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 eventually relax. Then you can really take nice pictures." In his books, Hornstra seeks to record sociocultural changes. He thinks the Netherlands is overdue for an intermediate-level photography gallery, and he hopes to start one. His own recent book Roots of the Rúntur, which depicts the lives of fishermen and -women in contemporary Iceland, certainly deserves to be exhibited.
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Photography books
2006 - Roots of the Rúntur
2004 - Communism & Cowgirls
Exhibitions
2006 - De Balie, Amsterdam; Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany; National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005 - GEM, The Hague; Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria
2004 - Expodium, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam; Library of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Festival Globalisation Amsterdam
Awards
2005 - Recommended for the Young Photographer Infinity Award, New York
2004 - Winner of the Photo Academy Award, Amsterdam
Nominated for the Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds’s Kunstanjer
2001 - Nominated for Best Magazine Picture of the Year
Winner, portfolio reviews, FotoFestival Naarden, the Netherlands
Project:
Roots of the Rúntur, Rob Hornstra
The introduction of fishing quotas has greatly changed Iceland. The young people there no longer wish to work in the fishing industry and are ...
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 ...
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Behind the Scene in Milan
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