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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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Man on the Moon
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Man on the Moon

Neil Armstrong’s July 20, 1969 photograph shows Edwin E. ‘Buzz’ Aldrin taking his first unsteady steps on the Moon.

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The Beatles on Abbey Road
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The Beatles on Abbey Road

The story behind the iconic Abbey Road cover, photographed by Iain Macmillan in six shots on August 8, 1969, from Paul McCartney’s idea.

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Talbot: Inventor of the Negative Process
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Talbot: Inventor of the Negative Process

William Henry Fox Talbot (February 11, 1800–September 17, 1877) is regarded as the inventor of photography’s negative process.

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Bryan Adams: Rock Photographer
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Bryan Adams: Rock Photographer

Bryan Adams: Rock Photographer. A conversation with a modest multitalent about ambition and “just doing your thing.”

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Sports Photographer Soenar Chamid
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Sports Photographer Soenar Chamid

Which photograph has stayed with sports photographer Soenar Chamid? Discover why this particular image remains so memorable.

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Photographer and Writer Hans Aarsman
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Photographer and Writer Hans Aarsman

Which photograph has stayed with photographer and writer Hans Aarsman? Discover why this particular image remains so memorable.

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Music Photographer Rob Verhorst
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Music Photographer Rob Verhorst

Which photograph has stayed with music photographer Rob Verhorst? Discover why this particular image remains so memorable.

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Niépce: Maker of the First Photograph
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Niépce: Maker of the First Photograph

Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (March 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833) made the first photograph, titled 'Point de vue de la fenêtre'.

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Documentary Photographer Carl De Keyzer
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Documentary Photographer Carl De Keyzer

Which photograph has stayed with documentary photographer Carl De Keyzer? Discover why this particular image still resonates.

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Street Photographer Gerard Wessel
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Street Photographer Gerard Wessel

Gerard Wessel discusses his favorite photograph, made at one of Rotterdam’s first house parties at Nighttown in 1990.

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Photographing in Havana, Cuba
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Photographing in Havana, Cuba

Photographer John van Helvert presents street photography from Havana, Cuba, from street portraits to scenes of everyday life.

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Paul Huf
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Paul Huf

Photographer Paul Huf, who became a leading figure in Dutch photography at the age of 22

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Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima

Five Marines join forces to plant an American flag on Mount Suribachi after the capture of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

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The Kiss in Front of City Hall
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The Kiss in Front of City Hall

Robert Doisneau’s iconic Paris kiss photograph for Life appeared spontaneous, but was revealed to have been staged with Françoise Bornet and Jacques Carteaud.

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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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