Aaron de Bruijn (b. 2000, The Netherlands) is a photographer living and working in Rotterdam. Currently, he is a student of the Cross-media Communications course at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. De Bruijn is primarily interested in street photography with the focus on light shadows colours and details often expressed through various urban still lifes. All of his work is shot on a 35mm film.
Angela Stouten (b. 1969, The Netherlands) graduated from the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn in 2014, after which she proceeded her dream to study at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. Her long-term photographic project ‘Just Me’ focuses on finding beauty and vitality in an aging body. Stouten favours collaborating with other people. She works on gaining their trust and making them comfortable so that they open up in front of her camera.
Aryan Jauregui (b. 1981, The Netherlands) is currently a student at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. While growing up, the Dutch-Mexican artist has lived in many places all over the world. This way of “nomadic” living allowed him to see the world and quickly make opinions about it. Jauregui uses photography to observe, capture and reflect his surroundings. In his images, the viewer will often find patterns and repetitions that trigger our emotions.
Celso de Sanders (b. 1989, The Netherlands) is a photographer with a background in graphic design. His love for photography was sparked by comic books, graphic novels and movies. De Sanders specializes in portrait photography and studio work. When it comes to choosing the model, he doesn’t follow the crowd. He rather shoots someone with an out of ordinary look than a so called ‘standard looking’ person.
Chelsey Honders (b. 1995, The Netherlands) completed her BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. In her practice, she often focuses on the feeling of change and the longing for things that are gone. She draws inspiration from our home - the Earth. Using her ongoing interest in landscape photography, Honders captures the transformations happening on our planet, reflecting on the inseparable connection between nature and humankind.
Claudia Orsetti (b. 1983, Italy) is an architect and a photographer. Her work usually gravitates around the concepts of territory, time and memory, moving across landscape and documentary photography. Orsetti is currently working on an exhibition titled ‘Of the land and us: cartography of oblivion’ documenting all those signs and marks we produce on a territory in order to support our lifestyles. Simultaneously, she is producing a book ‘Vanished’ reflecting on her personal experience of grief and loss due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Corine Bakker (b.1965, The Netherlands) is a photographer based in Blaricum, North Holland.
In December 2019, she graduated from the Foto Academie in Amsterdam. Her graduation project ‘Ode’ shows her fascination for the human body and its transience. Bakker’s works can be characterised by the exclusive use of natural, non-concealing light. Her work was published among others in Het Parool and Food Inspiration Magazine.
Danielle de Grave (b. 1994, The Netherlands) followed a short education at the Fotovakschool Apeldoorn. Her photographic series always include a hidden message usually about various insecurities and everyday problems. What characterises her work is capturing (dance)groups in raw animalistic ways. One of her recent works has been selected for the international exhibition 'Ethereal: a modern romance' in Paris.
Elena Orta (b. 1995, Italy) is a photographer based in Amsterdam. Her love for photography started back when she was still a teenager. After high school, she enrolled to study architecture at the university but quit after three years to pursue her dream of becoming a professional photographer. Her work entails creative and fashion photography with a strong preference for portraits. Orta has a strong feeling for beauty and the need to expose the diverse and raw human body.
Elise Vermeij (b. 1994, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA of Arts in Photography from the Fotovakschool, Rotterdam. Her work visualizes a personal worldview. Characterised by a strong eye for detail, Vermeij allows the viewer to stop seeing and feeling. Abstraction, minimalism and simplicity bind her work together. Her graduation project ‘Stand still. In times of isolation and solitude’ is a personal reflection on a society forced into introspective confinement.
François Luxembourg (b. 1963, the Netherlands) is a photographer and a professional airline-pilot who captures our planet from unique, rarely seen perspectives. In his ongoing series ‘Dreamworld’ he seeks to reconnect with nature by creating images that are full of wonders and curiosity. His photojournalistic work was published among others in Esquire magazine.
Greet Weitenberg (b. 1962, The Netherlands) is a visual artist working in different mediums including drawing, collages and for a few years also photography. In her ongoing series ‘Abandoned’, photography is her starting point. She then creates analogue collages and reshoots them again. The final result is a fictional, non-existing world resonating with feelings of solitude and hope.
Hester Baars (b. 1970, The Netherlands) graduated from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. In her work, Baars is seeking the twilight zone between reality and illusion. The project ‘Black Moon Rising’ came from a desire to give the unpredictable and alienating world of dreams a reason
Iris Haverkamp Begemann (b. 1989, The Netherlands) is a documentary and fashion photographer based in Amsterdam. In her work, she is interested in the constructed relationships human beings establish among each other and with the environment. By the use of analogue photography, Begemann raises questions about the prevailing structures of our society. She is represented by 'Galerie Fleur en Wouter' and has published her work among others in C41 Magazine, Ain't Bad, Organica Magazine and Santos Magazine.
Isa van Gemeren (b. 1997, The Netherlands) graduated from the Nederlandse Fotovakschool. Her graduation series “Mart” - meaning Market in the Rotterdam dialect - talks about life at the Rotterdam market. During the past ten years, Van Gemeren used to spend a lot of time at the market since her father was one of the sellers. Her photographic series captures the essence of her second home: a place where different people come together, each with their own unique story.
Jessie van Buggenum (b. 1989, The Netherlands) is a documentary photographer with a background in science. Puzzled by the question "What is life?", Buggenum explores the existential inquiry from a molecular and biological point of view. Her publication ‘Sunday|Zondag’ documents the daily rhythms of her aging grandfather, capturing both her love towards him and his solitary life.
Jikke Swelsen (b. 1998, The Netherlands) specialises in industrial landscape photography. His graduation series 'The Impact of Open Cast Mining' expresses the tension between the industry and its effects on the landscape. At first sight, Swelsen's photographs look beautiful and mesmerizing, but after taking a closer look the dreadful impact of various industries is revealed.
Joanne Blokland (b. 1994, The Netherlands) is a fashion and portrait photographer who graduated from the Nederlandse Academie voor Beeldcreatie in 2020. Her work focuses on portraying strong women within our contemporary society. Her photographs give space and pay tribute to unconventional beauty standards outside of the socially accepted norms.
Josje van Stekelenburg (1991, The Netherlands) is an artist who graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in 2019. In her fiction-based work, she combines photography poetry and sound. By the use of symbols and visual expectations, Van Stekelenburg prickles the senses, pushing the viewer to find thrilling stories in, otherwise, banal settings.
Julia Sara Noëlle (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is an analogue photographer and film director based in Amsterdam. In 2019, she graduated in Fashion and Branding from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. Noëlle works very intuitively, allowing herself for spontaneity and improvisation. By getting close to her subjects, she is able to capture their raw and pure emotions. She says: “I want you to feel something, but to me, no words can express what that feeling is exactly.''
Kristel van Dijk (b. 1996, The Netherlands) is a freelance fashion photographer. She graduated with a BA in Toegepaste Fotografie en Beeldcommunicatiefrom from the Nederlandse Fotovakschool Rotterdam. In her work, she mainly concentrates on the use of light and shadow. Van Dijk is keen on collaborating with models, stylists and make-up artists in order to create some innovative and surprising effects. Her work has been published in HUF and MIRROR MIRROR online magazine.
Lin Woldendorp (b. 1994, The Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer living and working in Amsterdam. She used to model in front of the camera but with time she decided to actually shoot the photos herself. Her portraits are based on fashion photography, but with a more artistic approach. Within her photography, Woldendorp likes to experiment with colour, form and frame.
Luuk Roordink (b. 1994, The Netherlands) is a visual artist based in Utrecht. For his ongoing series ‘Looking For Story’ Roordink explores the form of visual storytelling by capturing ordinary-looking objects in a new thrilling setting. Finding beauty in the imperfection, he prefers to use second-hand point and shoot cameras, leaving the outcome partly up to chance.
Manon van Roosmalen (b. 1994, The Netherlands) has a background both in Graphic Design and Photography. As a visual artist, she focuses on topics that are often difficult to communicate or depict. With her graduation project ‘FODMAP’, Van Roosmalen challenges herself in finding visual ways to discuss the concealed and misunderstood chronic disorder - Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Marysia Swietlicka (b. 1997, Poland) works and lives in The Netherlands. With her work, she aims to speak about intimate situations that are difficult to disguise. By sharing the work with a broader audience, Swietlicka searches for an exchange of experiences. Saturated with symbolism, taboo and eroticism her photography functions as an association game that links to the human psyche, working on different levels of the subconscious.
Marjorie Noë (b. 1976, The Netherlands) is a visual storyteller based in Groningen. In October 2020 she graduated from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. With her graduation project 'Nergens Ergens Wonderland' (Nowhere Somewhere Wonderland), Noë explores her new place of residence. The combination of stories and photography is for the artist a way to find her place of belonging.
Merette Uiterwaal (b. 1990, The Netherlands) is a photographer interested in the simplicity of everyday life. Due to her colour blindness, Uiterwaal views the world in an unusual way. Her abstract self-portraits investigate the dynamic landscapes of our surroundings. The resulting, surreal images are open for the viewer's interpretation and understanding.
Studio Naiko (Nico) (b. 1995, The Netherlands) is currently a student at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. The recurring topics of her work are freedom and the power of expression. Her colourful and playful compositions often test the boundaries of what can and can’t be shown. Naiko has worked professionally in the entertainment and music industry.
Parisa Aminolahi (b. 1978, Iran) studied theatre stage design (BA) and animation (MA) at the University of Art in Tehran and documentary filmmaking (MA) at the Royal Holloway University of London. Her work covers a spectrum of themes such as displacement, exile, homeland, family and childhood memories. Her medium of expression entails photography, documentary filmmaking, animation, painting and mixed media. Aminolahi was granted The Netherlands Film Fund, One World Media Student Film Bursary and The Chevening Scholarship. Her project ‘Tehran Diary’ was acknowledged by various important awards and exhibited internationally.
Steyn van Rongen (b. 1996, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA of Arts in Photography from the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague. With his camera and an empathetic eye for detail, he floats through worlds and places, gaining entry into the lives of unique individuals. Through his work, Van Rongen seeks to learn, uncover or perhaps even discover the fragility that lies at the fringes of the human condition.
Robin Wagenaar (b. 1994, The Netherlands) is a documentary and portrait photographer. Wagenaar’s work talks about attention, compassion and humanity, embracing the natural beauty and power of the photographic subjects. Photography is for Wagenaar a way to connect with people and their unique, out of the ordinary stories and lives.
Romy Flamand (b. 1995, The Netherlands) graduated from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. Her work can be described as a 'staged documentary'. Through her photography Flamand enters a dialogue with her subjects. She states: “they give me the space to understand them and that freedom allows me to capture their reality in atmospheric images. Rather than revealing their problems, it is more important for me to create a mood in my images.” For her graduation project titled 'Revelation', Flamand documents four young women with a history of self-harm.
Vasilis Nikolopoulos (b.1993, Greece) is a photographer currently living and working in Amsterdam. He holds a MA in Documentary Photography from the University of Arts in London. His body of work focuses on identity and ways of looking. Nikolopoulos’s photography operates between fact and fiction leaving space for the viewer's imagination.
Angela Lidderdale (b. 1979, USA) is an artist and photographer based in Amsterdam working in the field of art direction and graphic design. Through her performative photography and portraits, Lidderdale explores the concepts of memory perception and identity. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from Parsons School of Design (NYC) and completed a residency at the Fabrica Communications Research Centre (Treviso, Italy). She has exhibited her works in Amsterdam, London, Bologna and Reykjavik.
Anniek Snoeijs (b. 1998, The Netherlands) graduated in photography from the SintLucas in Eindhoven and is currently preceding a Bachelor of photography at LUCA School of Arts, Narafi in Brussels. From a very young age, Snoeijs has developed a strong interest in fashion. Since then, her artistic practice combines fashion and photography. She always strives for perfection with a creative twist. Her work was published among others in Vogue Italia.
Caily Bobbie Jo (b. 1995, The Netherlands) is a fashion and culture photographer. What fascinates her the most, is the medium's ability to tell remarkable stories without words. Photography is for Bobbie Jo, a bridge between people and the way they express themselves through fashion. Travelling influences her work enormously. No matter the circumstances, Bobbie Jo is always looking for new opportunities to create.
Chantal Elisabeth Ariëns (b. 1968, The Netherlands) is an artist based in Amsterdam. The inspiration for her projects comes from a need for craftsmanship. The works she produces give space to emotion, exploring the connection between feelings and memory of the subconscious. By using the Polymer Etching technique, she creates an incredible depth in her images which is rarely seen in contemporary digital photography.
Christi Wijnen (b. 1965, The Netherlands) has a great fascination for cultures and traditions often outside of her own heritage. She studied at Fotoschool Statief in Utrecht and is now part of Forum Beeldtaal. Wijnen is currently working on a documentary project in Ireland and Curacao. Additionally, she is creating her first photo book ‘Wijkse Portretten’ - a series of portraits documenting the local population of her hometown, Wijk bij Duurstede.
Denise Bakker (b. 1996, The Netherlands) is a photographer based in Amsterdam. She is currently a student of Fashion & Branding at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute, where she continues developing her interest in photography, film and fashion. In her photographs, Bakker often uses friends as models as the main characters of her stories. With the use of vivid colours and hidden details, she makes those stories come to life.
Diana Putters (b. 1971, The Netherlands) graduated from the Nederlandse Academie voor Beeldcreatie. In her autonomous work Putters investigates all the issues that concern her in life. Throughout her photographic practice, she always looks for a connection with the subconscious. The photographs she creates are pure and intuitive, helping her to find her inner self.
Dora Lionstone (b. 1986, Germany) is a visual artist and photographer who graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Before moving to the Netherlands, she was working as a software engineer in Munich, Germany. Driven by a fascination for ambiguities and paradoxes, Lionstone challenges the perception of reality. Through her photography, she creates alternative realities that combine fact and fiction, science and imagination.
Evi van der Kant (b. 1992, The Netherlands) graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the AKV St. Joost. In her work, she embraces the contrast between the ever-faster world and the slow and refined nature of analogue photography. Taking the time to stand still and observe makes Van der Kant more conscious of the environment. Her photographs depict the short moments of the everyday, resonating with calmness and tranquility.
Floor Reitsma (b. 1992, The Netherlands) is a photographer based in Amsterdam. Her photography sends a message: it is ok to dream and lose track of time. Nowadays we tend to think a lot about the future but for Reitsma, the present is more important. She takes inspiration from Impressionism but also from observing people around her. Her photographs capture the ways in which people lose themself in the moment.
Harry Wijsbroek (b. 1974, The Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer based in Rotterdam. His work is an introverted exploration of the influence of humanity on nature. His clean and calm cityscapes created distance and anonymity. With his ongoing project ‘Emptiness’ Wijsbroek presents an empty, impersonal and lonely city in all its beauty.
Hedwich Rooks (b. 1995, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Academie Minerva and is currently doing a MA in Ecology Futures at the Institute of Visual Cultures St. Joost Den Bosch. Her work consists of sculptural installations and photography that have the potential to reflect the environment. Her work can be described as ambiguous, grotesque and ecosexual.
Inez Agnese (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is an autodidact visual artist based in Amsterdam with a background in psychology and art history. Her artistic practice, informed by her previous studies, focuses on the beauty of body language. Agnese’s work exists both in the form of photography and moving images. Her work was exhibited in Germany and in The Netherlands.
Iris Lustermans (b. 1993, The Netherlands) also known as Yres Isabella is a photographer who graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. Her graduation project ‘Human voids with Mental desires’ talks about mental health and self-image. Working on her projects always has a therapeutic effect on her. The topics recurring in her work are mental health, transformations, body language, relational dynamics and human habits. What always fascinates her is a constant change of our bodies and our surroundings.
Jackie Mulder (b. 1960, The Netherlands) is a mixed media artist based in Amsterdam. In her ongoing project 'Thought Trails', Mulder combines fashion, graphic design and photography to show the beauty of divergence. Her projects always start with a photograph that gradually grows into something else. Her tactile, one-of-a-kind images draw attention to small, overlooked or unappreciated scenes from her surroundings.
Jianni Elsenhout (b. 1991, The Netherlands) is a fine arts photographer based in Amsterdam. He graduated with a BA from the Fotovakschool. In line with his background in film, dance and acting, Elsenhout's work focuses on the human body. He is interested in our physical and emotional reactions to certain feelings and situations. By visualizing and sharing his personal stories, he hopes to inspire others to open up and share their stories back.
Jitske Nap (b. 1989, The Netherlands) is a freelance photo/videographer and art director based in Amsterdam. Her work focuses on fashion, music and the nightlife. Nap is fascinated by people who stand out due to their unique ways of living. Apart from doing art, together with the Native Agency, she supports photojournalists from under-represented regions. Her work can be found in publications such as Vice, Vogue Italia, FD, Parool, and deVolkskrant.
Johanna von Oldershausen (b. 1985, Germany) is a digital collage artist who holds a diploma in stage and costume design. Back in 2019 she started experimenting with her iPad and has found a unique way of creating visuals similar to those of a stage design. By combining different materials and playing with depth, transparency and illusion, Von Oldershausen wants to investigate the importance textiles play in our lives. She asks: “where does theatre end and real life begin?”
Julia Pelealu (b. 1969, The Netherlands) grew up in the '80s where she constantly drew and sketched. Although her dream was to study art, her father advised her otherwise. In the '90s, she finally got the opportunity to enroll to study at the Photo Academy Rotterdam. Fine art and portrait photography is where her passion began. The way she directs her models and captures multiple perspectives and light are some of the main characteristics of her work. Her timeless photographs create unique worlds that can exist on their own.
Justus de Rode (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is a photographer who started taking photos only two years ago and is now pursuing a MA in Film & Photographic Studies at Leiden University. De Rode uses the camera to capture feelings of despair, loneliness and loss, but also of intimacy and warmth. He is currently working on a long-term project in collaboration with two poets, that will result in a publication ‘Godspeed’, to be published in early 2021.
Kyara Huiswoud (b. 1999, The Netherlands) uses photography as a tool for self-expression. Being interested in the process of our subconscious, her work often entails surreal elements based on feelings, memories or desires. In her ongoing project ‘Identity Quest’, Huiswoud searches for her own identity and heritage as a mixed woman with multiple ethnicities.
Loes van Iperen (b. 1990, The Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer based in Amsterdam. In 2014 van Iperen moved to Hong Kong, where her love for photography began. Her photos - all shot on a 35mm film - are characterised by nostalgia, bright colours, moody and mundane scenes with a cinematographic touch. Sometimes she gets inspired by her own memories and dreams while on other occasions, she draws from collective memories of people she knows.
Maartje Schulte (b 1993, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA in Applied Photography and Visual Communication from the Dutch Academy of Image Creation. She works as a commercial photographer with a passion for fashion. Through her mystical stage designs, Schulte invites the viewer to dwell on subjects that we subconsciously take for granted due to our busy and hectic lives.
Mark Unthank (b. 1992, England) is an autodidact artist and designer based in Amsterdam. His photography works, introspectively explore the artist's personality experiences and tastes. Unthank focuses primarily on capturing the textures and motion of live performance. His work has been published by Revolver and Kerrang. Unthank is currently working on his first photo book ‘I Let It In And It Took Everything: photographs’ to be published in December 2020.
Naomi Kok (b. 1995, The Netherlands) is a documentary photographer. In her work, she often deals with issues of today's society that are somehow linked to her own struggles or experiences. In addition to photography, Kok likes to work with archival material, video and sound. Those additional elements create tensions in her project keeping the viewer sharp and interested.
Matteo Fiorentini (b. 1988, Italy) is a professional photographer and creative director living in Amsterdam for the past eight years. His travel photography examines multiple human interactions in their natural habitat. He just finished working on his latest documentary project ‘The Nicaragua Cowboys’.
Owen Schumacher (b. 1967, The Netherlands) is an actor, writer and photographer. A few years ago Schumacher started to photograph situations observed on the streets and continues to do so until this day. He never stages his shots; all his photographs are one to one documentations of everyday life. His work has been exhibited in various shows across the Netherlands.
Peter Pflügler (b. 1987, Austria) is a visual artist based in Viena and The Hague. Currently, he is a student at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His body of work entails a series of intriguing, moody portraits as well as a collection of mystical compositions of nature.
Randy Fokke (b. 1984, The Netherlands) is an autodidact street photographer based in Amsterdam. Every day, Fokke is in search of situations in which beauty is easily overlooked. She works both with digital and analogue photography. Her weekly ‘Stadsbeeld” was published by the Dutch newspaper, Het Parool.
Suzanne Rensink (b. 1974, The Netherlands) is a photographer who graduated from the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam. Being a successful fashion photographer for years, travelling and living abroad she then decided to take a step back and think about what she really wants to do in life. Looking for authenticity, she is now working with analog photography realizing visual arts is the best way in which she can express herself.
Sander Bijlsma (b. 1996, The Netherlands) is an autodidact street photographer based in Arnhem. His work is still evolving and developing. Through his photography, Bijlsma wants to better understand himself and his place in society. The mystical mood of his photographs is created by the use of colour and light.
Simon Duijs (b. 1975, The Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer interested in people and the notion of intimacy. As an ongoing series, Duijs photographs the improvised moments of the dance academy students. What's more, he also works as a volunteer for Stichting Still, photographing terminally ill and deceased children with their parents.
Vladimir Yavarov (b. 1982, Bulgaria) is a street photographer living and working in The Netherlands since 2008. In his photography he likes to get surprised, trying to capture the unique moments of everyday life. His photography is unpredictable, just like life itself. Currently, he is working on a project about the seaside titled ‘The first resort’.
Vera Silsbury (b.2000, The Netherlands) is currently studying at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Her work entails a playful depiction of reflections, shadows and structures. Despite being created spontaneously and intuitively, Silsbury’s photography raises questions and can definitely intrigue the viewer.
Aurélie Sorriaux (b. 1994, France) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Her photographs are visual explorations through memory experience and the complex state of existence. In her recent photo project titled "In Search of my Curls", Sorriaux examines her own heritage and looks at what stays in the family.
Anouk Brouwer (b. 1993, The Netherlands) is on a constant search for soulful ways of self -expression. The New York Film Academy, The Amsterdam Fashion Institute and Ryerson School of Fashion have all contributed to her performance artistic practice. Full of persistence and curiosity, Brouwer investigates the complex human culture and behaviour. Her aim is to present the world in a new unique way, opening it to the viewer's free interpretation.
Calvin Pausania (b. 1994, The Netherlands) is an artist working in the field of art direction and photography. He already collaborated with brands such as Nike, Converse, Bijenkorf, H&M and Daily Paper. Pausania combines his graphic design background and photography to create unique fashion imagery. His motto states: “To lead an orchestra you must turn your back on the crowd.”
Cihan Bektas (b. 1981, Istanbul) is an autodidact photographer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he is currently residing in Australia. He is particularly interested in portrait photography but with an abstract twist. His work has been published in some of the internationally known magazines, among others the Guardian, Xoxo and Iz.
Christian van Dokkum (b. 1991, The Netherlands) is an artist and documentary photographer taking the viewer on an adventure through cities and through nature. With the use of colour and light, the artist creates a diversity of different worlds. Photography makes Van Dokkum feel happy and alive, but most of all it is through photography that he learned to appreciate the little things in life.
Dienie Brouwer (b. 1964, the Netherlands) graduated from the Foto Academie in December 2019. In her photographic work, Brouwer often combines unique images with innovative techniques of shooting. The recurring theme in her work is the continuous struggle between visibility and invisibility. As told by the artist: “Life is a continuous reflection of thousands of stories and is in itself poetry in motion.”
Dieuwertje Bravenboer (b. 1996, The Netherlands) is an artist living and working in Utrecht. She studied psychology but along the way decided to switch to Applied Photography and Image Communication. Considering her background, the main focus of her work are people. She is interested in people who have developed their own world, within the larger society. Through her often shocking images, she invites the viewer to put themselves in the position and life of the photographed subject.
Elya Kèran (b. 1990, The Netherlands) is an autodidact fashion and portrait photographer. He gets inspired by the innate beauty he sees in people and the unique stories they tell him. Through his work, Kèran wants to empower the people he photographs, encouraging them to put a piece of their true selves into the session. His latest work focuses on redefining masculinity and celebrating self-expression.
Eline de Bruijn (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is a fresh graduate in Photography from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht. Her work is sparked by the fascination with mankind's pursuit of perfection. Through photography, Bruijn wants to talk about various beauty standards that are socially imposed on us. Striving for perfection in her private life, Bruijn’s photographs are often caricatures of an extreme version of herself.
Geraldine van der Meer (b. 1984, The Netherlands) is a documentary photographer who graduated from the Fotovakschool Amsterdam in 2020. Van der Meer has a genuine interest in people and their unique lives. Through her work, she aims to raise awareness for various social issues, focusing especially on strong, independent women. Her latest work entails a story of Kayayei - Ghanaian female porters.
Friso Wesseling (b. 1992, The Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer currently living in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Both of his recent photo series 'Buddies' and 'Solos' contain a selection of street portraits taken in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Pakistan and Nepal. Observing the world through a camera lens is for Wesseling a way of meeting people, uncovering and sharing their unique lives and stories.
Hossein Fardinfard (b. 1985, Iran) is a documentary and portrait photographer currently studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. By searching for cultural and behavioral similarities in various communities, he focuses on the topic of unity. Photographing subjects in their usual environment - the so-called “environmental portrait” is one of his favourite genres of photography. His work was awarded and acknowledged among others by SONY world photography, Lucie Awards, PDN photo annual and OpenWalls Arles.
Ira Yugay (b.1973, Uzbekistan) is a photographer currently studying at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. Yugay’s project ‘The Mirror’ represents a visual transmission of her inner state of mind through mystical characters and material objects. Her photography is a figurative reflection on the world of hidden worries, doubts, fears, disappointments, anger and despair.
Jesper Boot (b. 1996, The Netherlands) is a multimedia artist who graduated with a BA in Design in Photography from the HKU. His work is inspired by everyday encounters, entailing a sharp eye for detail. Boots photography often features colorful and contrasting images. His ongoing work titled 'Own your piece of the sky' started in 2016 after moving to a new part of Amsterdam. The project captures the forever changing views around his house, caused by the endless construction sites.
Jamie van den Heuvel (b. 1992, The Netherlands) is a documentary and portrait photographer. In June 2020, she graduated from the Dutch Academy for Image Creation. In her long-term personal projects, Van den Heuvel focuses on issues related to identity and vulnerability. Her graduation project '18032020' talks about the euthanasia of Dieneke, Jamie's soulmate for nearly ten years. The photographs tell a visual story about love, tenderness and the passage of time.
Jill Noteboom (b. 1992, The Netherlands) grew up surrounded by nature. What inspires her is travelling, colours, nature, but mostly, importantly people. Her main focus is the minimalism of everyday life. By capturing the moments in their purest form while playing with the composition, light and colour, Noteboom’s work sits somewhere between documentary and fiction. Her work was published in Kiekie Art and exhibited by The Print Swap.
Joana Kazmaier (b. 1998, Germany) creates experimental visuals in the fields of Fashion and Arts. She is currently working on a long-term project ‘Eve and Eve’ - a contemporary reinterpretation of the famous creation myth ‘Adam and Eve’. Through her work, Kazmaier wants to talk about the lack of representation of the female body in art history. Her figurative images open up a discussion on systemic gender inequality.
Jolene Adelaar (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is a fashion photographer with a predilection for colours, prints and everyday life. She graduated with a BA of Arts from the Nederlandse Academie voor Beeldcreatie. Her work portrays ordinary people, doing ordinary stuff, but with a twist of alienation and surprise. Her graduation project ‘Runway of Life’ contains yet another series shot in a humorous, airy and colourful way. With her work, Adelaar aims to create an inclusive world where everyone, no matter their look, gets accepted and appreciated for who they are.
Lotus Rosalina Hebbing (b. 1999, The Netherlands) is an artist and photographer who graduated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. In her experimental photographic collages, the human body is placed against a semi-natural fictionalised environment. Her metaphorical compositions give attention to the banal actions of the everyday.
Juul Vullings (b. 1999, The Netherlands) is a photographer who graduated from the Fotovakschool in Eindhoven in 2020. By capturing the architectural structures in a clean minimalistic way, she wants to show the beauty of stillness. The peaceful images she creates, stand in contrast to the hectic and loud Western world we live in.
Linda Zhengová (b.1995, The Czech Republic) is an artist and photographer whose work expands into the fields of both documentary and staged photography. She has a background in photography theory and practice as she completed her MA in Media Studies at Leiden University and Photography BA at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. Overall, she uses the medium to challenge the existing boundaries and taboos surrounding the themes of gender, sexuality, and trauma.
Lois Notebaart (b. 1995, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA in Arts in Photography from the Foto Academie in Amsterdam. Her practice draws inspiration from science. Through her work, she curiously asks: “Is it ethical to evolve the human body? Are we living in a simulation?” In her latest project ‘Am I overthinking this?’, Notebaart contemplates the information age and the overwhelming amount of (fake)news circulating the virtual space.
Marcin Olesiński (b. 1972, Poland) is an artist and photographer based in Rotterdam. He is eternally fascinated by light, be it natural or artificial. His colorful visuals take after his near-sightedness. The results are abstract images that look like graphics or paintings but are in fact photographs. Olesiński’s visuals assure other near-sighted people that their condition might actually be exceptional and unique.
Marloes Der Kinderen (1957, The Netherlands) is an art teacher and independent visual artist. Her work often touches upon various global issues that concern her as an artist and as a person. In her ongoing series ‘DOMESTIC', Der Kinderen aims to visualise the visceral sense of being confined in an abusive relationship. Der Kinderen exhibited her works among others at WTC Art gallery R’dam, GNG Galerie d’Art Contemporain, Gallery WM and Sandvoort Gallery Amsterdam. For her ongoing Series ‘Water On Edge’ she received the SIPA Award 2020.
Marijn Fidder (b. 1997, The Netherlands) is a documentary photographer focusing on socially engaged topics. In December 2017 she quit her studies in graphic design to proceed with her career in photography. Her recent project was devoted to children with cancer, documenting their illness and mental state. Apart from her independent artistic practice, Fidder works as a freelancer for a national newspaper and for various NGOs.
Michiel Stock (b. 1984, Netherlands) is an autodidact photographer. His work sits somewhere between documentary and art photography. His intuitive way of working results in frames full of interpretation and depth. Through his work, Stock raises questions about the psychological fabric between humans and their habitat.
Pedro Gossler (b. 1993, Brazil) is an interdisciplinary artist working with photography, video and 3D animation. His work aims to research the use of memory and archive in post-internet times. Currently, he is a student at the Royal Academy of Art The Hague. Gossler’s work has been exhibited at the International Rotterdam Film Festival and at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. Recently, his film was awarded as the best documentary at Sheffield Int Doc Fest and Most Innovative film at Visions du Réel.
Sandra Kuijpers (b. 1962, The Netherlands) graduated from the Nederlandse Academie voor Beeldcreatie. Her work centers on the emotions and feelings of people around her. Her photographic themes often touch upon social expectations and group pressure. Kuijpers hopes her photography will help reduce prejudice, making people first think and only then judge.
Sandra Lensink (b. 1970, The Netherlands) is a fine art, portrait and documentary photographer. Lensink strongly believes that the darkness we meet in our lives is there to enlighten us. That is why she dives deep into the meaning behind certain feelings, thoughts and emotions. In order to expand the individual and collective awareness, she translates these investigations into photographic images.
Thomas Meijerman (b. 1995, The Netherlands) graduated from the Fine Art Photography Department at the WDKA. His work talks about the inseparable connection between humans and the environment. In his ongoing project, ‘Island Discovery’ Meijerman bends reality in order to create a fictional island. Meijerman uses photography and videography to research our position in the world but also show the beauty of our planet.
Sander Vos (b. 1988, The Netherlands) is a photographer based in London. His image often contains elements of mystery, blending fine arts with portrait photography. His work has recently been exhibited at Photo London Digital and received recognition by the AOP and IPA.
Stijn de Vries (b. 1998, The Netherlands) is an autodidact artist who loves fashion and art photography. He likes to shoot unique faces and beautiful places by the use of both analogue and digital photography. Known for his fresh urban style, De Vries always tries to depict his models in the most honest and pure way. Revealing the beauty of imperfection is always better than showing the perfect but boring image.
Suzanne Trooster (b. 1994, The Netherlands) graduated with a BA of Arts in Photography from the Fotovakschool Amsterdam. Her body of work entails social documentary stories and portraits. She is particularly interested in people's life choices and what is behind them. Her graduation project ‘When Bad Things Happen’ tells the story of her own family who suffered from an accident but was unable to speak about it.