Category: Interviews

I allow myself to be enriched by the other and try to understand my own life and history this way.” “You can’t just look around for a bit and make a choice and look where you would go, you have sunk into life up to your neck, at least I am.” – Nuns and soldiers by…

Eens was ik mijn moeder Er was een steiger en er was de rivier… En boven zich horen ze de wilgen treuren Eens word ik mijn zoon Er zal een brug zijn en er zal een kanaal zijn… En boven zich zullen ze de wilgen horen treuren What did you enjoy the most about making…

Every garment is a story, connected to lives that we do not know. Lives from a distant past but filled with emotions from the present. What did you enjoy the most about making this book? I enjoy the time in Castle Twickel. To me, Castle Twickel was not only a revelation but also a blessing. An…

Blueprint – Your skin is the blueprint of your life To me, beauty is a face of which you see that it has lived; wrinkles that show that you have laughed; the color of your pigment and other external characteristics that connect you to generations that have preceded you; structures of the skin that create…

I can still be touched by the images myself; hopefully other people have that experience too. An artist’s book gives you total freedom: you can do it the way you see it. The book ‘IV’ is about my son who was 4 years old at the time. He is not able to stand by himself…

The world is becoming infinitely bigger… We are getting older. We live longer and healthier in an effervescent and exciting time. The world is becoming infinitely bigger and our daily life is experiencing unimaginable change over the course of one generation. Can you find 3 words that describe what your book is about? Age, vitality…

It is not about letting go, but about holding on in a different manner My work is about evanescence, change & life. In my book, ….Tocht, I look at the cycle of life in a contemplative and investigative manner. I try to convert old presumptions and fixed habits into a new perspective. It is not…

One can say I dropped the ‘Cartier Bresson doctrine’ (whole negative only) in favour of what I call the ‘Ed van der Elsken approach’: everything is allowed as long as it results in an interesting image. When making a book, nothing stands out as more important than something else. Every aspect of the whole process…

The most exciting aspect of stock photography is creating images using the latest in-demand photography trends. In this interview, Kjell walks us through the process of making his book ‘Fast Track to Stock Photography‘ which educates photographers on how to get started licensing their photos for commercial use. Creating a photo book forces you to…

I am cautious about my work. I often hide my name. I feel a reluctance to share my work. My subjects are personal and dear to me. I am Wies den Ouden photographer. In this interview, Wies answers the following questions and walks us through the process of making her books, sharing with us details,…