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Long-awaited first retrospective of former Magnum photographer John Vink, published on the occasion of his retrospective exhibition at the Photography Museum in Charleroi from 7 June to 21 September 2025. Text in English, French and Dutch.

John Vink (Brussels, 3 February 1948) is a Belgian photographer. Vink studied photography at La Cambre. He started working as an independent photographer and freelance journalist in 1971. Winning the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic photography in 1986 brought him to international attention. In 1993, Vink was nominated as a member of Magnum Photos and became a full member in 1997. In 2017, he withdrew as a member of this photography collective.