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  • Falk-Hagen Bernshausen

    Hey Rudy,


    great to see you another time at BOA. I am thinking about coming to the Wino show@Sojo, so I might see you there.
    Let me know

    Best wishes

    H.

    2 years ago
  • Inge

    Congrats!

    2 years ago
  • FAMOUS?!SUZYCUE<3

    just wanted to stop in and say hello =) hope your doing well!

    3 years ago
  • AGENT STEEL

    see you in Los Angeles next month!!! http://theliveline.com/juangarcia

    3 years ago
  • SICK OF IT ALL

    New cd "Based On A True Story" out Tuesday April 20th!! Hear it now on our myspace page!!!
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    3 years ago
  • PSICOSUONO

    Hi dear, happy Easter! kisses from Milan....

    3 years ago
  • Laura Kelly

    ..Rudddddy! <3

    3 years ago
  • Samira Al Jaramani

    Hello Rudy, thanks for accept me! Greetings from Venezuela :) 

    3 years ago
  • Juliette Hermanni

    Hello Rudy ^__^

    long time no talk :D
    just passing on by to say hello
    and see how all is going.
    xx.
    -Johanna.♥

    3 years ago
  • Puritania - Photographe…

    Hi.

    Thanks for approving my add.

    Liking your photography work.

    Hope your having a good day.

    Stephi.

    3 years ago
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Interests

  • General

    Photography
    Music
    Disney
    Gigs and festivals
    Themeparks
    Rollercoasters
    Travel

  • Music

    AC/DC
    Agent Steel
    Agnostic Front
    All That Remains
    Anthrax
    Arch Enemy
    Armored Saint
    As I Lay Dying
    Backfire!
    Beyond Fear
    Bleeding Through
    Bullet For My Valentine
    Caliban
    Chimaira
    Corrosion Of Comformity
    Cradle Of Filth
    Crumbsuckers
    Dark Angel
    Deathstars
    Deep Purple
    Delain
    Deviate
    DevilDriver
    Dimmu Borgir
    Down
    Dragonforce
    DRI
    Dr. Know
    Dropkick Murphys
    Exodus
    F-Minus
    Fear Factory
    Flogging Molly
    Forbidden
    Gorilla Biscuits
    H20
    Hatebreed
    HateSphere
    Icepick
    Ignite
    In Flames
    Killing Time
    Kiss
    Lacuna Coil
    Lagwagon
    Lamb Of God
    Less Than Jake
    Life Of Agony
    Ludichrist
    Madball
    Maroon
    Mastodon
    Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
    Mercenary
    Moonspell
    Most Precious Blood
    Motorhead
    Municipal Waste
    Murphys Law
    NOFX
    Nuclear Assault
    Obituary
    Pantera
    Prong
    Pro Pain
    Rag Men
    Rancid
    Red Tape
    Rise Against
    Roger Miret & The Disasters
    Sabaton
    Sengir
    Sepultura
    Shadows Fall
    Shelter
    Sick Of It All
    Slapshot
    Slayer
    Slipknot
    SOD
    Soilwork
    Stone Sour
    Streetdogs
    Suicidal Tendencies
    TestAmenT
    Unearth
    Walls Of Jericho
    Rob Zombie
  • Movies

    Addams Family
    Batman
    Edward Scissorhands
    House Of Wax
    Indiana Jones
    Jurrasic Park
    La Grande Vadrouille
    Le Petit Beigneur
    Life Of Brian
    LOTR
    The Mummy
    Nightmare Before Christmas
    Pirates Of The Caribbean
    Rabbi Jacob
    Shrek
    Star Wars
    The Song Of Bernadette
  • Television

    24
    Allo Allo
    Are You Being Served
    Fawlty Towers
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    On The Buses
    Some Mothers Do Have 'em
    Star Trek (old)
    You Rang M'Lord
  • Books

    My daily e-mails
  • Heroes

    ..

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About me:

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I always loved going to shows and the idea of combining photography – my second passion - with music sounded like the best way to have a lots of fun, meet some cool people and travel around the world. In the late 70ties, I was going to a lot of shows and started to bring my camera, so I built my portfolio mostly with photographs of local bands. Those photos got me my first published work in some Belgian and Dutch hardrock/metal magazines. The first "big" band I shot was Van Halen and from that moment I made up my mind : "this is the thing I want to do" !

In 1983, things started to evolve : Mausoleum Records asked me if they could use my pix for the artwork of "If It’s Loud, We’re Proud", a compilation featuring Ostrogoth, Crossfire and Killer. A couple months later, Killer asked me to join them on their UK tour to make some snapshots. Those pix ended up in Joepie, at that time the biggest teen magazine in Belgium. Working for this magazine opened more doors and later that year I became Festival Photographer of the legendary Heavy Sound Festival (83-84-85). Some bands who played the festival were Metallica, Slayer (first show ever outside the US), Mercyful Fate and Twisted Sister.

More and more magazines picked up my photos and over the years I’ve been able to publish photos in a lot of publications like Aardschok, Rock Tribune, Terrorizer, Rock Hard, Metalhammer, Metal Edge to name a few.

I’ve been lucky enough to meet and get support from a lot of people and bands and so far I’ve managed to get my photos on several CD/DVD covers, by bands like Shelter, Madball, Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, Sengir, Discipline, Rykers, HateSphere, Nuclear Assault, Convict, Doro, Slapshot, Liar, Angel Crew, Deviate, Seven Witches, Agent Steel, Bleeding Through, Maroon, Autumn, Cyclone, Ignite, Nailpin, Epica, Dimmu Borgir, Lacuna Coil, Unearth, Obituary ...

I spend my time doing photo shoots for record companies , magazines, bands... On top of that I get to see and shoot tons of shows.... And here I am right now, almost 30 years later, still enjoying my hobby like there is no tomorrow and getting excited everytime I’m at a gig or festival.

Of course none of this would be possible without the help from the bands, promotors, labels, tourmanagers... A big "Thank you" goes out to all these great people !

Feel free to check out my website :

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Herman Li (DragonForce) : “Rudy always delivered excellent live photos which captured DragonForce’s energetic performances. He is a real artist behind the lens !”

Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) : "I met Rudy in Brussels, circa 2000. We took some quick pics together ,in a dark bar, I remember we had like three minutes in between two interviews I had to do. When I saw the pictures I immediately realized he was definitely one of the most promising and talented photographers around, cause he’s been able to capture the beauty of the moment, the right light, the right angle..in the few seconds we had available for the photoshoot. And I was right, he’s one of the best in the music scene. What I love about Rudy is that he makes you feel comfortable during the photosessions, relaxed, not stressed at all. And you’re ALWAYS sure that the result will be stunning !"

Trevor Phipps (Unearth) : “Rudy is by far Unearths favorite photographer. He captures the essence of the bands he shoots faster and more effectively than anyone we have ever worked with. Photoshoots are not something we normally like doing, but when we know Rudy is in charge of the shots we actually look forward to it. On top of that, he is one of the nicest and coolest dudes in the business.”

Roger Miret (Agnostic Front/The Disasters) : “First of let me start by saying that Rudy’s photos are very genuine! He really captures the moment! I have been photographed numerous times but working with Rudy has been some of my favorite times of all! My vote for top photographer ! ... “

Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir) : "Rudy knows how to capture the moment, whether it being a funny or a serious one, important or not. It’s all there !"

Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest/Iced Earth/Beyond Fear) : “I’ll tell you, Rudy is the man, If he can make me look good in a photo...then he is good! LOL. He has always taken great live shots of me and I would like to say thanks… You want some good shots, then he is your man !”

Freddie Cricien (Madball) : "Rudy De Doncker is not only an old friend.. he is a wonderful photographer! He has been visually documenting our band for over 10 years, and he’s never let us down"

Frank Watkins (Obituary) : “We Love Rudy’s photos... he’s the only guy that can make us look more badass than we already are !”

Josh Rand (Stone Sour) : “love working with Rudy. He is great photographer and a great guy. And I’m look forward to working with him again.”

Juan Garcia (Agent Steel) : "Rudy has been shooting AGENT STEEL since the early days, and recently shot our ALIENIGMA 2007 promo photos for our new album and press alike. He is fantastic to work with, knows his stuff, and we really enjoy his photos. He’s top notch professional, an amazing photographer, and above all a great human being, and great Friend....He is the Man !!!!!"

Mark Jansen (Epica) : “Rudy is a very professional photographer and also easy going, so you feel comfortable with him right away. He’s also very open minded and full of ideas.”

Ray Cappo (Shelter/Youth Of Today) : "Rudy knows everybody and I’m glad he knows me ! When ever I’ve needed something...he’s just one email away and he shows up with gear - he’s done incredible live band photos, promo photos, even family portraits and yoga photos. I still never went to Disneyland with him though !"

Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall) : "I have taken photos with a lot of photographers over the years, and my favorite European photographer by far, is Rudy! He has a great knack for capturing a band’s live presence in his work. Very Metal !!"

Who I'd like to meet:

Cool people. Bands & people to work with...

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Grimbergen
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra

Companies

  • Aardschok

    • Eindhoven, NL
    • Contributing Photographer
  • Rock Tribune

    • Ghent, BE
    • Contributing Photographer
  • Century Media

    • Dortmund, DE
    • Contributing Photographer
  • I scream Records

    • New York, US
    • Contributing Photographer
  • SPV

    • Hannover, DE
    • Contributing Photographer
  • Graspop Metal Meeting

    • Dessel, BE
    • Official Festival Photographer - MySpace webmaster
  • Sengir

    • Lede, BE
    • Management (2004 - 2007)
  • Bloodstock

    • Derby, UK
    • Official Festival Photographer
  • Studio Brussel

    • Brussels, BE
    • Contributing Photographer
  • Underground Industries

    • Bristol, UK
    • Contributing Photographer

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