About
I am an independent Dutch photographer, and my work has been featured at international festivals such as Rencontres d'Arles (FR), Photoville New York (USA), and Naarden (NL). After studying Law at Radboud University Nijmegen, I spent years working in corporate office environments—a world that felt increasingly distant from who I am. The routine and structure left me unfulfilled, even pushing me toward a kind of depression. Seeking something more essential, I turned to photography and studied at the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam. My graduation project was showcased at festivals and in magazines like the British Journal of Photography. My work has been exhibited at Museum Het Valkhof (NL) and other institutions. Several of my photobooks explore resilience against a backdrop of decay, including my latest on South London’s high-crime neighborhoods. My photography has appeared in NRC, Volkskrant, and various photography magazines. In 2021, my book Rijnwijk was added to Martin Parr’s collection at Tate Gallery, London. I have received recognition through awards and nominations.
In 2025, I was selected by the Dutch professional photographers' association DuPho as one of ten leading Dutch photographers in their Award Selection of '25
ARTIST STATEMENT
I love form; I am fascinated by it, and I believe it holds a significance far beyond mere content. My photography is dedicated to capturing pure patterns and structures that allow the universe to speak freely—unburdened by fleeting narratives or the calculated persuasion of (AI-driven) marketing. In a world where content is often transient or designed to sell and manipulate, forms reveal a quiet, enduring truth that transcends time and context. I seek the poetry inherent in form itself, not in the narrative or superficial content.
By photographing the world as it is, I uncover the silent dialogue between nature design and human design. Through precise framing, I emphasize how natural forms—universal in their language—both mirror and challenge our carefully constructed, human-made structures. In industrial zones, vacant parking lots, and abandoned urban landscapes, nature’s spontaneous elegance reclaims its space, inviting us to rediscover the raw beauty of the world as it is.
Contact
Publications
British Journal of Photography, Volkskrant, NRC, Focus Magazine, Pf Magazine, Source Magazine
Curriculum
Education
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2015 - 2019: Photography Academy Amsterdam
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1988 - 1992: Dutch and International Law, Nijmegen
Awards & Nominations
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2025: Winner Award Dutch Photographer SO'25 (DUPHO)
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2025: Shortlist Belfast Photo
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2023: Editors Pick LENS CULTURE International Portraits Award
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2021: Longlist DUTCH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY/RABO PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE
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2019: Arnhem Award 'A Good Book 2019', CASA + OPA
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2019: ARLES Photofestival Voies Off 2019: 'Emerging European Talents'
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2017: 100 New Dutch Talents, GUP/NIKON
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2016: Selected Photogram, Amsterdam
Exhibitions
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2025: Melkweg Expo Amsterdam: Expo DUPHO SO25
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2024: Community Center De Bakermat Arnhem: 'From Rijnwijk to Brixton'
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2024: Museum Valkhof: 'De Wandeling – De Mix' (duo with Paul den Hollander)
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2023: EXPO 'Here I Am', Rozet Arnhem
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2022: EXPO 'We Are The City', Rozet Arnhem
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2021: International Photography Festival Leiden
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2021: Photography Festival Naarden
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2020: Eindhoven City & Library 'Embrace Freedom'
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2020: Rijnwijk book Part of MARTIN PARR COLLECTION Tate Gallery, London
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2019: Marrakech Photography Festival Voies Off 2019
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2019: Book publication UNSEEN Amsterdam 2019
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2019: ARLES Photofestival Voies Off 2019
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2019: ESPY Photo, Elysium Swansea, Wales (UK)
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2019: Expo Museum Hilversum
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2019: Expo 'LUCID' Loods 6 Amsterdam
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2018: Rotterdam Photography Festival
Media
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2025: NRC, In Beeld on Dutch Photogaphers '25 Award
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2024: De Gelderlander, Interview Exhibition series Rijnwijk + South London, about prejudices
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2024: Volkskrant Magazine, 'An Eye For Hope' (overview with other photographers like Nan Goldin, Mitch Epstein, Henk Wildschut, Dana Lixenberg)
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2024: De Gelderlander, "Stillness at Central Station"
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2024: AT 5, The Cultural Machine with Nadine
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2024: NRC, 'In South London, birthplace of UK Drill-rap, young people dream of fame in Nigeria'
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2024: NPO RADIO 1, WITH AN EYE ON TOMORROW
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2024: Focus Magazine 'I don't buckle under pressure'
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2022: De Gelderlander, Section 'Looking', “the Opportunity Factory”
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2022: Picture This, artist talk
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2021: CHIP PHOTO MAGAZINE
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2021: NPO RADIO 1, VPRO Bureau Buitenland
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2021: NPO Radio 1, Nieuws&Co, NTR NOS
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2021: Care & Welfare Magazine
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2021: Pf Magazine (article about printing technique Playground 2020)
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2021: NRC Handelsblad "Every sidewalk a skatepark"
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2021: FOCUS MAGAZINE "Playground 2020"
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2020: Podcast 'Embrace Freedom', RARARADIO Eindhoven
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2020: Article Eindhovens Dagblad about project 'Embrace Freedom'
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2019: Publication 'Looking', “Behind the Scenes” De Gelderlander
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2019: Publication SHUTR Magazine, project 'Boyman'
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2019: Review FOCUS Magazine, project 'Rijnwijk'
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2019: Article in KIEKIE Magazine, 'from the inside'
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2019: Review PHOTOBOOKJOURNAL
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2019: Interview, article BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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2019: Publication series 'Rijnwijk My Neighborhood' & Interview in Sprank Magazine
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2019: Publication portrait 'Ferry Mingelen' in ANBO Magazine
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2019: Publication & interview in De Gelderlander
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2016: Publication series 'Connemara park' in CARA Inflight Aer Lingus
Talks & Lectures
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2025: Photobooktalk Pennings Eindhoven with Bas Losekoot, Paul van Mameren & Mariet Dingemans
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2025: Community Centre Bakermat Arnhem: From Rijnwijk to Brixton, about street & resilience
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2025: SASS: I don’t fold under pressure (for policemen and street workers)
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2024: University of Amsterdam: The photo as a source, For History students 2nd year
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2024: University of Amsterdam: The photo as a source, For History students 2nd year