January 10, 2012
News:
3 September - 8 October 2011 group exhibition at Van Kranendonk Gallery.
Art Rotterdam from 10-13 February 2011 with Van Kranendonk Gallery.
"Playing Man"at Van Kranendonk Gallery is running until November 20. Participants: Wout Berger, Noor Damen, Natascha Libbert, Hans van der Meer, Bas Princen and Nicolas Wilmouth. "Trendbeheer" review (dutch only).
Just returned from Lagos, Nigeria where I took part in a group exhibition: Lagos Photo.
Awarded the 'startstipendium' by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (known in the Netherlands as Fonds BKVB.
Cover and 'signalement' in Kunstbeeld Magazine June Issue.
Take me to the Hilton is going to The New York Photo Festival, The DutchDoc! Space.
Currently participating in a group exhibition at Van Kranendonk Gallery 'Particolare 3' with images from 'Take me to the Hilton' until May 20.
'Take me to the HIlton' is nominated for the long list by the Dutch Doc Award for both 'Best Documentary 2009' and 'Best Innovation 2009'.
Schuberg Philis emailed me a few weeks ago. They use the work of emerging/established photographers for their website. This is the result.
Duo exhibition with Krista van der Niet at Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus in The Hague until April 17.
'Take me to the Hilton' is for sale at Schaden Books.
'Now or Never' group exhibition at GEM Museum of Contemporary Art in The Hague until March 8.
Portfolios online at PHOTOQ.
Interview on ILOVETHATPHOTO.
Feb 6: 'Take me to the Hilton' participates in the Wild Book Market Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam on February 6 and 7.
Archive 2009
Archive 2008
On January 1st I woke up in Japan to the rumblings of an earthquake. I checked for waves and didn't see any so I went back to sleep.
January 2012. Labadi boy.
December 2011.
September, 2011.
I just completed an assignment in The Hague. The theme was "(on) vacation in Escamp". Escamp is a district and I focussed on the city park and decided to go on a time travel. Escamp became the Swiss Alps. Featuring artist Dodo Albrecht.
September 5, 2011.
The opening of the group exhibition 'Update' at Van Kranendonk Gallery was lovely. If you didn't get a chance to visit, the exhibition is on show until October 8.
August 18, 2011.
On the 3rd of September the new "cultural season" will open in The Hague (NL). Numerous art galleries are open to visit. I am participating in a new group exhibition at Van Kranendonk Gallery along with photographers Thomas Zika, Wout Berger, Aymeric Fouquez, Benoit Vollmer, Jan Adriaans, Wim van Egmond, Nicolas Wilmouth, Maarten Wetsema and Johan Nieuwenhuize. "Bed of Birds".
August 14, 2011.
With my new website being finalized, I have been neglecting this one. Also, I've been busy thinking about new work and making it. In Capetown, Curacao, Ghana but also in Amsterdam. A friend once said I shouldn't bother photographing at home because I was no good at it. "Still".
June 21, 2011.
Studio Renate Boere is redesigning my website and identity style using a typeface designed by Alex Scholing namely the FF Roice.
May 14, 2011.
Three young men from Togo were at Labadi beach taking pictures of themselves in different outfits. I took pictures of them photographing themselves and as a result they asked me to pose with them while they tried on various shirts.
I was staying at a luxurious resort in Kuala Lumpur but this didn't prevent thunderstorms from leaving everything dishevelled daily at 4.30. After that the sun came out again and I ordered a beer. "Happy hour".
April 14, 2011.
A man told me last week that women like to photograph plants. Here's my image of glory. "Pretty in pink".
I went back to the zoo in Rotterdam to see whether the Spring light would make a difference. As I left, the sun came out.
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