Jean-Pierre Gabriel

Jean-Pierre Gabriel (né Lebailly, born in Wiers, Belgium, on January 11, 1955) is a Belgian photographer, writer, journalist and consultant whose work often combines visual imagery and cultural storytelling. His photographic practice explores subjects such as architecture, gardens, interior design, gastronomy and cultural landscapes.

Gabriel describes his photographic work as follows:My work is all about perspective; it's primarily a search for composition. The idea is to isolate scenes, whether the subject is distant or close-up, and to use what's available to me to bring them to life. This essentially involves the different qualities of light and what affects them, such as the emergence of morning dew, the clarity of a sky after rain, or the weight of clouds on the horizon before a storm.

Early years Born on a small dairy farm in the countryside, he retains a love of nature and landscapes from his childhood years. After studying agronomy in Gembloux, he spent his early working life as a political advisor to the French-speaking Belgian ministries of the Environment and Culture. In this context, he was notably at the initiative, in 1983, of Tree Day, which takes place on November 25. , Christophe Gevers), gardens (Erik Dhont, Piet Blanckaert, Wirtz International) or gastronomy (Sang Hoon Degeimbre, Marie Trignon) (see bibliography for the complete list). He is also the author of The Essentials: Contemporary Cuisine. In 1994, he published his first book on the Wittamer patisserie in Brussels. Many of his cookbooks have won a Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

Venice Jean-Pierre Gabriel's engagement with Venice is not limited to cookbooks or culinary focus – he also contributes as a photographer to books and catalogues about Venetian architecture and art. Visually documenting and interpret Venetian cultural heritage, from the Doge's Palace (Giandomenico Romanelli) to museum exhibitions at Palazzo Fortuny with Axel Vervoordt. considered as an encyclopedia of Thai cuisine.

Consulting career At the same time, he developed a career as a consultant, mainly in the food industry. In this capacity, he has curated gastronomic events such as The Flemish Primitives in Belgium (2011) and the Seoul Food Festival in Korea.

Korea Gabriel worked as a consultant for the Seoul Gourmet International Haute Cuisine Festival and Seoul Food Festival. In that capacity, he partnered with Korean and international culinary figures – showing his engagement with Korea's contemporary food scene.

Tunisia From 1993 to 2025 he advised Les Moulins Mahjoub, a family business that promotes Berber culture. He collaborated on the development of the product range and communication around the brand's products and values.

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