katleen_gils_photography

Name: katleen_gils_photography
Address: Mortsel, 2600, BE
Telephone: +32477901074

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België
Mortsel
katleen_gils_photography

I am a creative conceptual visual thinker, photographer and therapist in one who uses photography to get people moving. My visual language always connecting.

Showing how beautiful the world really is. I live in Antwerp and work worldwide.

03/06/2026

Behind the scenes, things have been fairly quiet here over the past few weeks. Not because nothing is happening — quite the opposite. It feels more like I’m in the middle of a tsunami of new projects 😄
Some things simply need time to grow outside of social media. In silence. In slowness. In real life.

A little glimpse behind the scenes…
Recently, together with my new life partner and other community members, I traveled to the place where the in Portugal will come to life. A place surrounded by nature, where a new way of living, creating, and connecting is being built 🩵🩵🩵
My partner as an eco-builder. Me as a photographer, photo therapist, and founder of where connection, slowing down, and genuine encounters are at the heart of everything.

And somehow, all of this felt strangely familiar. As a child, I often dreamed of places like this. Of living together in connection with nature, creativity, and consciousness. But back then, I was often told it was naïve. Too dreamy. Unrealistic.

And yet… today I find myself right in the middle of that story. As a co-creator 🔥
Sometimes I still can’t quite believe it myself 😄

I captured some images just in the evening & after waking up, early in the morning. No traffic. No screens. Just silence, nature, and the space to reconnect with what truly matters. Maybe that’s also why I’ve been less present on social media lately. Because I increasingly feel how important slowing down, digital detox, and real human connection are — not only during retreats, but also in everyday life.

At the same time, we’re continuing to build two very special places that will soon welcome people: an artist residency/studio for all kinds of creatives, and a space for ceremonies, workshops, singing circles, retreats, ecstatic dance, and exhibitions.

Exciting. Intense. But above all… deeply alive.

Sometimes, the dreams people once laughed at turn out to be the very ones that were meant to become reality. Keep dreaming 🩵

28/04/2026

Egypt isn’t just a place I travel to — it’s a place I return to ✨
Between 2019 and 2026, I’ve returned many times, and I know this won’t be the last. The encounters. The people. The rhythm of daily life. Bare feet on warm ground. Africa in every breath.
When I’m here, I’m fully myself. This is where I recharge, where I come back into alignment. I need this place. It feeds me. It grounds me. It keeps my African pulse alive. Deeply grateful I get to live this. Pure soul food. A country I will always return to. ✨
Everyone I cross paths with receives an instant photo – my way of anchoring our connection, across borders. My cameras – instant and digital – are my voice, my bridge, my way of connecting with people around the world, forever 🩵
Every photo carries a story, a moment of trust, a bond that lingers.

24/04/2026

Egypt 2026 🩵

My first impressions of my stay in Luxor are still very present, even now that I’m back in Belgium. It was such a special experience and I feel deeply grateful that I was invited to be part of it.

I was welcomed by Aïsha, whom I met in the streets of Luxor back in 2023, and from the very first moment of seeing each other again, it felt incredibly warm and familiar, as if no time had passed at all. Being received by her and her family in such an open and genuine way made me feel completely at ease throughout my stay.

The photos I’m sharing here are taken during the day of a wedding celebration I had the chance to witness and be part of. It was a beautiful and vibrant moment, full of life, connection and tradition, and it gave me a glimpse into a world I feel grateful to have experienced from so close by.

These images are just a small reflection of that day and of the journey as a whole, but they carry the feeling of what it meant to be there.

18/04/2026

Egypt isn’t just a place I travel to — it’s a place I return to ✨
Between 2019 and 2026, I’ve returned many times, and I know this won’t be the last. The encounters. The people. The rhythm of daily life. Bare feet on warm ground. Africa in every breath.
When I’m here, I’m fully myself. This is where I recharge, where I come back into alignment. I need this place. It feeds me. It grounds me. It keeps my African pulse alive. Deeply grateful I get to live this. Pure soul food. A country I will always return to. ✨

Everyone I cross paths with receives an instant photo – my way of anchoring our connection, across borders. My cameras – instant and digital – are my voice, my bridge, my way of connecting with people around the world, forever 🩵
Every photo carries a story, a moment of trust, a bond that lingers.

17/04/2026

Egypt isn’t just a place I travel to — it’s a place I return to ✨
Between 2019 and 2026, I’ve returned many times, and I know this won’t be the last. The encounters. The people. The rhythm of daily life. Bare feet on warm ground. Africa in every breath.
When I’m here, I’m fully myself. This is where I recharge, where I come back into alignment. I need this place. It feeds me. It grounds me. It keeps my African pulse alive. Deeply grateful I get to live this. Pure soul food. A country I will always return to. ✨

Everyone I cross paths with receives an instant photo – my way of anchoring our connection, across borders. My cameras – instant and digital – are my voice, my bridge, my way of connecting with people around the world, forever 🩵
Every photo carries a story, a moment of trust, a bond that lingers.

Picture of a man making coffee on the stairs leading down to the boats on the Nile — quietly serving those who pass by.

16/04/2026

Egypt isn’t just a place I travel to — it’s a place I return to ✨
Between 2019 and 2026, I’ve returned many times, and I know this won’t be the last. The encounters. The people. The rhythm of daily life. Bare feet on warm ground. Africa in every breath.
When I’m here, I’m fully myself. This is where I recharge, where I come back into alignment. I need this place. It feeds me. It grounds me. It keeps my African pulse alive. Deeply grateful I get to live this. Pure soul food. A country I will always return to. ✨

Everyone I cross paths with receives an instant photo – my way of anchoring our connection, across borders. My cameras – instant and digital – are my voice, my bridge, my way of connecting with people around the world, forever 🩵
Every photo carries a story, a moment of trust, a bond that lingers.

Pictures taken in Aswan, on Kitchener’s Island, where we met a large family having a picnic.

11/04/2026

During my last trip to Egypt, I visited the temple of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut.

We didn’t rush.
We stayed. From midday until closing time.

Just… being.
Moving slowly between people, feeling, absorbing the energy, observing everything and everyone.

And then—when the crowds finally disappeared, when the last (almost last) tourist walked away—I couldn’t resist. I ran up the stairs one more time, just to walk them down alone.

On my way up, I crossed a couple who had the exact same idea.
They too wanted to stay until the very end. To feel the place in silence, without the noise of hundreds of tourists ticking off another “must-see,” taking endless photos… but not really *being* there.

Because let’s be honest—what remains then?
Images without depth. Without soul.

So I walked down. Guards shouting at me—slightly annoyed. I didn’t care.

What I *did* care about… was that moment.

Out of pure spontaneity, I ran back down and jumped into the couple’s last selfies.

What followed?
Hilarious photos… but more than that—a deep, unexpected connection with the woman.

Something shifted. I touched her, deeply.
We exchanged details. And who knows… maybe we’ll meet again 😁

Because some people don’t cross your path by accident 🩵

Adres

Mortsel
2600

Telefoon

+32477901074

Website

http://www.katleengils.com/

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