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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Photographer Sander Veeneman
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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
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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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Hellen van Meene
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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
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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
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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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Film: Manufactured Landscapes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Underwater Photography at VondelCS
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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
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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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