FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER


ABOUT STEVE
Steve Dean Mendes was born and raised in a small town in the south of Portugal and based in Belgium, Aalst.
Through his photography not only he is expressing his vision of the world but also he uses it for healing.
He's able to establish a deep emotional connection with his models and gives them a voice and power to embrace themselves , to heal and for self acceptance.
Exhibitions
5/2021 - Éloquence Photo Exhibition - Proof of existence / Deep emotions from Photography - Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center Scarts Court - Sapporo, Japan
9/2021 - Image Nation - The New Aesthetics - Fondazione Luciana Matalon - Milan, Italy
4/2022 - Silent Noise - Verduyn Gallery - Moregem, Belgium
5/2022 - ImageNation - Galerie Joseph Le Palais - Paris, France
5/2022 - Éloquence Photo Exhibition - Deep emotions from Photography - Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center Scarts Court - Sapporo, Japan
9/2022 - ImageNation - Fondazione Luciana Matalon - Milan, Italy
11/2022 - HeadOn Photo Festival - Bondy Beach, Sydney, Australia
11/2022 - BBA Gallery Photography Award 2022 - Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
Awards & Nominations
HeadOn PhotoFestival - Portrait award 2022 - Semi Finalist
BBA Gallery Photography Prize 2022 - Finalist
BBA Gallery MPB European Award 2022 - Finalist
BBA Gallery Berlin Photo Week 2022 - Shortlisted
IPA 2022 - International Photo Awards
Category Fine Art, Portrait series - Honorable mention
PX3 Prix de la Photography 2022
Category Fine Art, Portrait series - Honorable mention
Beautiful Bizarre Inprnt Photography prize 2022
Finalist
Belfast Photo Festival 2022 - Shortlisted book Emotions In Between Emotions
Lensculture Critics’ Choice Award 2021
Winner Critics Pick by Xavier Seule (Director La Galerie VU’)
MIFA 2021 - Moscow International Photo Awards
Bronze, Category People Fine Art Portrait series
TIFA 2020 - Tokyo International Photo Awards
Bronze, Category People Fine Art Portrait series
IPA 2020 - International Photo Awards
3rd Place, Category Fashion, Advertisement Commercial
IPA 2020 - International Photo Awards
Jury Top 5 Selection - Tiffany Sprague (YALE University Art Gallery)
IPA 2020 - International Photo Awards
Honorable Mention , Category Fine Art, Portrait series
The Gucci Beauty Glitch, “Unconventional Beauty” Photo Vogue Italia / Gucci contest 2020 - Finalist
TIFA 2019 - Tokyo International Photo Awards
Gold, Category People Portrait series
BIFA 2019 - Budapest International Photo Awards
Bronze, Category People Portrait series
IPA 2019 - International Photo Awards
2nd Place, Category Fine Art, Portrait series
The Independent Photographer Visual story teller Contest 2019 - Finalist
The Sound of Color Contest - 500px.com
1st prize 2016