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Nature Photography Close to Home
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Nature Photography Close to Home

Discover some of the best nature photography locations in the Netherlands and learn when to visit, what to look for, and what gear to bring.

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New Photo and Video Apps with AI from 2025
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New Photo and Video Apps with AI from 2025

Discover Edits, Artisse AI, Lushfoil Photography Sim, and Photoshop for iPhone: creative apps and tools for photo, video, and AI editing.

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How to Find Work as a Wedding Photographer
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How to Find Work as a Wedding Photographer

Want to find more work as a wedding photographer? Use your own website, social media, and wedding platforms to reach engaged couples.

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Les Ruines de Paris - Galerie Fontana
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Les Ruines de Paris - Galerie Fontana

AI photography exhibition “Les Ruines de Paris” at Galerie Fontana, featuring Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, February 8–May 3, 2025.

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Your own photo on aluminum: the advantages
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Your own photo on aluminum: the advantages

Read why a photo on aluminum gives a sleek presentation and what advantages the light, strong material offers for photos in the home.

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Capturing Body Heat: Photography in BODY HEAT
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Capturing Body Heat: Photography in BODY HEAT

BODY HEAT at Droog explores the relationship between body, climate, emotion and movement with photography, sculptures, installations and multimedia.

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Chris Killip - Retrospective
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Chris Killip - Retrospective

A retrospective of more than a hundred works by Chris Killip about communities in Northern England and the consequences of economic downturn.

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The most expensive camera and lenses
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The most expensive camera and lenses

The Leica 0 with serial number 105 is almost 100 years old, and the prototype of this camera was sold in 2022 for no less than 14.4 million euros.

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Tips for the school photo
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Tips for the school photo

Tips for a successful school photo. Both the students and the school photographer achieve the best results for a school photo.

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Photography while cycling
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Photography while cycling

Tips for taking photographs on a long bicycle ride through a city or the countryside.

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The fascinating history of Polaroid
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The fascinating history of Polaroid

The fascinating history of Polaroid: from Edwin Land and the first instant cameras to the modern comeback of analog photography.

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Photography in Cyprus
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Photography in Cyprus

Travel photography: photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world. All kinds of subjects appear before his lens. One spring, he ended up in Cyprus.

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Kodachrome: The End
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Kodachrome: The End

Kodachrome was renowned for its sharpness, lasting colors, and distinctive look. Kodak discontinued it, and production ended for good in 2010.

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Photographer Marcel Molle
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Photographer Marcel Molle

Marcel Molle explains how an ING assignment marked his transition from black-and-white photojournalism to commercial photography.

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Photographing in Rio de Janeiro
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Photographing in Rio de Janeiro

Photographing in the global city of Rio de Janeiro. Photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world, capturing all kinds of subjects along the way.

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Urban Exploration Photography
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Urban Exploration Photography

Obscure, thrilling, beautiful... urban exploration photography is all of these things for those who practice this discipline.

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Niger: Photographing in the Sahel
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Niger: Photographing in the Sahel

Travel photography: photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world. In May 2008, his journey took him to the African country of Niger.

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Sports Photographer Pim Ras
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Sports Photographer Pim Ras

Pim Ras describes his photo essay for Médecins Sans Frontières in Congo, applying his distinctive aesthetic and use of color.

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Kadir van Lohuizen Travels the World
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Kadir van Lohuizen Travels the World

A portrait of documentary photographer Kadir van Lohuizen, exploring his vision, working methods and travels around the world.

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Documentary Photographer Robin Utrecht
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Documentary Photographer Robin Utrecht

Which photograph has stayed with documentary photographer Robin Utrecht? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.

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Nature Photographer Ruben Smit
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Nature Photographer Ruben Smit

Which photograph has stayed with nature photographer Ruben Smit? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.

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Advertising Photographer Vincent Kruijt
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Advertising Photographer Vincent Kruijt

Advertising photographer Vincent Kruijt discusses his favorite image, created for the Rotterdam advertising agency ARA.

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Documentary Photographer Ahmet Polat
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Documentary Photographer Ahmet Polat

Ahmet Polat discusses photography, his dual identity in the Netherlands and Turkey, and an intimate image of two women in the sea near Izmir.

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Leatherwork
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Leatherwork

Ben Seelt photographs tanneries in Marrakesh and recounts an unexpected purchase in the medina.

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Martin Parr, Satirist in Pictures
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Martin Parr, Satirist in Pictures

A 2008 look at Martin Parr’s satire, humor, and influential color photography, written after his lecture at Amsterdam’s Fotoacademie.

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Fashion and Advertising Photographer Andy Tan
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Fashion and Advertising Photographer Andy Tan

Which photograph has stayed with fashion and advertising photographer Andy Tan? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.

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Landscape Photography - Part 3
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Landscape Photography - Part 3

This final installment on landscape photography covers a trip to Norway, focusing on preparation, changing light, water, and fall colors.

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Fashion Photographer Marc de Groot
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Fashion Photographer Marc de Groot

Marc de Groot explains why, at publication, his 2005 portrait of Chloë Sevigny for Italian Elle remained his favorite fashion photograph.

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Photography at Huis Marseille
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Photography at Huis Marseille

Exhibitions at Huis Marseille: Juul Kraijer / Chimaera, Revealing Reality / Andres Serrano, and Lionel Wendt / Ceylon

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Mapplethorpe – Look at the Pictures
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Mapplethorpe – Look at the Pictures

Kunsthal Rotterdam toont een grote overzichtstentoonstelling van Robert Mapplethorpe, samen met de documentaire Look at the pictures.

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Vincent Peters at Kunsthuis Amsterdam
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Vincent Peters at Kunsthuis Amsterdam

Kunsthuis Amsterdam presented the first retrospective in the Netherlands of renowned German photographer Vincent Peters.

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Photographs of Amsterdam Around 1900
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Photographs of Amsterdam Around 1900

Amsterdam 1900 - Foto’s van Olie, Breitner, Eilers en tijdgenoten. In Het Stadsarchief Amsterdam is de unieke expositie te zien.

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New at MAI: Peter van der Velde
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New at MAI: Peter van der Velde

New at MAI: photographer Peter van der Velde’s work has joined the Maria Austria Institute archive.

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New at MAI: Henny Riemens
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New at MAI: Henny Riemens

Henny Riemens’s photographs were newly added to the Maria Austria Institute (MAI) image archive.

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Jeroen Swolfs and Streets of the World
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Jeroen Swolfs and Streets of the World

The article described Jeroen Swolfs’s global street-photography project at a time when six countries still remained on his itinerary.

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Photographer Marc Lagrange Dies
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Photographer Marc Lagrange Dies

Photographer Marc Lagrange, 57, was killed in a traffic accident in Tenerife on Friday evening.

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New Anton Corbijn Film: Life
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New Anton Corbijn Film: Life

Anton Corbijn’s film Life follows the friendship between photographer Dennis Stock and actor James Dean during a road trip for LIFE Magazine.

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Original Autochromes on Display
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Original Autochromes on Display

Original autochromes on display. A newly developed technique has enabled the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Leiden University to exhibit them safely.

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3,000 m² Photograph by Wim Tellier
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3,000 m² Photograph by Wim Tellier

Artist Wim Tellier creates large-scale art installations by integrating photographs into their surroundings as a form of landscape art.

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Drone Photography
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Drone Photography

Learn the basics of drone photography, from choosing a suitable drone to creating striking aerial photos and videos, with the rules as described in 2015.

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6 min
Photography in Nicaragua
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Photography in Nicaragua

Photography in Nicaragua: photographer and travel editor Tom van der Leij journeys from Peru to Mexico and describes what catches his eye along the way.

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