On Sept. 29, the 32nd show of The Darkest Room took place at Minard Theatre in Ghent....

We gave the stage to Lara Gasparotto, Charlie De Keersmaecker, Dirk Waem, Athos Burez, Nicky Aerts.

On Sept. 25, 2024, the 31st show of The Darkest Room took place at the C-Mine in Genk.

We gave the stage to Rob Hornstra, Charlie De Keersmaecker, Dirk Waem, Athos Burez and hostess Kaat Celis.

On Nov. 23, 2023, the thirtieth show of The Darkest Room took place at the C-Mine in Genk.

We gave the stage to Bruno V. Roels, Eddo Hartmann, Wouter Deprez, Danny Willems, Barbara Debeuckelaere and Nicky Aerts.

For the twenty-ninth edition, on October 6, 2023, we were guests at 30cc Stadsschouwburg Leuven.
We welcomed Bastiaan Woudt, Gael Turine, Kaat Pype and Arian Christaens for an interview about their latest projects.

For the twenty-eighth edition, on October 4, 2023, we were guests at Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist.

We welcomed photographers Bastiaan Woudt, Gael Turine, Kaat Pype and Tom D. Jones for an interview about their latest projects.

For the twenty-seventh edition, on December 21, 2022, winter solstice, we were guests at Concertgebouw in Bruges.
We welcomed Kadir van Lohuizen, photographer from just across the border. He came to talk about his latest project, "Food for thought. But Van Lohuizen was not the only one.

For the twenty-sixth edition, DDK set foot for the first time in a long time at 30CC Leuven where we were guests on November 23, 2022.
British-Dutch photographer Jimmy Nelson presented his new book "Between the sea & the sky." But he was not alone. Jim Huylebroek, photojournalist for The New York Times, showed us his images of the Ukrainian front.

On October 27, 2022 you could find us for our 25th edition at C-mine Genk.
We welcomed portrait photographer Alexia Leysen. She told us about her latest book 'Zin', based on the column of the same name in De Standaard. But Leysen was not alone. Limburg talent Joke Timmermans also spoke about her self-portraits.

December 21, 2021 De Donkerste Kame (The Darkest Room) took place at the Concertgebouw in Bruges.
We gave the stage to Robin de Puy, a top talent from across the border (NL), who told us more about her new book Down by the water.

On Nov. 10, 2021, De Donkere Kamer took place at C-Mine in Genk.
We gave Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer the stage to discuss his new project God Inc, and we also welcomed Sanne De Wilde who presented Land of Ibeji.

On September 23, 2021, De Donkere Kamer took place at De Grote Post in Ostend.
We gave the stage to Filip Dujardin, who discussed his new project at the Ostend Photobiennial and welcomed Diego Franssens, who presented HERMAN. Julie Scheurweghs also chimed in to talk about her new book and expo THE BIRTH OF A MOTHER.

On September 27, 2020, De Donkere Kamer took place at CC Scharpoord Knokke-Heist.
Headliner of the evening was Anton Corbijn, who discussed his new and exclusive project MOOD/MODE. We also welcomed Jeroen Toirkens and Jelle Brandt Cortius, who presented their project Borealis. Karel Fonteyne also chimed in to talk about his new book SPELL.

On December 21, 2019, De Donkerste Kamer took place at the Concertgebouw in Bruges.
Headliner of the evening was photographer Pieter ten Hoopen. He spoke about his latest project "Migrant Caravan," which won a World Press Photo Award in 2019. Ten Hoopen was joined by Jimmy Kets, who discussed his career as a photojournalist at De Standaard.

In the fall of 2019, De Donkere Kamer returned with a double edition: two venues with the same program.
On Oct. 30, De Donkere Kamer took place at C-Mine in Genk.
On Oct. 31, De Donkere Kamer traveled to the Stadsschouwburg in Mechelen.
Chief guest of the evening was Diana Markosian. She spoke about her series on Cuba, which won a World Press Photo Award that year.

On May 15, 2019, De Donkere Kamer took place at Concertgebouw Brugge.
Headliner of the evening was Erwin Olaf. He discussed his retrospective and new book. Espen Rasmussen presented his project White Rage. Third guest of the evening was Anaïs Lopez, who presented her multimedia project The Migrant.

On April 4, 2019, De Donkere Kamer took place at Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist.
Headliner of the evening was NOOR photographer Kadir van Lohuizen. He spoke about "Arctic: New Frontier," a project investigating the effects of climate change on the Arctic. Second guest of the evening was Titus Simoens, who presented his book 11:00 AM.

On December 21, De Donkere Kamer took place at the Concertgebouw in Bruges.
The headliner of the evening was top artist Dirk Braeckman. He spoke about his latest projects. Braeckman was joined by Bieke Depoorter. She spoke about her solo exhibition at Fomu.

On November 8, De Donkere kamer took place at C-Mine in Genk.
Frank Raes and Nicky Aerts moderated the event. Main act of the evening was Dutch portrait photographer Koos Breukel. He presented his new series and book Zoon, which was on display at Huis Marseille in Amsterdam. Breukel was accompanied by Lieve Blancquaert. She discussed her new project Last Days, in which she explores age and death worldwide.

On June 21, The De Donkere Kamer moved to Concertgebouw Brugge for a special midsummer night edition: The Darkest Room.
Lieven Vandenhaute moderated the evening together with Fien Sabbe. The chief guest was Stephan Vanfleteren. He presented his latest book "Surf Tribe. Stephan Vanfleteren was not the only photographer in our midst. Artist Filip Dujardin was present to discuss his latest photomontages and installations.

The twelfth edition of De Donkere Kamer took place on May 3, 2018 at Bourla, Antwerp.
Fien Sabbe and Nicky Aerts moderated the event. The headliner of the evening was Anton Corbijn. He presented 1-2-3-4 as part of AntwerpPhoto, a new photography festival.

On March 22, 2018, De Donkere Kamer was at the Stadsschouwburg in Sint-Niklaas.
Among the guests was Dutch portrait photographer Robin de Puy. She spoke about her new project Randy. De Puy was not alone. She was accompanied by Belgian photographer Sébastien van Malleghem, who presented "Réagir.

On December 21, 2017, De Donkere Kamer moved to Concertgebouw Brugge for a special winter solstice edition: De Donkerste Kamer.
Chief guest of the evening was Dutch documentary photographer Ad van Denderen. He presented the project Stone. Belgian Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer was on hand to discuss his latest book and expo on North Korea.

The ninth edition of De Donkere Kamer took place on Oct. 26 at C-Mine in Genk.
Frank Raes and journalist Anna Luyten moderated the evening. Chief guest of the evening was Donald Weber, World Press Photo Award winner. He presented his project War Sand. Belgian photographer Frieke Janssens discussed her book The Sweetest Taboo.

The eighth edition of De Donkere Kamer took place Sept. 15 at Vooruit in Ghent.
Our moderators were journalists Frank Raes and Anna Luyten. They were joined by Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert who discussed his work "East/West." And he was joined by Belgian photographer Frederik Buyckx who was awarded the Sony World Photography Award "Photographer of the Year 2017."

On June 21, 2017, De Donkere Kamer moved to Concertgebouw in Bruges for a special midsummer night edition: De Donkerste Kamer.
Lars Boering, director of World Press Photo, moderated the evening along with Anna Luyten. Our chief guest was Wim Vandekeybus. He presented his latest book, The Rage of Staging. Artist Jan Rosseel spoke about 'Back-up' and Dutch photographer Awoiska van der Molen presented her book 'Blanco'.

On April 28, 2017, the sixth edition of De Donkere Kamer took place at OPEK in Leuven.
Journalist Anna Luyten and presenter Frank Raes spoke with Dieter De Lathouwer about his book "I loved my wife" and the exhibition at Le Botanique.

On Feb. 28, 2017, the fifth edition of De Donkere Kamer took place at the Bourla in Antwerp. Anna Luyten and Frank Raes moderated the evening and interacted with Magnum photographer Michael Christopher Brown, known for his work in Congo and Cuba.
Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter, Photographer of the Fatherland Robin de Puy and initiator of the Borealis project Jeroen Toirkens were present and discussed their projects.

On December 15, 2016, the fourth edition of The De Donkere Kamer took place at the C-Mine in Genk. Edie Peters and Anna Luyten moderated the evening. They spoke with Brussels photographer Sébastien Van Malleghem and local photographic talent Marco Mertens.

The third edition of The De Donkere Kamer took place at Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent on Nov. 14, 2016.
Founder of PhotoQ, Edie Peters moderated the evening along with journalist Anna Luyten. American Marshall Kappel, renowned sports photographer was in attendance. Other guest speakers of the evening included Belgian Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert who presented a documentary on his fascinating work.

The second edition took place at BOZAR (Brussels) on June 23, 2016 as part of the Summer of Photography festival.
The evening was moderated by Edie Peters and art journalist Anna Luyten. Guest speakers for the evening included French photographer Noémie Goudal, Belgian photographers Bert Danckaert, Tine Guns and Arno Roncada.