Etienne Buyse lives and works in Bagimont, a hamlet rocking on the border between France and Belgium, in the middle of large forests.
In a previous life, after periods spent backpacking in Asia, USA and teaching in Africa, Etienne became an entrepreneur in software publishing.
Etienne studied French literature, supplemented by the history of art.
In terms of his photographic career, his studies at the Ecole des Arts (School of Arts) in Ixelles (Brussels) with Pierre Radisic as teacher, was special but decisive. And, to consolidate this, his further studies at the Academie Beeldende Kunsten (Academy for Fine Arts) in Anderlecht (Brussels) have also been substantial.
His Down Time (Temps d’arrêt) series led to him becoming a finalist in LensCulture's Street Photography Awards 2017, in which he won a Jury Award (Mr. Roberts).
Parallel to his photographic projects, Etienne gives courses in the history of photography.
