I am happy to announce that my series, Bereft City, have won a Silver award at ADCN (Dutch Creativity Awards). Together with Micha Bruinvels and Hazazah we received this award during a special Award ceremony.

Jury point of view

Besides craft, which obviously had to be flawless in execution, the jury looked at the deeper story behind a picture/campaign and the way the photographer brought this story to life. Secondly, the jury looked at cultural and social relevance and a fresh progressive approach.

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An example of exceptional craftsmanship. Each of the images is executed to perfection and shows a highly skilled photographer with a great eye for storytelling. The approach of telling an often old, but ever important story in this way really stood out. The desolated, eerie spaces, normally full of people, give room for the viewer to visualise these dark times their own way. The Jury’s only concern is, without any caption you might miss the full story. We also hope these images will be presented in large print.

As a dear friend of Bildhalle Gallery my artworks were added as a late contribution to the group show OCEAN. If you have a chance to visit the beautiful gallery Bildhalle in Zurich plan your trip around august 27. There will be a summer reception from 18-21 H.

Returning after the summer holidays, Bildhalle would like to invite you to a summer apéro at our gallery and give all interested visitors who missed the opening at the beginning of summer the opportunity to enjoy our group exhibition OCEAN. We include works by ten artists who explore the motif of the ocean, each with a different aesthetic approach. 

OCEAN / Bildhalle: For thousands of years, people of all civilizations have been intrigued by the ocean and have pictured it in a diversity of artistic forms. The ocean is the source of life on earth and symbolic of the unbounded spectrum of animate being. The infinite movement of these masses of water also symbolizes stability. Conversely, the oceans may also stand for formlessness and chaos and, in the interpretation of dreams, for the collective and personal unconscious.

AMY FRIEND / MARTIN BOGREN / THIRZA SCHAAP / ALBARRÁN CABRERA / SANDRO DIENER / JEFFREY CONLEY / THOMAS HOEPKER / PAUL CUPIDO / RENATO D’AGOSTIN / JEROEN HOFMAN

Finally there was an opportunity to shoot some beach scenes for my Zeeland project. Although the timeframe was short I managed to capture the coast of Walcheren en Zeeuws Vlaanderen in full glory. Long hours of waiting paid off. I am looking forward to show some of these new images in large format prints at the upcoming artfairs. Have a look, and I hope you will still be able to find some detail.