by Nicolas Genty | Oct 19, 2026 | Blog
I discovered the Pope of Urbex while visiting Art The Hague. Daan Oude Elferink, also known as Daanoe, is a Dutch photographer who travels the world to capture abandoned, decaying, and forbidden places. This is what is known as Urbex, short for urban exploration....
by Nicolas Genty | Oct 19, 2026 | Blog
I discovered the work of Martijn Jebbink while visiting de Kunstkamer in Leiden. Martijn Jebbink is a Netherlands-born photographer who, until recently, was based in Rome. He approaches photography with curiosity and wonder, exploring the connections between people,...
by Nicolas Genty | Oct 15, 2026 | Blog
This year marks the 100th anniversary of photography, and many exhibitions are being held to celebrate this milestone and the following. One of them focuses on the introduction of photography to Japan. In 1641, the Dutch established a trading post on Dejima, an...
by Nicolas Genty | Sep 14, 2026 | Blog
I first came across Eva Besnyö in 2018, in an exhibition at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen, featuring her alongside two other Hungarian ladies, Kati Horna and Ata Kandó. I wrote about it here. Besnyö was a remarkable photographer who helped shape modern photography,...
by Nicolas Genty | Sep 13, 2026 | Blog
After five exhilarating days at Hungry Eye Fair, surrounded by so many talented artists, it is now time to reflect on the past, the present and the future. It is nearly 200 years since Nicéphore Niépce captured what is considered the first surviving photograph, View...
