Jan A. Staiger
@janstaiger.bsky.social
Documentary photographer, based in Brussels.
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For @nytimes.com I had the privilege to visually accompany an opinion piece, titled „My City Is at the Heart of Europe, and it‘s Not Going Well“, written by Belgian essayist and NYT contributing writer Anton Jäger. The piece examines the severe consequences of the government deadlock in Brussels.
For @nytimes.com I traveled to the Netherlands to contribute to an opinion guest essay by author Jonathan Darman at the American Cemetery in Margraten. The WWII cemetery holds the graves of more than 8,300 fallen soldiers, and many headstones are cared for by Dutch locals from surrounding towns.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
For @nytimes.com I traveled to the Netherlands to contribute to an opinion guest essay by author Jonathan Darman at the American Cemetery in Margraten. The WWII cemetery holds the graves of more than 8,300 fallen soldiers, and many headstones are cared for by Dutch locals from surrounding towns.
2/2 For @fd.nl, I had the opportunity to meet Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the Belgian Central Bank, at the institution’s headquarters in Brussels. The interview, conducted by Marcel de Boer and Marijn Jongsma, was published in yesterday’s paper.
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
2/2 For @fd.nl, I had the opportunity to meet Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the Belgian Central Bank, at the institution’s headquarters in Brussels. The interview, conducted by Marcel de Boer and Marijn Jongsma, was published in yesterday’s paper.
1/2 For @fd.nl, I had the opportunity to meet Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the Belgian Central Bank, at the institution’s headquarters in Brussels. The interview, conducted by Marcel de Boer and Marijn Jongsma, was published in yesterday’s paper.
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
1/2 For @fd.nl, I had the opportunity to meet Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the Belgian Central Bank, at the institution’s headquarters in Brussels. The interview, conducted by Marcel de Boer and Marijn Jongsma, was published in yesterday’s paper.
For @lechobe.bsky.social I had the chance to meet Ruben Byron, a Finland-based Belgian entrepreneur who founded the tech company DataCrunch and aims to play a key role in establishing a competitive European alternative to the ever-dominant American tech giants. Text by Maxime Samain.
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For @lechobe.bsky.social I had the chance to meet Ruben Byron, a Finland-based Belgian entrepreneur who founded the tech company DataCrunch and aims to play a key role in establishing a competitive European alternative to the ever-dominant American tech giants. Text by Maxime Samain.
Outtakes from my recent @nytimes.com assignment, which accompanied an opinion guest essay by Belgian author and lecturer Anton Jäger. The essay explores the severe societal, infrastructural, and budgetary consequences of the deadlock in forming a Brussels government.
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Outtakes from my recent @nytimes.com assignment, which accompanied an opinion guest essay by Belgian author and lecturer Anton Jäger. The essay explores the severe societal, infrastructural, and budgetary consequences of the deadlock in forming a Brussels government.
For @nytimes.com I had the privilege to visually accompany an opinion piece, titled „My City Is at the Heart of Europe, and it‘s Not Going Well“, written by Belgian essayist and NYT contributing writer Anton Jäger. The piece examines the severe consequences of the government deadlock in Brussels.
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
For @nytimes.com I had the privilege to visually accompany an opinion piece, titled „My City Is at the Heart of Europe, and it‘s Not Going Well“, written by Belgian essayist and NYT contributing writer Anton Jäger. The piece examines the severe consequences of the government deadlock in Brussels.
I am thriled that my book dummy „A Circle of 12 Gold Stars on a Blue Background“ has been shortlisted for the first edition of the PHMuseum Photobook Award! The selected books will be on display at Photobook Mania in Bologna, Italy, on 18-19 October.
July 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I am thriled that my book dummy „A Circle of 12 Gold Stars on a Blue Background“ has been shortlisted for the first edition of the PHMuseum Photobook Award! The selected books will be on display at Photobook Mania in Bologna, Italy, on 18-19 October.
A small update to the portrait section of my website - now featuring portraits from editorial assignments and personal projects, taken between 2019 and this month.
July 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A small update to the portrait section of my website - now featuring portraits from editorial assignments and personal projects, taken between 2019 and this month.
Dominique Michel, CEO of Comeos, photographed for @lechobe.bsky.social at his company’s headquarters in Auderghem around a week ago. The text by Dominique Liesse has been published in this weekend’s edition of the paper.
June 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Dominique Michel, CEO of Comeos, photographed for @lechobe.bsky.social at his company’s headquarters in Auderghem around a week ago. The text by Dominique Liesse has been published in this weekend’s edition of the paper.
Impressions from this week’s truly remarkable NATO Summit in The Hague, NL. A summit that quickly turned into a one-man show, hosted by Secretary General Mark Rutte. In the end - except for Spain - all member countries agreed to a defense spending target of 5% GDP until 2035.
June 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Impressions from this week’s truly remarkable NATO Summit in The Hague, NL. A summit that quickly turned into a one-man show, hosted by Secretary General Mark Rutte. In the end - except for Spain - all member countries agreed to a defense spending target of 5% GDP until 2035.
For @spiegel.de I had the chance to meet with Pierre Kompany, father of Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany. The great longread by @meynj.bsky.social and @dmontazeri.bsky.social tells the unlikely story of the path Vincent took to become head coach of one of the most prestigious football clubs.
June 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
For @spiegel.de I had the chance to meet with Pierre Kompany, father of Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany. The great longread by @meynj.bsky.social and @dmontazeri.bsky.social tells the unlikely story of the path Vincent took to become head coach of one of the most prestigious football clubs.
Over the course of a year, @szde.bsky.social Brussels correspondent @diesteldorf.bsky.social followed MEP Damian Boeselager around Parliament, joined him for meetings, and listened to his plenary speeches. I am grateful for having had the chance to document certain elements of this reportage.
May 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Over the course of a year, @szde.bsky.social Brussels correspondent @diesteldorf.bsky.social followed MEP Damian Boeselager around Parliament, joined him for meetings, and listened to his plenary speeches. I am grateful for having had the chance to document certain elements of this reportage.
My first institutional solo exhibition “A circle of 12 gold stars” on the aesthetics of political communication on an European level, will be on view at Neues Museum Nürnberg until the end of October. Thanks to everyone who attended the opening last week - I feel blessed !
May 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My first institutional solo exhibition “A circle of 12 gold stars” on the aesthetics of political communication on an European level, will be on view at Neues Museum Nürnberg until the end of October. Thanks to everyone who attended the opening last week - I feel blessed !
Spread from a recent assignment for @spheresmagazine.bsky.social. Thanks to Simon Rossi I had the pleasure of spending a beautiful afternoon in the countryside, taking portraits of Belgian traveler and filmmaker Grégoire Kengen. Check out the interview by Célia Petre in the magazine’s current issue.
April 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Spread from a recent assignment for @spheresmagazine.bsky.social. Thanks to Simon Rossi I had the pleasure of spending a beautiful afternoon in the countryside, taking portraits of Belgian traveler and filmmaker Grégoire Kengen. Check out the interview by Célia Petre in the magazine’s current issue.
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, photographed for @spiegel.de at one of her offices in Brussels. Great piece by correspondent @lehmann.bsky.social in the current issue of the magazine.
April 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, photographed for @spiegel.de at one of her offices in Brussels. Great piece by correspondent @lehmann.bsky.social in the current issue of the magazine.
Very happy to be able to contribute two images to one of EU Commission President Von der Leyen’s rare interviews with German media - in this case with @zeit.de. The interview was conducted by @derbernd.bsky.social and @ladurneru.bsky.social. Thanks go out to Andreas Prost for thinking of my work.
April 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Very happy to be able to contribute two images to one of EU Commission President Von der Leyen’s rare interviews with German media - in this case with @zeit.de. The interview was conducted by @derbernd.bsky.social and @ladurneru.bsky.social. Thanks go out to Andreas Prost for thinking of my work.
New work for @zeit, shot at the Volvo factory in Gent. Author @zacys.bsky.social and I visited the company’s Belgian plant to find out why the Chinese-Swedish brand has been so successful with regard to the number of sales of their electric fleet despite the general predicament within the industry.
April 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New work for @zeit, shot at the Volvo factory in Gent. Author @zacys.bsky.social and I visited the company’s Belgian plant to find out why the Chinese-Swedish brand has been so successful with regard to the number of sales of their electric fleet despite the general predicament within the industry.
New work from Brussels and Mons for @szde.bsky.social on the money laundering allegations against former Belgian EU commissioner and finance minister Didier Reynders. Great text as always by Brussels correspondent Josef Kelnberger. Published on today’s Seite Drei of the paper.
March 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New work from Brussels and Mons for @szde.bsky.social on the money laundering allegations against former Belgian EU commissioner and finance minister Didier Reynders. Great text as always by Brussels correspondent Josef Kelnberger. Published on today’s Seite Drei of the paper.
New feature of my work “A circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background” on @decorrespondent.nl, accompanying an essay by political scientist Joris Melman on the future prospects of a confident European Union after the transatlantic diplomatic fallout. Big thanks go out to Veerle van Herk.
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New feature of my work “A circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background” on @decorrespondent.nl, accompanying an essay by political scientist Joris Melman on the future prospects of a confident European Union after the transatlantic diplomatic fallout. Big thanks go out to Veerle van Herk.
Images taken in the Quartier Européen in Brussels on the day of the historic Special European Council Summit on 6 March, 2025.
March 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Images taken in the Quartier Européen in Brussels on the day of the historic Special European Council Summit on 6 March, 2025.
In light of current events regarding EU-transatlantic relations, an image from my M.A. work “A circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background”, taken prior to a reception for state leaders at the European Council in 2021.
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In light of current events regarding EU-transatlantic relations, an image from my M.A. work “A circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background”, taken prior to a reception for state leaders at the European Council in 2021.
The recent German elections led to the abrupt political retreat of a man who many considered one of the most promising German politicians in recent years. This image was taken on assignment for @zeit.de at the Green party‘s convention in Berlin late January.
February 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The recent German elections led to the abrupt political retreat of a man who many considered one of the most promising German politicians in recent years. This image was taken on assignment for @zeit.de at the Green party‘s convention in Berlin late January.
Assignment for @zeit.de, covering the convention of the German party Bündnis 90 Die Grünen in Berlin, GER. At the end of the event, the delegates adopted the election platform for the upcoming German federal elections. Text by Katharina Schuler.
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Assignment for @zeit.de, covering the convention of the German party Bündnis 90 Die Grünen in Berlin, GER. At the end of the event, the delegates adopted the election platform for the upcoming German federal elections. Text by Katharina Schuler.