8 October 2023 – Photo Blossom

Japan remains a fascinating place to us, occidentals. The closest we can get to it in The Netherlands is in Leiden, at the SieboldHuis. This institution regularly puts together high quality exhibits of Japanese art under all its shapes and themes. Photography is...

23 September 2023 – Happy Happenstance

In the series of happy happenstances that life brings, I met Abed Abidat during Unseen. He was there to present the books his Marseille-based publishing company “Images Plurielles” has produced. Marseille is the captivating Mediterranean port which serves...

23 September 2023 – Unseen seen

Unseen is the photography long-awaited annual rendez-vous in Amsterdam. A place where almost 70 galleries from all over the world gather and showcase artists from everywhere, every genre, making it a fair not to be missed. However, the challenge lies in the sheer...

22 September 2023 – Sal before Gado

The name Sebastião Salgado is synonymous with breathtaking photography and unwavering commitment to social and environmental causes. Born in Brazil, after pursuing a career in economics, obtaining a PhD and working for the International Coffee Organization in London,...

22 September 2023 – New Heights

Haute Photographie has become a regular event in the world of photography, a unique international photography fair: once organized in Rotterdam and once in Amsterdam. The latest edition has taken place from September 20 to 24, 2023, in Amsterdam Noord, featuring an...

7 September 2023 – Serendipity in Saint-James

Serendipity is one of the nice words of the English language. It is an unplanned fortunate discovery. This is exactly what happened while on a clothing spree at Saint-James. This small town in Normandy should be pronounced Saint-Jââââm and not Saint-Djèèèèmsssss. It...