‘War and Peace’ is a great great project, consisting of 48 beautiful tintypes, by American photographer Melissa Cacciola. For the project she captured US Army soldiers in their uniforms as well as in civilian clothes, in ‘war’ and in ‘peace’. _ ‘War and Peace makes visible the present-day faces of those in service, a cross-section of our society that[...]
My name is Katy Strange. I am a photographer. I was born in 1989 in the Netherlands. I studied and graduated at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts & Design. You could say that I’m a dreamer, a cuddly sleeper and from time to time a little naïve. Furthermore I kinda live my life filled[...]
Lovely colorful editorial featuring the beautiful Dutch model Milou Sluis shot by Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Jones for Numéro. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I’m really looking forward to see the dual exhibition by the very inspiring photographers Carla van de Puttelaar and Mona Kuhn which runs at Kahmann Gallery Amsterdam until the 29th of June. Presented is selection of works by the two photographers who both make great great nudes in a very natural and pure way, personal, vulnerable, intimate, just beautiful and[...]
Just discovered these great works by 1940 born Austrian artist Waltraud Höllinger aka Valie Export. Valie is working in many disciplines, such as photography and body performance as shown in these amazing Body Configurations series, as well as in computer animation and the making of sculptures, which you can find here. _ _ _ _ _ _[...]
Lovely raw images in Swedish photographer Martin Bogren‘s new book called Tractor Boys. ‘Teenagers are bored stiff in the south of Sweden so young people meet up on the outskirts of the villages for car chases mirroring Rebel without a Cause. Big American cars are not involved but old converted Volvos are used that can be driven[...]
Another great series of works by Switzerland-based photographer Loan Nguyen. With the project called ‘Météo et Phénomènes Naturels’ Loan expresses concerns regarding climate change in a highly original way. Find more here. _ _ _ _ _
Recently I had the great pleasure of working together with the sweet and lovely, talented Dutch presenter Tess Milne. Good times, drinking coffee, eating apples and doing some pics in a beautiful, all white hotelroom at ‘Hotel The Exchange’ Amsterdam. Find the complete series here. Photography: Ilja Keizer Music: Warpaint / HTRK / CocoRosie Location: Hotel The Exchange _ _[...]
I have a Tumblr Diary now where I will be posting older and newer photos as well as tear-sheets, and other random photography activities related stuff. Follow if you like.. http://iljakeizer.tumblr.com/ Off course I still have my portfolio website as well: http://iljakeizer.com/ _ _
‘Paths‘ is a beautiful new monumental project by Ruben Brolat, a great follow op to his ‘Primates‘ series. In the photos we see naked humans, in the most beautiful of landscapes. ‘Strangers that would be encountered along the way and willing to give themselves away to nature, resulting in a peregrination from more than a[...]