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Spencer Tunick – Public Interventions
Solo exhibition Public Interventions by American photographer Spencer Tunick at Reflex Amsterdam from September 17 to November 1, 2022
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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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Spotlight on photographer Rolf Blomberg’s oeuvre
Discover the work of photographer and explorer Rolf Blomberg, who made some 35,000 black-and-white photographs during his expeditions.
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Holland Festival at 75 – MAI Anniversary Offer
A special Maria Austria Institute print offer marking the 75th anniversary of the Holland Festival.
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Vivian Maier. The Self-Portrait and Its Double
Vivian Maier. The Self-Portrait and Its Double, photography exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
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Design on the Vecht - Buitenplaats Doornburgh
Vorm aan de Vecht at Buitenplaats Doornburgh brought together design, art, fashion, and photography in a former monastery.
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Photographer Julius Rooymans’ Exhibition: The Shadow of the Master
Julius Rooymans exhibited The Shadow of the Master at Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam from March 10 through May 14, 2022.
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Teun Hocks: June 10, 1947 – February 27, 2022
Visual artist Teun Hocks, a pioneer of Dutch staged photography, died on February 27, 2022, at age 74.
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Hasselblad Heroines 2022
Hasselblad Heroines returned in 2022 to spotlight female photographers for the fourth year.
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Twenty Years of Photography Along South Africa’s Most Beautiful Coastline
In Transkei in Transition, Tom van der Leij revisits residents of South Africa’s Wild Coast after twenty years, documenting tradition and change.
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Using a Trail Camera for Wildlife Photography
A trail camera, also known as a camera trap or wildlife camera, automatically photographs wild animals without alerting them.
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Hans Withoos Exhibits at Museum Flehite
Photographer Hans Withoos exhibited at Museum Flehite in Amersfoort in Another Light on Withoos, on view from December 12, 2021, through May 8, 2022.
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Searching for the Soul of Servicestations
Searching for the Soul of Servicestations examines gas stations as contested yet fascinating sites through images spanning their past, present, and future.
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Time & Tide: Panoramic Photographs by Siebe Swart
Time & Tide: an impressive series of panoramic black-and-white photographs by photographer Siebe Swart.
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Unseen Amsterdam 2021
Unseen Amsterdam photography art fair: September 17, 18, and 19, 2021, at the Westergas grounds.
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Crying Boys - Noah Valentyn
Crying Boys by Noah Valentyn: a photo exhibition at Rijksmuseum Muiderslot in Muiden.
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Eddy Posthuma de Boer
A portrait of social documentary photographer Eddy Posthuma de Boer, who photographed Amsterdam, literary life, and people in more than eighty countries.
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Women by Women – Exhibition at Kahmann Gallery
Women by Women was a Kahmann Gallery photography exhibition about women, by women, held from June 19 through August 29, 2021.
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Earn Money by Sharing Your Photos with Relica
Relica is a photo-sharing app that can earn you money. Share your photos with the Relica web app.
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Photography Trips in the Netherlands, Europe, and Beyond
De Fotoreisshop specializes in photography trips in the Netherlands, across Europe, and to destinations farther afield.
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Hasselblad Heroines 2021
Hasselblad Heroines 2021 continues the series for a third year, spotlighting women photographers
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Annelies Damen Photo Prints to Raise Funds for Kenya
Photographer Annelies Damen released two limited editions in 2020 to raise funds for a girls’ school in Lamu, Kenya.
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Free Exclusive Webinar with Photographer Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson: A Journey of Connection—an exclusive free webinar with the photographer, held on November 6, 2020.
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Angels of the Sea Exhibition – Stephan Vanfleteren
Stephan Vanfleteren’s Angels of the Sea exhibition was shown at the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
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The Tao of Wetland Photography – Photographer Bas Breetveld
Beavers in the mist and wetland photography: Dutch photographer Bas Breetveld made the Biesbosch his second home.
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The Announced Closure of Franke & Heidecke
A look back at the planned closure of Franke & Heidecke and the uncertain future of the Rolleiflex.
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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
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
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
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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Celebrated Photojournalist Vincent Mentzel
Celebrated photojournalist Vincent Mentzel shows no sign of stopping: his camera has been clicking since the 1960s.
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Irian Jaya: Photographing in New Guinea
Travel photography: photographer Tom van der Leij in Irian Jaya, the Indonesian part of New Guinea.
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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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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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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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Leading Photographers Exhibit for Peace at the Hilton
Forty years after John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-in for Peace, leading photographers presented exhibitions on peace and history at Hilton Amsterdam.
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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
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
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
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
Advertising photographer Vincent Kruijt discusses his favorite image, created for the Rotterdam advertising agency ARA.
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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
Ben Seelt photographs tanneries in Marrakesh and recounts an unexpected purchase in the medina.
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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
Which photograph has stayed with fashion and advertising photographer Andy Tan? Discover why this particular image still resonates with him.
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Olympic Flame: Adam Pretty on Sports Photography
Sports photographer Adam Pretty discusses four Olympic images from Sydney and Athens—and timing, risk, and freedom in sports photography.
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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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Lomo: The Rejection of Conventional Photography
Lomo rejects conventional photography. Lomography has a high fun factor: it is elusive, yet keeps drawing people back.
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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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Photographer Stephen Vaughan on Film-Still Photography
Photographer Stephen Vaughan on film-still photography: his images are as unforgettable as the movies for which he shot them.
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Photography in Ecuador
Photography in Ecuador: photographer Tom van der Leij travels from Lima, Peru, to Mexico City in three months and stays with the Huaorani people
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Photography in Peru
Travel photographer Tom van der Leij reflects on his gear during a multiday trek through Peru's Salkantay mountains.
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Sander Veeneman's Mandela Portrait Offered for Sale
The only Dutch portrait of Nelson Mandela (1994) was offered for sale to help fund photographer Sander Veeneman's feature film Exposed.
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Visual Artist and Fine-Art Photographer Dindi
Which photograph has stayed with visual artist and fine-art photographer Dindi? Discover why this particular image still resonates with her.
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Photo Report: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Photo report on Syrian refugees in Lebanon: After my photo report in Turkey, I wanted to compare the refugee crisis there with the situation in Lebanon.
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Photography in Andaman, India
Tom van der Leij explores India's Andaman Islands: jungle, beaches, diving, and the search for the sea-swimming elephant.
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Tiger photography in India
Photographer Tom van der Leij traveled to central India in late 2011 in search of the Bengal tiger.
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Nature Photographer Marsel van Oosten
Which image has stayed with nature photographer Marsel van Oosten? Discover why this particular photograph remains so memorable.
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Photographing the Giants of the Earth
Photographer Tom van der Leij took a bus from Buenos Aires to the Valdés Peninsula to photograph whales.
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Photographer and Author Joke Beers-Blom
Photographer and author Joke Beers-Blom discusses her favorite photo: a weathered locomotive near Marree in the Australian outback.
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Film About Renowned Photographer Sebastião Salgado
Discover the award-winning documentary The Salt of the Earth about photographer Sebastião Salgado, from Workers to Genesis.
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A Photographer's Paradise
Photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world. In late August, he flew to mountainous Ladakh in northwestern India.
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Shooting Toronto
Photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world. In Toronto, he discovered that it is best to ask permission before photographing someone.
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Portrait and Fine-Art Photographer Marie Cécile Thijs
Marie Cécile Thijs explains how she brought a boy and an imposing dog together to create Angel Boy for her Human Angels series.
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Trans-Mongolian Express
Travel photography aboard the Trans-Mongolian Express by photographer Tom van der Leij, following the world's longest train route across Russia and Mongolia.
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Julius Perger Photographed the Meuse Bridge
The Limburgs Museum acquired early photographs by Julius Perger showing the construction of the Meuse bridge near Venlo and the people involved in the project.
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Carnival in Colombia
Photographer Tom van der Leij travels to Barranquilla and captures Colombia's carnival, filled with color, movement, music, and exuberant revelers.
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Rare 1858 Portraits at the Drents Museum
Two exceptionally rare ambrotypes from 1858 portray a founder of the Drents Museum and his wife—a unique piece of Dutch photographic history.
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Pinhole Photographer Bethany de Forest
Bethany de Forest explains how inverted Eiffel Towers, miniature cars, and a pinhole camera produced her uncanny Eiffelsnelweg image.
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Photography in Mozambique
Photographer Tom van der Leij travels the world. In Mozambique, he picked up a few tricks of the fashion-photography trade along the way.
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Historic Suriname Photo Collection Now on Flickr
Thousands of rare photographs from Suriname are now online. Explore and help preserve the shared history of Suriname and the Netherlands in images.
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Photography as Therapy
After brain surgery and rehabilitation, former pilot Arno Knapen found strength in photography and experimental macro images in Texas.
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Portrait Photographer Willy Jolly
Portrait photographer Willy Jolly's favorite image is a candid photograph of a bus full of Russian sailors.
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