling alive. Movement as a cure for stagnation. And centrifugal power as a way to stabilize your own center of gravity.

from the photo essay: a day with elena


caged / the greenery

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