Lieve Blancquaert (°1963) studied film and photography at KASK Gent and works since 1985 as a freelance photographer for different newspapers and magazines. Blancquaert's work is full of social commitment and the fight against injustice, especially against women. She has already worked for Kom op tegen Kanker (Belgian fight against cancer campaign), Oxfam Fair Trade and Plan International. She has made and collaborated on about 20 fascinating books. Blancquaert has exhibited her work multiple times in many different places.