WHO WE ARE

Karim Ben Khelifa

CEO Emphas.is, photographer

Karim Ben Khelifa is the co-founder and CEO of Emphas.is and a freelance photojournalist. For the last 12 years he has covered conflict in the Middle East. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Time, Le Monde, Stern.

Tina Ahrens

COO Emphas.is, photo editor

Tina Ahrens is the co-founder and COO of Emphas.is. She is an independent photo editor and photography consultant. Previously, she has worked for German GEO magazine as the senior photo editor in its correspondent office in New York. Tina has been a workshop teacher, juror and portfolio reviewer at numerous international photography events.

Fanuel Dewever

CIO Emphas.is, open innovation evangelist

Fanuel Dewever is the co-founder of Emphas.is and acting CIO. Fanuel is an Open Innovation Evangelist who earned his marks working for thought leaders such as IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture. As Managing Director of 83 Degrees South he brings collaborative internet solutions to his customers.

Walter Tjantele

Publishing Director, publisher

Walter Tjantelé worked for many years as a photographer, art director and graphic designer for multinational companies in over 40 countries around the world. Presently, he is the Publishing Director at Emphas.is and lives with his wife and two daughters in the South of France.

Ine Dehandschutter

Design Director, web designer

Ine Dehandschutter is currently Director of Design at Emphas.is. Since 2000, she offers visual communication with her small boutique company matuvu.nu. She was one of the co-founders of Photoblog.net and. Ine is an avid advocate of lifestyledesign with Nomadz.nu

Gunter Boutsen

Corporate Development Officer

Gunter Boutsen is strategic consultant. He has a professional background in financial — telco — and media-environments and knows how to combine content, technology, organizational alignment and how to do the math. He is a partner in Fishtank.be.

In Partnership with

Emphas.is has an agreement with Reporters Without Borders and Escapade Insurances in Canada to offer dedicated insurance plans to all participating journalists.

emphas.is