---
url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2007/08'
title: 'Photos from August 2007'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:39:10+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: photo-stream
count: 14
---

# Photos from August 2007

![A hand measures a pregnant belly with a tape measure, showing 105 cm \(about 41 inches\).](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2007/105cm-640w.jpg)
*\(105 cm is roughly 41 inch\)*

![An open office with employees working at desks, and a large screen displaying "FastCompany.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal/inc-640w.jpg)

![A newspaper article discusses the lack of amateur journalists in Belgium and the competition between city blogs and major news outlets.](https://dri.es/files/cache/nowpublic/standaard-2-640w.jpg)
*<a href="http://www.mict.be/personeel/dr-steve-paulussen">Steve Paulussen</a> \(post-doctoral fellow at <a href="http://ugent.be">Ghent University</a>\) states that Belgian's most popular city blog, <a href="http://gentblogt.be">Gentblogt</a>, can't compete with <a href="http://standaard.be">De Standaard's online news outlet</a>. Steve argues that Belgium doesn't have enough amateur journalists.*

![Close-up of a newspaper article discussing the credibility of citizen journalism compared to professional journalism.](https://dri.es/files/cache/nowpublic/standaard-3-640w.jpg)
*Pol Deltour, secretary of the <a href="http://www.agjpb.be/vvj/">Flemish Association of Journalists</a> claims that citizen journalism is less credible and not as trustworthy as professional journalism. He argues that <a href="http://nowpublic.com">NowPublic</a> does not have the resources to verify the correctness of their correspondents' footage.*

![A newspaper article in De Standaard discusses NowPublic and citizen journalism, highlighting its impact on traditional media.](https://dri.es/files/cache/nowpublic/standaard-1-640w.jpg)
*The one page article about <a href="http://nowpublic.com">NowPublic</a> and citizen journalism as published in the August 4 edition of <a href="http://standaard.be">De Standaard</a>. The article has good things to say about NowPublic.*

![A man and woman stand in front of a patterned background, extending their hands toward each other.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal/cbc-exposure-640w.jpg)

![A newborn baby is held by a doctor immediately after birth, crying with its body covered in fluids.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/first-breath-640w.jpg)

![A newborn baby lies on a hospital bed, crying, while a gloved hand supports its arm.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/minute-five-640w.jpg)

![Close-up of a sleeping baby with eyes closed and a relaxed expression.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/sleeping-640w.jpg)

![A man smiles while holding a newborn baby close to his chest in a gentle embrace.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/dries-and-axl-640w.jpg)

![An elderly woman wearing glasses and a white blouse holds a sleeping newborn wrapped in a soft green blanket.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/great-grandmother-2-640w.jpg)

![A handmade crocheted teddy bear with colorful clothing sits against a brown background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/teddy-640w.jpg)

![A young child places pacifiers into a crib where a baby is sleeping, holding a basket with more pacifiers.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/bye-bye-pacifiers-640w.jpg)

![An elderly woman smiles while holding a sleeping baby in her arms.](https://dri.es/files/cache/axl-2007/great-grandmother-1-640w.jpg)