About Nick
Nick De Clercq is a photographer specialising in architectural, interior, landscape, and travel photography. Beginning his career shooting luxury properties in his hometown of Ghent, Belgium, his range quickly evolved and branched out to other areas of photography.
Along the way, Nick and his work have been recognised and awarded. As one of the youngest Europeans, and youngest Belgian, Nick was awarded the qualification of Qualified European Professional Photographer (QEP) in 2014, after a series of his architectural work was judged by an international jury of 5 peers. The QEP recognises and rewards excellence in European Professional Photographers, and is presented by the Federation of European Photographers (FEP).
Nick also became an accredited professional photographer with the PPOC in Canada after a series of his architectural work was judged by a jury of 3 in 2015 and got accredited once again in 2016 after a series of his travel work was judged.
In 2023 Nick achieved his designation of Craftsman in the Photographic Arts (CPA) with the PPOC. These are honours bestowed upon members by the Professional Photographers of Canada and denote proven photographic ability and commitment to the advancement of professional photography, as well as service to the Association.
Featured On/In:
Arquitectura y Diseño (SP), BMW Magazine (BE), Buzzfeed (USA), Carrera Motors (BE), dS Magazine (BE), CNBC (USA), GG Magazine (DE), HERITAGE Magazin (DE), Home & Trends (BE), Het Nieuwsblad/De Gentenaar (BE), iso 500px (CA), Lonely Planet (USA), Look-Out Lifestyle Magazine (BE), Marie Claire Maison (FR), Nova Scotia Tourism (CA), PF Magazine (NL), Photography For Real Estate (USA), Sabato (BE), Super Foto Digital (ES), Zoom.nl (NL), …
Associations:
Since 2012, Nick is a member of the Nationale Vereniging van Beroepsfotografen (NVB) and the Federation of European Photographers (FEP).
In 2014, Nick became a Qualified European Professional Photographer with the Federation of European Photographers (FEP).
In 2015, Nick also became an accredited professional photographer in Canada (PPOC).
In 2023, Nick received the designation of Craftsman in the Photographic Arts (PPOC).
Awards & Qualifications
2024:
- FEP – Awards 2024 – Advertising and Commercial – 2x Merit Award Image
- FEP – Awards 2024 – Landscape – 1x Distinction Award Image
- FEP – Awards 2024 – Landscape – 1x Merit Award Image
- FEP – Awards 2024 – Nature – 2x Distinction Award Image
- FEP – Awards 2024 – Nature – 1x Merit Award Image
- PPOC –Prestigious National Exhibition – Architectural – Top 3 Image
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 1x Excellence Image
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 3x Accepted Image
2023:
- PPOC – Craftsman of the Photographic Arts (CPA)
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 1x Merit Image
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 2x Accepted Image
2022:
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 3x Merit Image
- PPOC –Prestigious National Exhibition – Architecture – 3x Best in Class Finalist
- PPOC –Prestigious National Exhibition – Architecture – Judge’s Choice
- PPOC –Prestigious National Exhibition – Architecture – Top 8 Image
2021:
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 2x Accepted Image
- Canada – Drone Pilot certificate – Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) (Transport Canada)
- Europe – Drone A1/A3 Pilot certificate (EASA)
- Europe – Drone A2 Pilot certificate (EASA)
2019:
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 1x Accepted Image
2017:
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 1x Merit Image
- PPOC – Prestigious National Exhibition – 2x Accepted Image
2016:
- PPOC – Accreditation: Travel Illustration
2015:
- PPOC – Accreditation: Architecture
2014:
- FEP – Qualified European Professional Photographer (QEP) – Architecture
2013:
- FEP – European Professional Photographer (EP) Qualification
- FEP Students and Young Photographers – Bronze Camera 2012
- FEP Students and Young Photographers – Gold Award Single Image 2012
- FEP Students and Young Photographers – Bronze Award Single Image 2012
2012:
- National Association of Professional Photographers Photo competition – Nominee (top-10) Publicity
- PFRE Photographer of the Month – Winner