Football Photography
Royal Union Saint-Gilloise - 2024/2025
When I moved to Brussels, I was looking for a football club to follow where I could throw myself fully into the dizzy highs and crippling lows up close and personal, rather than from home or at the pub as was so often the case back home in Liverpool.
Royal Union Saint-Gilloise fit the bill perfectly: a club with a huge history and a small but diverse fanbase of people from all over. To be honest, I had made the decision before we moved here in part because Liverpool had played them the season before and they were exciting and interesting, but it was their history and that hunt for community that solidified that call.
Fast forward nearly 18 months and I’ve been to around 30 games so far, home and away, met loads of people from all over the world, and was a part of this historic moment: the club’s first title win in 90 years.
I decided that when the Championship Playoffs came around, I’d be there with my camera to document some of the games, and hopefully the historic moment of Union lifting the title. I was not disappointed.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs KAA Gent (3-1)
25.05.2026
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Champions of Belgium once more.
Union Saint-Gilloise vs KRC Genk (1-0)
03.05.2025
KRC Genk vs Union Saint-Gilloise (1-2)
20.04.2025
How it Went
I only really wanted to take the photos for myself, as memories of the incredible experience I’ve had following the team.
However, when I posted the photos I received so much positive and kind feedback from people all over the world, leading to collaborations with The Atlantic Dispatch, Cult Kits, and Stadium Regulars.
This has led me to keep going, taking photographs of not only Union’s Champions League journey, but also clubs throughout the Belgian football pyramid. Next stop: matchdays all over Europe.