Herman Selleslags
Herman Selleslags (3 March 1938 – 18 October 2024) was a Belgian photojournalist, mainly working for the magazine Humo.
Herman Selleslags
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- Belgium.
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- photographer and photojournalist.
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Herman Selleslags (3 March 1938 – 18 October 2024) was a Belgian photojournalist, mainly working for the magazine Humo.
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Selleslags was born in Antwerp in 1938. His father, Rik Selleslags, was a photojournalist as well. Herman Selleslags started working as a photographer in the 1950s, first making commercial photos for companies, and later working as a photographer for Humo, where he portrayed many celebrities. This includes portraits of the Beatles, Mick Jagger, Ike and Tina Turner, and Diana Ross. His archive and that of his father are kept at the Fotomuseum Antwerp. In 1991, he received the State Award for Visual Arts from the Flemish Community. In 2007, the Fotomuseum Antwerpen dedicated a large retrospective to his work. In 2024, Aldine Reinink directed Life Will Give You Pictures, an 80-minute documentary about Selleslags' life. Selleslags was married to Sonja Cantré, the daughter of sculptor Jozef Cantré. Sonja was a television presenter. They had two children. Cantré died in 2014. Selleslags died on 18 October 2024 via euthanasia. He was 86.
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Herman Selleslags is recorded with the occupation photojournalist. Recorded as photographer and photojournalist.
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1938
Herman Selleslags was born on 1 January 1938.
2007
Herman Selleslags--Archief 07 (2007) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2024
Herman Selleslags died on 18 October 2024.
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Herman Selleslags was born at Antwerp.
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Herman Selleslags was born in Antwerp.
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- 1."Herman was een pionier en onze sterfotograaf": Humo-fotograaf Herman Selleslags (86) is overleden. VRT Nieuws. 2024-10-19.
- 2.In gedachten Herman Selleslags. In gedachten.
- 3.Vrt Nieuws: 'FoMu krijgt archief Herman Selleslags in permanente bruikleen'. Gearchiveerd op 27 juni 2021.
- 4.Herman Selleslags schenkt archief aan het FoMu
- 5.Flanders Image Life Will Give You Pictures.
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