New city photographer of Tilburg 2021 Angelique Cornelissen goes for connection

Angelique is an artsy person with a great passion for photography and art. For example, Angelique tells us that ever since she was young, she has always been out and about with a camera. 'My strolls', she laughingly calls them. "During my walks through the city I capture everything. Where it used to be a lot of black and white analog street images, it is now more often an interesting composition." Despite the fact that photography is Angelique's passion, it is not the field she ever entered. "I was going to start part-time at the film academy in Belgium, but due to corona I had to postpone those plans. Right now I am looking for a job in media or something within the arts and culture sector. With my art school background, it seems cool to me to combine art with film, but I am also interested in meeting people and listening to their stories. What exactly I want to do with that I still have to figure out, but who knows, maybe this path will lead me to new insights. In any case, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Coincidence or planned?

Angelique had already hesitated several times about her participation. Now, in 2021, she has participated and even managed to win the title. What goes through your mind when you hear your name on the microphone? "Unexpected, super fun, and all the other words that have enthusiasm as a synonym. I want to do things differently than my predecessors. I am someone with ten thousand ideas in my head, but one thing was immediately clear: I am going to involve the citizens of Tilburg. Especially in the current situation, I'm looking for a connection. I'm glad I took the plunge to participate." So was it really a fluke or still a planned action? "During one of my walks through Tilburg, I took this shot. When I saw it again later I knew I had to submit this photo."

2021 is not the year of the standard photo

"In my photos, I let the DNA of Tilburg shine through, but don't expect me to take pictures for postcards. I am much too stubborn for that." Not with Angelique, no standard skyline. "In recent years I have been busy discovering new compositions in places by means of analog mirroring. I also want to highlight other locations and situations. We are all so focused on the Spoorzone and Piushaven. I sometimes have to laugh at the phrase: 'Tilburg is a raw city'. Super nice, but also show that and not only the known areas. I'm going to trigger people to go out and discover their own city. There are so many more locations worth seeing in the city than meets the eye." A good example is the building where the photos in this article were taken: the Melkfabriek.