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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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In-depth stories, reports and distinctive themes about photographers, projects and visual culture — always with the newest article first.
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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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FotoFestival Naarden Returns After Four Years
FotoFestival Naarden returns after four years with Erwin Olaf’s final photos, from Friday, June 13 through Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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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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World Press Photo Suspends Photographer Credit for The Terror of War
World Press Photo suspended the photographer credit for The Terror of War while its authorship is reviewed.
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Pixelmator Pro: Convenient Photo Editing on Your Mac
Pixelmator Pro is a fast Mac photo editor with everything photographers need—and no monthly subscription.
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Scarlett Hooft Graafland. Mesmerizing
On March 29, Museum Panorama Mesdag presents the Scarlett Hooft Graafland exhibition. Mesmerizing.
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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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The convenience of Built-in Image Stabilization (IBIS)
Image stabilization in FUJIFILM cameras helps nature photographers to shoot sharper images handheld, even in macro, wildlife and evening light.
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Time of the Signs - Henri van Noordenburg
Gallery WM presents Time of the Signs, an evocative new exhibition by the Dutch-Australian artist
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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
BODY HEAT at Droog explores the relationship between body, climate, emotion and movement with photography, sculptures, installations and multimedia.
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The hidden world of macro photography with Fujifilm
Discover how Fujifilm cameras and macro lenses accurately capture small insects, flowers, plants and everyday details.
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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
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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Want to remain anonymous as a photographer or journalist?
Want to be less conspicuous as a photographer or journalist? These tips help you work discreetly and safely, with privacy and the law in mind.
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3 creative ways to display your photos at home
Your best photos deserve more than a place on your computer. Discover three creative ways to display your photography stylishly at home.
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The Humanness of Our Lonely Selves - Awoiska van der Molen
The Humanness of Our Lonely Selves, new work by the Dutch photographer Awoiska van der Molen at Huis Marseille
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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
Tips for taking photographs on a long bicycle ride through a city or the countryside.
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Buying a chalet for nature and wildlife photography
Buying a chalet as a base for photography trips can put beautiful landscapes and memorable moments within easy reach.
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Photography while hiking in photogenic Switzerland
Tips for equipment, composition and locations when photographing on hikes through the Swiss mountains.
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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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Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage at Huis Marseille
Deborah Turbeville: Photocollage was the first major retrospective of the iconic American artist Deborah Turbeville.
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Photographer Sander Veeneman
Which photograph has stayed with photographer Sander Veeneman? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.
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Dying Robert Kennedy
Bill Eppridge photographed Robert F. Kennedy shortly after the June 5, 1968 shooting at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Becoming a Photographer: How Do You Get Started? (Part 2)
Tips for starting a career in photography, Part 2, by mentor Feddo van Gogh.
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Hellen van Meene
Hellen van Meene (Alkmaar, 1972) has achieved worldwide success with her portraits of adolescent girls and women.
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Einstein's Tongue
Why did Albert Einstein stick out his tongue in that famous photograph? The story behind Arthur Sasse's iconic press image.
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Photographer Marcel van der Vlugt
Photographer Marcel van der Vlugt discusses his favorite photograph from A New Day, a personal series exploring beauty, the body, and alienation.
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Becoming a Photographer: How Do You Get Started? (1)
Tips for getting started in photography: how to approach it (part 1), by mentor Feddo van Gogh.
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Fashion and Advertising Photographer Carli Hermès
Carli Hermès discusses his favorite photograph: a freely interpreted work in a 1920s style, commissioned by Wijs & van Oostveen.
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Film: Manufactured Landscapes
The documentary Manufactured Landscapes follows photographer Edward Burtynsky through China and explores landscapes shaped by large-scale industrialization.
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When Film Meets Photography
From Blow Up to Rear Window: 10 inspiring films about photography, visual language, composition, and cinematography that every photographer should see.
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Portrait Photographer Bob Bronshoff
Which photograph has stayed with portrait photographer Bob Bronshoff? Discover why this particular image still resonates.
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News Anchor and Photographer Sacha de Boer
Which photograph has stayed with news anchor and photographer Sacha de Boer? Discover why this particular image still resonates.
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Nachtwey's Dark Clouds
He is the greatest war photographer of our time: James Nachtwey. Foam brought the acclaimed American (1948, New York) to Amsterdam.
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Pop Photographer Lex van Rossen
Lex van Rossen is regarded as a pioneer of Dutch pop photography and became known for dynamic concert photographs centered on form and composition.
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Spencer Tunick for DREAM AMSTERDAM
DREAM AMSTERDAM invited Spencer Tunick to photograph nude volunteers at secret locations around the city.
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Migrant Mother
Migrant Mother, the photograph that became an icon of the Great Depression of the 1930s, by Gertruud de Smit
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Advertising Photographer Kees Tabak
Which photograph has stayed with advertising photographer Kees Tabak? Discover why this image still resonates.
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V-J Day, Times Square, 1945 (The Kiss)
In Times Square, New York, a sailor expresses his joy by passionately kissing a nurse — Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Snapshots by Israël David Kiek
In 1860, Israël David Kiek (1811-1899) began taking portraits. The Dutch words ‘kiekje’ and ‘kieken’ most likely originated here.
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News Photographer Guus Dubbelman
Which photograph has stayed with news photographer Guus Dubbelman? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him today.
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Paparazzi Photographer Edwin Smulders
Which photograph has stayed with paparazzi photographer Edwin Smulders? Discover why this particular image remains so memorable.
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Antoine Claudet: Photography Pioneer
Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797–1867) is known as a French artist, glass merchant, and one of the first commercial photographers.
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Sem Presser
A portrait of press photographer Sem Presser, from his own photo agency and wartime work to his postwar reporting and advocacy for photographers.
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Archer: Inventor of the Collodion Process
In The Chemist, Frederic Scott Archer (1813–1857) describes a new photographic process that uses collodion.
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Fotofestival Schiedam 2020
Fotofestival Schiedam (FFS) is an annual festival. Its seventh edition, held in 2020, explored the theme “Transitions.”
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Photo Exhibition: Turner, Silence in the City
The photo exhibition Turner – Silence in the City opened at the Amsterdam City Archives on August 4, 2020.
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Lee Miller – The Liberation of a Photographer
Het Uur van de Wolf: Lee Miller – The Liberation of a Photographer. Broadcast on Saturday, July 4, 2020.
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Steve McCurry’s Afghanistan Video Series at Photo London
Photo London’s autobiographical Steve McCurry video series looked back on his eye-opening first journey through Afghanistan in 1978.
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Female Photographers in the Spotlight at Hasselblad
In 2020, Hasselblad continued its Hasselblad Heroines series for a second year, highlighting seven female photographers.
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After Us, the Flood – Kadir van Lohuizen
After Us, the Flood was Kadir van Lohuizen’s documentary series about low-lying regions, broadcast on NPO 2.
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New Documentary About Ed van der Elsken
Jan Bosdriesz’s documentary about Ed van der Elsken, Lust for Life, premiered in 2019.
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Photo Exhibition: What Happened in Room 902?
In 2019, Hilton Amsterdam hosted a photo exhibition about John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In for Peace.
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Photo Report: Conquest of the North Pole
Kadir van Lohuizen and Yuri Kozyrev show how melting Arctic ice reveals geopolitics and climate change in VPRO Tegenlicht.
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Day In, Day Out – Teun Hocks
The 2019 solo exhibition Day In, Day Out by Dutch photographer Teun Hocks (1947) at TORCH Gallery featured ten new photo-paintings.
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Erwin Olaf Double Exhibition
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and Fotomuseum Den Haag honor the renowned Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf with a double exhibition.
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The World’s Largest Private Collection of Beatles Photographs
The Unseen Beatles exhibition at 5&33 Gallery in the art'otel, because in 2019 it is exactly 55 years since The Beatles visited Amsterdam.
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Photo Exhibition: Lichtjuweel at IJplein and Sixhaven
Photo exhibition of Jan van der Horn with his 'jewel of light' on the IJplein and in the Sixhaven of Amsterdam North
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Being Places: Ellen Kooi
Being Places, a solo exhibition by Dutch photographer Ellen Kooi (born 1962) at TORCH Gallery, presented her most recent work.
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The Extraordinary Story Behind an Ordinary Photograph
In the VPRO documentary Vilshult, Tom Roes investigates the story behind a black-and-white photograph of an Amsterdam canal and a red bicycle on an IKEA poster.
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Stephan Vanfleteren Photography Exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam
In fall 2018, Kunsthal Rotterdam presented Surf Tribe, a photography exhibition by Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren.
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Marie Cécile Thijs – Between Heaven and Earth
From September 30, 2018, through January 20, 2019, Museum Jan Cunen in Oss presented a retrospective of photographer Marie Cécile Thijs.
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Dolf Toussaint Photography Exhibition (1924-2017)
Dolf Toussaint’s exhibition Amsterdam voor het voorbij is brought together photographs from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s.
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In the Light of Venus
In the Light of Venus was the title of a retrospective exhibition devoted to photographer Jan van der Horn.
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An Ode to the Polaroid Photo
An ode to the Polaroid photo: Het Uur van de Wolf featured filmmaker Willem Baptist’s documentary Instant Dreams.
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Miles Aldridge at Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam
Reflex Gallery Amsterdam presents Art History, a solo exhibition by Miles Aldridge featuring colorful, surreal photographic art and glamorous mises-en-scène.
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50 Years of Paradiso: The Exhibition
The 50 Years of Paradiso exhibition opened at the Amsterdam Museum on March 30.
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Underwater Photography at VondelCS
Harry Fayt’s Underwater Photo Exhibition ran from February 10 through March 9, 2018, at VondelCS MediaCafé in Amsterdam.
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Press Photographer Jeroen Oerlemans
A portrait of press photographer Jeroen Oerlemans, who documented conflict zones and was killed while on assignment in Sirte in 2016.
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