MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN
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Epitaph of Lieutenant Ernest Cecil Steele, Heudicourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France

I’m a Belgian based photographer, intrigued by general history but most of all by the history of the Great War in all its aspects. Started this project in 2017 along with the misses - who does the editing, design and is by far the best critic in the world (or at least in my world). 


Besides walking and visiting the former battlefields and cemeteries, I’m doing a lot of research at home. I try to read as much as possible on a daily basis using military history and service records, diaries and maps. 


Throughout the years I developed a strong interest for the military actions during the 3rd battle of Ypres and for people born in Belgium who fought within the allied army - for example in Canadian or Australian battalions. But hey, even the story of a cook who died peeling patatos on a ship can be the start of months of research. 

Why do we do this? Well, we want to keep the war’s history alive and more specific the stories of the soldiers who fought against each other in conditions that we can’t even imagine. And of course also for the love of photography and travelling.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with your own story about a relative. 

Tom Bruelemans

​Author of the Battlefield Photography blog
Belgian Photographer
History addict
Left side of the bed

Sarah Eelen

Editor of the Battlefield Photography blog
Belgian Designer
Travel mate
​Right Side of the bed

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PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

2019 & 2020 | Western Front Association | Calendar (PHOTO)

11/11/2019 | BRUZZ Magazine (REPORTAGE & PHOTO) | Dutch
​Sterven na Wapenstilstand: hier liggen de 51 Canadese soldaten die niet sneuvelden (Dutch)

11/11/2019 | BRUZZ Video (INTERVIEW) | English subtitles
Photographer Tom Bruelemans seeks the human stories behind the war graves. 

13/11/2019 | BRUZZ Radio (INTERVIEW) | Dutch
Fotograaf Tom Bruelemans: 'Soms naar boven kijken als je in Brussel rondloopt’

13/11/2019 | RTV Local Television (INTERVIEW) | Dutch

2018 | Knack Flemish Magazine (REPORTAGE & PHOTO) | Dutch

2018 | Klakson Local Magazine (INTERVIEW) | Dutch

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