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Roots of the Rúntur, Rob Hornstra

Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur

The introduction of fishing quotas has greatly changed Iceland. The young people there no longer wish to work in the fishing industry and are leaving for the city. Low-paid jobs are being filled by immigrants. In the photography book Roots of the Rúntur, Rob Hornstra has recorded these changes in penetrating portraiture.

Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur
Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur
Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur
Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur
Roots of the Rúntur Roots of the Rúntur

Art, Region, Personal, Study, Image, History, Social, Rob Hornstra

Deep Focus
Rob Hornstra, Roots of the Rúntur
In spite of the many excellent photography museums in the Netherlands, there are precious few places for young talent to exhibit. Photographer ... person: Rob Hornstra
Photographer Rob Hornstra, 30, still takes pictures the slow, old-fashioned way, using film. “When people have to pose for a long time, they ... "It takes time to set up my cameras. That means more spontaneous pictures. When people pose for a long time, they eventually relax."
Rob Hornstra "Photography books are fantastic historic documents. But they're labour-intensive and you almost never recover expenses, so few get made."
Rob Hornstra "The clash between the innocence you’d expect and the harsh reality makes you look at objects in a different way."
Tina Roeder “How often do we look at things properly? The relationship between reality and fiction is totally confused, and we've become lazy."
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Tina Roeder, Naked Couch
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Birthe Leemeijer, L’Essence de Mastenbroek
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