After a career as producer and stylist in fashion photography, I now am redirecting towards my great passion in life: travelling, discovering new countries, cultures and photography.

A deep sense for justice and sharing humanitarian interest felt like a mission from early age on since I remember a documentary on Josephine Baker adopting children from all over the world, hearing the inspiring words of Martin Luther King, admiring the silent strength of people like Mahatma Ghandi and Nelson Mandela...

Being open and showing respect towards new cultures and ways of thinking along my travels is a first and important step into the direction I'm heading to. Taking part of humanitarian organizations gives me the insight how the most vulnerable part of a population has the right to take their justified place in every society.

Since April 2011 I got the wonderful humanitarian opportunity to work at an emergency asylum center of Red Cross Belgium. A refugee camp where 500 people from all over the world -fleed their home country because of war situations, violation of human rights or more individual reasons-find a first shelter, waiting for a more permanent residence permission.
A job where openess, understanding and showing respect towards different cultures are the main players in this tiny world where joy and sorrow, hope and despair make part of everyday's emotions....


All photographs are protected by a copyright against commercial use, for every individual use please have the kindness to contact me on frieda.r@gmail.com or visit my website www.friedaryckaert.com/

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Enjoy my vision on the small part of the world I've been able to visit untill now,

Frieda

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    ioannis lelakis says:

    "I feel very lucky to have met Frieda on here on flickr. She truly has an honest and warm heart and a beautiful mind!
    Her works could never hide the fact that whatever she does, she does it from her heart!
    Her thoughts always deep, wise and honest. Her photos always mesmerizing and soulful.
    I wish her all the best on her journey to make the world just a little better. We should all learn from her beautiful and compassionate path of actions."

    11th October, 2011

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    noji-ichi says:

    "If you visit her stream, you are very lucky.
    You will be very impressed by her work.
    In fact, I'm one of lucky man.

    Portrait, Landscape, Culture ...
    Her work is gentle, pure, and sharp.
    You will be traveling the world for her intelligent and vivid sence.
    It will be a supreme pleasure. And will receive a great inspiration!
    Please enjoy!!

    ... Needless to say, She is one of the best photographer in Flickr :-)"

    8th June, 2011

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    小川 Ogawasan says:

    "Frieda is certainly one of the most courageous traveller that you can meet here on flickr!
    With some Polaroid or a DSLR camera she always make great portraits with respect and sense, i never did meet Frieda yet but i'm sure she must be a open-minded and very human person, one of my favorite friend on flickr.
    enjoy visiting Frieda's stream, diversity of cultures are great!"

    9th June, 2011

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    ontoshiki says:

    "i'm always happy to come to frieda's stream. her worldly nature and youthful exuberance shines through in the various portraits of people from around the world that shes been. her charming ways are clearly visible through these portraits and she takes me to obscure places & cultures i havent been lucky enough to visit!

    always an inspiration and her best work can be found on her official website! check it out! im so glad to be one of her contacts!"

    7th June, 2011

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    N A Y E E M says:

    "Her beautiful soul gets reflected in her photographs, the real GEM of ANTWERP.... if you dont believe me then checkout her set about Rajasthan in Black and White.

    And dont worry she'll give you the best comments ever not just because they are beautiful but because they are so accurate and they are always from the heart."

    11th October, 2010

Name:
FRIEDA RYCKAERT
Joined:
March 2010
Hometown:
Antwerp
Currently:
Antwerp + travelling around..., Belgium
I am:
Female and Single
Occupation:
freelance travel photographer
Website:
http://www.friedaryckaert.com