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Bram Verhees, Ph.D. is a photographer, photography teacher and photographic therapist with a lifelong fascination for the visual arts.
After graduating cum laude from Eindhoven University of Technology, he completed his PhD dissertation on the use of images as in social movements. Subsequently, as assistant professor, he taught courses such as image analysis and visual research methodology.
After a career switch, he studied contemplative photography, systems therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) – combining them into a form of therapeutic photography he refers to as visual awareness training. He uses this method as a therapist at a private occupational burn-out recovery clinic in Spain. In addition to this, he teaches photography to all ages and skill levels via institutions such as:
- Nederlandse Fotovakschool
- Dutch Filmers Academy
- Regionaal Instituut Cultuur- en Kunsteducatie
- Kunstkwartier
