Maxim was born in Brussels in 1986 and has worked in several administrations that are typical for the capital. He started doing photography in the late 1990’s and later studied photography in evening classes in the Sint-Lukas Academy in Schaarbeek. Later he was part of the photo collective of Stadsbiografie Brussels and partook in several exhibitions of the collective.
He as been exploring the different facettes of the city, its relation to the historic tissue, evolution of architecture and the tension it creates with its users. This translates into documentary style photo series about the Brussels skyline, the Jonction (north-south train tunnel, the EU district, and the urban and historic tissue.
In addition he is an amateur historian and fanatic of the Brussels folklore and loves to photograph these subjects and happenings.
In order to uncover the true identity of the city it is important to see the historical and political aspect. In Brussels this is very much the case as the city has been a heavyweight European centre for at least 600 years. Many quarters, streets and squares are being shaped by those that have passed through and continue to do so. That makes Brussels a very dynamic and exciting city to read, to discover and to live in.
In 2020 the Brussels TV channel BX1 interviewed him about his Instagram page on he regularly posts old photographs of Brussels
