Sebtrip Manolibre
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Living home from a very young age to work & explore the wonders of this world has led me to discover an amazing diversity of characters that shaped my personality, beliefs & values today.
I have witnesses the most incredible & simple adaptation of nature and society. Simple acts that changes all perspectives. Blessings of life but also, sometimes, the outrageous condition of discrimination & injustice.
Though, my art is aimed to reveal the richness of life. I want to focus sharing the blessings. What made me love this world, what inspires me in the heart of human kind, in his art, in his fight, in his passion, in his beauty. I love a picture that speaks with love...
I have met great artists on the road that shared their passion with me. My first touch with photography was early 2000, when I met Michael Chia as he started his career and used me as his first student and later took me as an assistant for a mesmerizing trip to China. Then I met Jerome Coton, who bacame my best friend after a incredible road trip from Vienna to Sarajevo and thought me how to "paint the film with light". I have to mention also Joseba Extebarria, whith whom I walked more than 2000 kms all thru Spain from Pamplona to Santiago to Cadiz.
I am now a professional photographer in Brussels since 2013 after deciding to dedicate my life into the art before regrets shouts too loud. I couldn't thanks enough my good ol' friend Michael Chia who has been my mentor to start my career. Since I have been shooting various events & conferences, artists portraits, live venues for revenues. Aside, I dedicate my artwork in various social and art projects to promote the "better life", looking to "paint the film with light".
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1996 to 2012
An extensive immigrant life
Sept. 1996 - March 1997 / 6 months
Maidenhead - England
March 1997 - June 1997 / 3 months
Stockholm - Sweden
Jul. 1997 - Oct. 1998 / 15 months
Heidelberg - Germany
Dec. 1998 - Aug. 1999 / 8 months
Galway - Irland
Aug. 1999 - May 2004 / 5 years
Brussels - Belgium
Oct. 2003 - Dec. 2003 / 3 month
Brussels to Sarajevo (photos)
Travel Buddy: Jerome Coton
May 2004 - Apr. 2008 / 4 years
Montpellier - France
Apr. 2008 - Jul. 2008 / 3 month
Montpellier to Cadiz (photos - videos)
Travel Buddy: Joseba Etxebarria
Jul. 2008 - Oct. 2008 / 5 months
Ockanagan Valley - BC Canada
Oct. 2008 - Dec. 2008 / 2 month
Vancouver to Barra (photos)
Travel Buddies: Phil & Gen do America
Dec. 2008 - May 2009 / 6 months
La Manzanilla - Jalisco Mexico
May 2009 - Dec. 2009 / 6 months
Montreal - QC Canada
Dec. 2009 - Fev. 2012 / 3 years
La Manzanilla - Jalisco Mexico
First taste of Freedom, first night in the street.
worked as: Pastry Chef commis/Waiter
End of freedom, the pain of injustice.
worked as: Merchandiser
The story of Charlie, rebirth.
worked as: Waiter/Barman/Cook/Piercer
My first love
worked as: McDonald employee/Barman/Casino Floor Mger
Expat at Home, meeting family & reality
worked as: Barman/Band Manager/Founded FoenBlues Ent. & organized music venues & festivals/Human Ressources/various little jobs...
A Time for decision, meeting purpose.
Roadtrip at 2 hitch-hiking thru: Austria-Tcheque Rep.-Slovakia-Hungaria-Croatia-Bosnia-Italy-France
Back home, reconnecting.
Studed DAEU (Baccalaureat for adult)/passed my driving licence/Started music in bands as singer & guitarist/worked as: Night Security Guard/employee in bookshop/started projects in journalism & photography
The Great Escape, back to the sources
Traveled from Montpellier to San Sebastian hitch-hiking/Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela walking/Walking along with Joseba to Sevilla & Cadiz/Alone to Malaga & Vancouver CA.
The New World, another life.
worked as f'ruit picker
Fear & Loathing in America
A Roadtrip with Phil & Gen Do America with 2 cars from Vancouver thru: Seattle-Portland-Redwood-San Francisco-Yosemite-Death Valley-Las Vegas-Kingman-San Antonio-Barra de Navidad-La Manzanilla
La Malinche, facing discrimination
A journey to survive playing music with a local indian family in the street before to find a job as a waiter
Culture & Misunderstandings, facing depression
worked as: Gardener
El Belga Loco, Connecting with Nature
Settled a camp in front of the ocean between a lagoon & the jungle. Worked as Bartender/Snorkel Guide & Instructor.
2012 to today
Back home to build home
Feb. 2012 - Today
Brussels - Belgium
Dec. 2013 - Jan. 2014 / 1 month
Shanghai to Ao Nang (photos - movie)
Travel Buddy: Michael Chia
Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2015 / 10 days
Kochin to Pondicherry (photos)
Family trip with parents & my brother
Taking life in hands
worked as: Waiter/Cook
working today as: Professional photographer/Guitar teacher/benevole animator for Human Rights with Amnesty.
Where The Sun Rise, breaking stereotypes.
Roadtrip at 2 in buses, trains, planes, bikes thru: Shanghai-Suzhou-Changsha-Fenghuang-Guilin-Yangshuo-Da Zhai-Lijiang-Kunming-Shengzen-Ao Nang.
The Land Of Smiles, sharing the experience.
Roadtrip with my parents & brother on a tour thru: Kochin-Kumily-Pondicherry.
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