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Minimalist Color Photography
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Minimalist Color Photography

Minimalist color photography: discover how blocks of color, light, shadow, and one strong accent can create images that feel both calm and dynamic.

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5 min
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Helen Levitt: City at Play at Kunsthal Rotterdam
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Helen Levitt: City at Play at Kunsthal Rotterdam

Helen Levitt: City at Play at Kunsthal Rotterdam presents more than 220 photographs, film, and color slides by a master of street photography.

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3 min
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Creating Photo Series That Stay With You
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Creating Photo Series That Stay With You

A strong photo series is built on rhythm, return, and detail. Here is how to turn a subject into a story that stays with the viewer.

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6 min
Ed van der Elsken. Up Close, at the Rijksmuseum
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Ed van der Elsken. Up Close, at the Rijksmuseum

In Ed van der Elsken. Up Close, the Rijksmuseum presents well-known and never-before-seen photographs, contact sheets, letters and film clips from his archive.

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Win Ralph Gibson’s Personal Leica
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Win Ralph Gibson’s Personal Leica

Blind Magazine and MPB are giving away Ralph Gibson’s personal Leica M Monochrom, including a Summilux 50mm lens and signed print.

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3 min
How a Professional Photographer Sees Things
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How a Professional Photographer Sees Things

A professional photographer sees light, atmosphere and body language differently—and it often shows immediately in the photos.

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3 min
Visie & inspiratie
Maria Austria Was Here - In Schattenberg
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Maria Austria Was Here - In Schattenberg

Maria Austria Was Here centers on Maria Austria's photographs, Schattenberg's history, and the stories of two families at Camp Westerbork.

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Low-Light Photography
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Low-Light Photography

Low-light photography explained: practical settings, techniques, and fast FUJIFILM X Series lenses for sharp results.

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3 min
Gary Williamson - Through Their Lens
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Gary Williamson - Through Their Lens

Sony and blind photographer Gary Williamson present the Through Their Lens photo collection for World Sight Day.

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4 min
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Camping Photography: Capture the Outdoors
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Camping Photography: Capture the Outdoors

Practical tips for capturing beautiful nature and landscape photos while camping, from gear and golden hour to creative night photography.

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World Press Photo Launches Queer Havens
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World Press Photo Launches Queer Havens

The Queer Havens exhibition by World Press Photo, in collaboration with Pride Photo, was scheduled for Amsterdam in summer 2025.

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Hans Withoos | The Joy of Life
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Hans Withoos | The Joy of Life

The colorful exhibition 'The Joy of Life' by photographic artist Hans Withoos was scheduled to feature 75 magical-realist works and his latest creations.

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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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4 min
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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1 min
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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1 min
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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1 min
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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4 min
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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3 min
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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1 min
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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Photography at Huis Marseille
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Photography at Huis Marseille

Exhibitions at Huis Marseille: Juul Kraijer / Chimaera, Revealing Reality / Andres Serrano, and Lionel Wendt / Ceylon

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Mapplethorpe – Look at the Pictures
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Mapplethorpe – Look at the Pictures

Kunsthal Rotterdam toont een grote overzichtstentoonstelling van Robert Mapplethorpe, samen met de documentaire Look at the pictures.

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Vincent Peters at Kunsthuis Amsterdam
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Vincent Peters at Kunsthuis Amsterdam

Kunsthuis Amsterdam presented the first retrospective in the Netherlands of renowned German photographer Vincent Peters.

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5 min
Photographs of Amsterdam Around 1900
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Photographs of Amsterdam Around 1900

Amsterdam 1900 - Foto’s van Olie, Breitner, Eilers en tijdgenoten. In Het Stadsarchief Amsterdam is de unieke expositie te zien.

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New at MAI: Peter van der Velde
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New at MAI: Peter van der Velde

New at MAI: photographer Peter van der Velde’s work has joined the Maria Austria Institute archive.

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2 min
New at MAI: Henny Riemens
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New at MAI: Henny Riemens

Henny Riemens’s photographs were newly added to the Maria Austria Institute (MAI) image archive.

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1 min
Jeroen Swolfs and Streets of the World
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Jeroen Swolfs and Streets of the World

The article described Jeroen Swolfs’s global street-photography project at a time when six countries still remained on his itinerary.

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Photographer Marc Lagrange Dies
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Photographer Marc Lagrange Dies

Photographer Marc Lagrange, 57, was killed in a traffic accident in Tenerife on Friday evening.

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New Anton Corbijn Film: Life
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New Anton Corbijn Film: Life

Anton Corbijn’s film Life follows the friendship between photographer Dennis Stock and actor James Dean during a road trip for LIFE Magazine.

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2 min
Original Autochromes on Display
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Original Autochromes on Display

Original autochromes on display. A newly developed technique has enabled the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Leiden University to exhibit them safely.

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2 min
3,000 m² Photograph by Wim Tellier
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3,000 m² Photograph by Wim Tellier

Artist Wim Tellier creates large-scale art installations by integrating photographs into their surroundings as a form of landscape art.

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2 min
Drone Photography
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Drone Photography

Learn the basics of drone photography, from choosing a suitable drone to creating striking aerial photos and videos, with the rules as described in 2015.

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6 min
Photography in Nicaragua
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Photography in Nicaragua

Photography in Nicaragua: photographer and travel editor Tom van der Leij journeys from Peru to Mexico and describes what catches his eye along the way.

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