{"id":22063,"date":"2026-01-22T10:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=22063"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:21:12","slug":"dirk-caremans-interview-photographe-equestre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/portraits-interviews\/2026\/01\/22\/dirk-caremans-interview-photographe-equestre\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirk Caremans, the eye and the lens riveted on the horse for over 35 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silhouette imposante, cheveux gris, petit si\u00e8ge pliable viss\u00e9 au bord de la piste. Depuis plus de quarante ans, Dirk Caremans regarde le monde \u00e9questre droit dans l\u2019objectif. Il a tout vu, tout photographi\u00e9 ou presque. L\u2019argentique, le noir et blanc, l\u2019arriv\u00e9e du num\u00e9rique, les Jeux olympiques, les chutes, les larmes, les gestes tendres. Rencontre avec une figure \u00e0 part, qui pr\u00e9f\u00e8re l\u2019\u00e9motion \u00e0 la rafale et la conscience au buzz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une enfance dans les bains r\u00e9v\u00e9lateurs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant les paddocks, il y a l\u2019odeur des produits chimiques. Avant les obstacles, une chambre noire familiale.<br>Dirk Caremans&nbsp;a sept ans quand il d\u00e9veloppe d\u00e9j\u00e0 des photos avec son p\u00e8re, photographe amateur. La photo n\u2019est pas un m\u00e9tier, c\u2019est un terrain de jeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les chevaux arrivent plus tard, presque par ricochet. Son ex-femme monte \u00e0 cheval, fait du dressage. Dirk suit. Le voil\u00e0 plong\u00e9 dans les \u00e9curies de Mieke Lunskens, r\u00e9f\u00e9rence belge de l\u2019\u00e9poque avec Abner. On est \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1980. L\u2019\u00e8re d\u2019Arlette Holsters, d\u2019une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration qui a pos\u00e9 les bases du dressage belge moderne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La rencontre qui fait basculer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un concours o\u00f9 son ex femme groom Lunskens. Un hall. Une t\u00eate connue.<br>Son ancien professeur, Ludo Van Bouwel, par ailleurs pionnier du journalisme \u00e9questre belge, probablement l\u2019homme qui poss\u00e8de \u00e9galement le plus d\u2019archives au monde sur le sujet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014&nbsp;<em>\u00ab Qu\u2019est-ce que tu fais ici ? \u00bb<\/em><br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>\u00ab Je pourrais vous poser la m\u00eame question, monsieur. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rires. Et une invitation :<br><em>\u00ab Tu fais des photos ? On ne doit pas rester seulement dans le dressage, viens avec moi au jumping. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous sommes \u00e0 Hoogboom, pr\u00e8s d\u2019Anvers, sur un concours organis\u00e9 alors par Stanny Van Paesschen. Dirk d\u00e9couvre le saut d\u2019obstacles. Il ne le sait pas encore, mais il vient de signer pour quarante ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab<\/em> <em>C\u2019est comme \u00e7a que j\u2019ai commencer \u00e0 travailler pour Ruiter Magazine, avec Mark Wentein. Apr\u00e8s il a commenc\u00e9 Hippo Revue et on l\u2019a tous suivi dans ce projet.<\/em> <em>\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"660\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/caremans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22413 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/caremans.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/caremans-768x507.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/660;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Dirk Caremans \u00a9 Sharon Vandeput)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comptable le jour, photographe le week-end<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, Dirk ne vit pas de la photo. Il travaille dans la comptabilit\u00e9 d\u2019une grande usine de cuivre et d\u2019aluminium. Un boulot lourd, sous pression permanente : les prix changent deux fois par jour \u00e0 Londres, chaque camion doit \u00eatre factur\u00e9 imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il g\u00e8re aussi les emballages, les mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res, les entr\u00e9es et sorties. Beaucoup d\u2019heures suppl\u00e9mentaires. Un seul objectif : lib\u00e9rer ses week-ends pour les concours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis, en 1994, la partie cuivre ferme. Tout est d\u00e9mont\u00e9, emball\u00e9, envoy\u00e9 vers l\u2019Allemagne de l\u2019Est. Dirk se retrouve sans emploi. Avec une indemnit\u00e9 correcte. Et une d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Ok, maintenant j\u2019essaie. On verra si je peux en vivre. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le 1er janvier 1994, il devient photographe \u00e0 plein temps. Il ach\u00e8te du mat\u00e9riel. Les clients suivent. Sans d\u00e9marchage. Naturellement. Trente ans plus tard, certains sont toujours l\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">36 vues, pas une de plus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 ses d\u00e9buts, tout est en noir et blanc. La couleur est rare, ch\u00e8re, presque un luxe.<br>Dirk d\u00e9veloppe ses films lui-m\u00eame. Il ma\u00eetrise la chambre noire comme un artisan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab<\/em> <em>Quand la couleur est arriv\u00e9e, j\u2019ai continu\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper mes films moi-m\u00eame pendant un temps, mais je ne faisais plus les tirages couleur moi-m\u00eame : c\u2019\u00e9tait trop lourd \u00e0 g\u00e9rer, et techniquement plus compliqu\u00e9 que le noir et blanc.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Alors j\u2019ai choisi un labo pro, et je travaille encore avec eux aujourd\u2019hui, plus de 35 ans apr\u00e8s. C\u2019est un labo super professionnel, ils font des tirages pour des mus\u00e9es, ce genre de choses. Ils sont vraiment au top en termes de qualit\u00e9. Beaucoup de labos ont disparu entre-temps, mais eux tiennent toujours.<\/em> <em>\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas d\u2019autofocus. Tout est manuel.<br>Il faut d\u00e9clencher au bon moment, juste au-dessus de l\u2019obstacle, avec le cheval net. Pas de rafale. 36 photos par film. Chaque d\u00e9clenchement co\u00fbte de l\u2019argent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aujourd\u2019hui, il peut rentrer d\u2019Aix-la-Chapelle avec 60 000 images shoot\u00e9es sur une semaine. \u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, on rentrait avec des choix. Et des regrets parfois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22405 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k-1140x759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51342112252_0ff75d5060_k-1320x879.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1364;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Le champion olympique de Rio 2016, Nick Skelton par Dirk Caremans. \u00a9FEI\/Dirk Caremans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Des millions de photos\u2026 et encore l\u2019envie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Des millions de clich\u00e9s. Probablement.<br>Dirk a photographi\u00e9 depuis les toits \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve pour capter l\u2019attelage d\u2019en haut. Il est all\u00e9 dans l\u2019eau \u00e0 Waregem. Il a shoot\u00e9 sur une voiture avec F\u00e9lix-Marie Brasseur,&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il le dit avec modestie :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Je pense que j\u2019ai presque tout fait. &nbsp;Aujourd\u2019hui, c\u2019est moins \u00ab fou \u00bb qu\u2019avant : on devient aussi un peu plus prudent avec l\u2019\u00e2ge, on fait moins de b\u00eatises pour une photo. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;\u00e2ge a frein\u00e9 l&rsquo;inconscience pour une photo. Mais l\u2019\u0153il est toujours l\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le cheval d\u2019abord. Toujours.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une bonne photo, pour lui, commence par la nettet\u00e9. La qualit\u00e9 technique est non n\u00e9gociable.<br>Ensuite, c\u2019est clair : le cheval passe avant tout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Je ne suis pas responsable de la fa\u00e7on dont le cavalier monte. Mais je veux que le cheval soit beau. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il sourit en \u00e9voquant Stanny Van Paesschen, dont la t\u00eate disparaissait souvent derri\u00e8re l\u2019encolure. Pas simple \u00e0 photographier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22407 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53429002470_2af7175068_k-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Charlotte Fry &amp; Everdale par Dirk Caremans. \u00a9FEI\/Dirk Caremans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce que Dirk cherche surtout, c\u2019est l\u2019\u00e9motion. Un regard. Une caresse. Un instant vrai.<br><em>\u00ab<\/em> Moi, j\u2019aime beaucoup l\u2019\u00e9motion dans la photo. C\u2019est ce que je cherche toujours, en plus du travail \u00ab\u00a0normal\u00a0\u00bb  pour les magazines, la photo de sport classique, bien cadr\u00e9e, pour illustrer un r\u00e9sultat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour le reste, j\u2019aime les \u00e9motions : que ce soit les cavaliers sur leur cheval ou pas, ou les chevaux eux-m\u00eames. Il y a toujours quelque chose de sp\u00e9cial dans l\u2019expression, un regard, un geste, un moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il faut que la photo me touche moi-m\u00eame. Si elle me touche, je sais qu\u2019elle a une chance de toucher les autres. Si elle ne me pla\u00eet pas, je ne la publie pas dans la base de donn\u00e9e. <em>\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La photo qui r\u00e9sume toute une carri\u00e8re<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u2019il faut en choisir une, il n\u2019h\u00e9site pas.<br>La photo prim\u00e9e par une cam\u00e9ra d&rsquo;argent \u00e0 Aix-la-Chapelle en 2013:\u00a0Helen Langehanenberg\u00a0pench\u00e9e sur son cheval, Damon Hill, qui l&#8217;embrasse sur l\u2019encolure apr\u00e8s sa reprise en finale de Coupe du monde \u00e0 G\u00f6teborg en 2013, . Une image d\u2019intimit\u00e9 absolue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Langehanenberg-H-GOTE13X5336.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22070 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Langehanenberg-H-GOTE13X5336.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Langehanenberg-H-GOTE13X5336-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Langehanenberg-H-GOTE13X5336-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/800;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Dirk Caremans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Des ann\u00e9es plus tard, cette photo est expos\u00e9e dans l\u2019espace VIP du CHIO d&rsquo;Aix-la-Chapelle. Dirk voit Helen s\u2019arr\u00eater devant.<br>Il lui glisse :&nbsp;<em>\u00ab C\u2019est gentil de regarder la photo. \u00bb<\/em><br>Elle r\u00e9pond :&nbsp;<em>\u00ab Je la trouve si belle. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il n\u2019en faut pas plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est \u00e7a qui fait que 30 ans apr\u00e8s, on se souvient d\u2019une photo, l&rsquo;\u00e9motion.<br><em>\u00ab<\/em>  Tu as des cavaliers qui sont un peu plus \u00e2g\u00e9s maintenant, et quand ils voient leurs photos du &nbsp;\u00ab\u00a0Moyen-\u00c2ge\u00a0\u00bb je dis toujours. Tu vois l\u2019\u00e9motion sur leur visage. Rien que pour \u00e7a, \u00e7a vaut la peine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les photos dans mes livres sont choisies pour \u00e7a :<br>quand le cavalier regarde une photo et peut dire : \u00ab Ah oui, c\u2019\u00e9tait vraiment comme \u00e7a. \u00bb La photo ravive l\u2019\u00e9motion du moment. Quand tu r\u00e9ussis \u00e0 faire \u00e7a, tu as r\u00e9ussi ta photo. <em>\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22076 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53428027587_52d1a940ec_k-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ce qu\u2019il refuse de vendre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dirk a une ligne rouge.<br>Une chute peut \u00eatre montr\u00e9e uniquement si l\u2019on peut prouver que le cheval et le cavalier vont bien apr\u00e8s. Sinon, non.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hickstead \u00e0 V\u00e9rone ? Il n\u2019y \u00e9tait pas. Mais il sait qu\u2019il n\u2019aurait jamais publi\u00e9 ces images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u00c0 Leipzig, lors de la finale Coupe du monde, apr\u00e8s la grave chute de Marc Van Dijck avec Goliath, il garde ses photos. Un confr\u00e8re n\u00e9erlandais les vend via une agence de presse. Tous les journaux les publient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc lui demandera plus tard :<br><em>\u00ab Pourquoi tu as vendu ces photos ? \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Ce n\u2019\u00e9tait pas moi. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il a perdu de l\u2019argent. Pas sa conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22073 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/53431319253_5382688c4f_k-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Dirk Caremans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">R\u00e9seaux sociaux : la banalisation de l\u2019image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab<\/em> Avant, on imprimait sur papier. 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L\u2019adieu aux cavaliers, les mouchoirs blancs agit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Rien que d\u2019y penser, j\u2019ai encore des frissons. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Et quand il s\u2019arr\u00eatera\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il aimerait qu\u2019on dise une chose simple de ses photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab Qu&rsquo;elles ont fait plaisir aux gens&#8230; \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22074 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/51332845939_0f9a295daf_k-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(C\u00e9r\u00e9monie d&rsquo;ouverture des JO de Tokyo 2020. \u00a9 FEI\/Dirk Caremans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neuf Jeux olympiques. Des archives immenses. Une m\u00e9moire du sport.<br>Il esp\u00e8re qu\u2019elles seront pr\u00e9serv\u00e9es. Parce que le sport passe. Les images, elles, racontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo cover \u00a9 Sharon Vandeput)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silhouette imposante, cheveux gris, petit si\u00e8ge pliable viss\u00e9 au bord de la piste. Depuis plus de quarante ans, Dirk Caremans regarde le monde \u00e9questre droit dans l\u2019objectif. Il a tout vu, tout photographi\u00e9 ou presque. L\u2019argentique, le noir et blanc, l\u2019arriv\u00e9e du num\u00e9rique, les Jeux olympiques, les chutes, les larmes, les gestes tendres. 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