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Top 10 photogenic holiday destinations in Greece
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Top 10 photogenic holiday destinations in Greece

Greece's top 10 photogenic holiday destinations including Crete, Lesbos, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, Corfu, Chios, Samos, Zakynthos

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8 min
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PHOTOGRAPHER | National Geographic Documentary
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PHOTOGRAPHER | National Geographic Documentary

National Geographic Documentary with the brand new docuseries 'PHOTOGRAPHER' follows seven world-famous photographers, each with their own unique expertise

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8 min
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Anton Corbijn - MOØDe
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Anton Corbijn - MOØDe

The MOØDe exhibition presents fashion through Anton Corbijn's lens, with portraits of Kate Moss, Tom Waits and Alexander McQueen.

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8 min
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Maria Austria Institute December 2023 Offer
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Maria Austria Institute December 2023 Offer

The Maria Austria Institute’s December 2023 offer featured winter photographs by Maria Austria, Kees Scherer and Cor van Weele.

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5 minutes
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Rob Hornstra - Ordinary People
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Rob Hornstra - Ordinary People

With the exhibition Ordinary People, The Hague Museum of Photography offers a new look at the twenty-year oeuvre of Dutch photographer Rob Hornstra

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6 min
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Top Dutch photographers under the hammer
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Top Dutch photographers under the hammer

Exclusive photography auction at Adams, December 11-12: works by Erwin Olaf, Ruud van Empel, Sanne Sannes, Hendrik Kerstens

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8 min
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Lucebert - Also a poet as a photographer
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Lucebert - Also a poet as a photographer

Lucebert - Also a poet as a photographer. Photo exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of Lucebert's birth (1924 – 1994) at Fotomuseum The Hague

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12 min
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5 Tips for Choosing Photo Wallpaper
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5 Tips for Choosing Photo Wallpaper

Choosing photo wallpaper? These 5 tips will help you consider the design, dimensions, ceiling, material, and lighting for a result that suits your space.

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3 min
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Graduation work for Photo Academy students 2023
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Graduation work for Photo Academy students 2023

Young photography talent: more than thirty students from the Amsterdam Photo Academy will present their creations in Loods 6 from May 25 to 26, 2023.

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5 min
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Gregory Crewdson | Eveningside
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Gregory Crewdson | Eveningside

Reflex Amsterdam presented the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands by American photographer Gregory Crewdson from March 11 to May 6, 2023.

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6 mins
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Koh Sang Woo – Wild in Blue
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Koh Sang Woo – Wild in Blue

A solo exhibition by the American-Korean visual artist Koh Sang Woo - Wild in blue

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5 min
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Fujifilm GFX 100S Review
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Fujifilm GFX 100S Review

Jan van der Horn explains his studio workflow with the Fujifilm GFX 100S, from lighting and flash to exposure, RAW conversion and image selection.

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5 min
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Fashion Photographer Bart van Leeuwen
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Fashion Photographer Bart van Leeuwen

Which photograph has stayed with fashion photographer Bart van Leeuwen? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.

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2 min
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Heligoland as a Photography Destination
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Heligoland as a Photography Destination

Discover Heligoland for nature photography, with tips for photographing northern gannets, seabirds, and seals, plus lens advice and the best time to visit.

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2 min
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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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3 min
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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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2 min
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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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4 min
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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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5 min
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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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3 min
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Documentary Photographer Marcel van den Bergh
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Documentary Photographer Marcel van den Bergh

Which photograph has stayed with documentary photographer Marcel van den Bergh? Discover why this particular image remains so memorable.

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3 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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4 min
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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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2 min
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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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3 min
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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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2 min
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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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2 min
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Fotofestival Schiedam 2020
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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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3 min
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Photo Report: Conquest of the North Pole
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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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2 min
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Day In, Day Out – Teun Hocks
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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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2 min
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Erwin Olaf Double Exhibition
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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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2 min
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Being Places: Ellen Kooi
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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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2 min
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The Extraordinary Story Behind an Ordinary Photograph
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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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3 min
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Marie Cécile Thijs – Between Heaven and Earth
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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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2 min
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In the Light of Venus
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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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2 min
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An Ode to the Polaroid Photo
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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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2 min
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Miles Aldridge at Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam
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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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