HAUTE TALENT 2024

LOTTE SINKE

As fashion photographer Lotte creates images that easily cross the border to fine art photography. Her latest work she showt was E/MOTION , a series about the fluidity and changeability of identity. In this series she merges fashion with the human body and the shapes it knows. Lotte about her work: ‘Fashion intrigues me because it gives us the opportunity to shape our identity and express ourselves in any way. In this series I explore human body sculpture and the ever-changing individual, in combination with fashion. Identity and self-expression are then also thematic that I often explore in my work and visuals in an aesthetic and sometimes abstract way. This gives the opportunity to interpret fashion in a broader way and to think about ourselves as an ever-changing individual.’

INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHER

AISHA ZEIJPVELD

It is clear from the get-go that Aisha Zeijpveld has a unique way of photographing. At first glance you may mistake her artistic ways for Photoshop, but in fact she uses a hands-on approach: “I use materials like scissors, cardboard or whatever else I have lying around my studio. You could say a lot of improvisation is involved. That is an essential ingredient in my creative process.” To avoid replicating previous ideas, she continues to push her boundaries. Interestingly, she manages to do this without sacrificing her recognizability and trademark style. This process may seem tedious to some, but Zeijpveld definitely gets a kick out of it. “I love these subtle distortions, the dust and scratches on the surface of each printed photograph. It adds a tactile and artistic touch which I’m in favor of. Experimenting with such techniques has opened up a whole new arsenal of opportunities to create images.”

A TRIBUTE

BRIGITTE BARDOT

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born 28 September 1934 in France. She often referred to by her initials B.B. Bardot is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters, often with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major popular culture icon. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in her early life. She started her acting career in 1952, and achieved international recognition in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman (1956), catching the attention of many French intellectuals. She was the subject of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay The Lolita Syndrome, which described her as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France.

THE LATEST WORKS

NEELTJE DE VRIES

Dutch Photographer and rising star Neeltje de Vries will present startling new work at Haute Amsterdam.
With a keen eye for aesthetics and a penchant for graphically executed compositions that constitute her signature, Neeltje’s female nudes radiate a subtle vintage atmosphere. In her work, she looks for images that touch the viewer. Images that tell a story. Only working with models she recognizes something of herself in, a little piece of the artist is present in all these story’s.
Discover them at Haute.

ROTTERDAM DEBUT

COOPER SEYKENS

Cooper Seijkens' career began with making black-and-white street portraits during the time he traveled around the United States with his father. All at the age of 17. The images he captured during these travels were the ones that defined the beginning of his career. At the age of 19, he decided to study at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. His photographs reflect intimate moments that reveal expressive aspects and new perspectives of the subjects. He captures these precious moments by always creating an open and pleasant environment that makes people feel more confident and self-assured.

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MAARTEN KOCH

It seems like magic. Nature, a nostalgic camera, and a silver plate. In seconds, your image travels 170 years back in time. To then return to the now through a concoction of elements. Immortalized in silver. This is photography in its rawest form. Maarten Koch has elevated this craft to an art form. His play of silver and light gives new meaning to the sensitive plate.

CELEBRITIES

ALBERT WATSON

Albert Watson is particularly famous for his iconic celebrity, fashion and art photography. His work is featured in galleries and museums worldwide. Watson is ranked among the most influential and succesful photographers of all time. Through the wide variety and diversity of his images an effortless versatility is reflected, yet they are always identifiable as Albert Watson photographs by their visual impact and technical virtuosity. The power of Watson lies in his ability to capture and convey his interest in what he sees, be it fashion, nature or a movie star.

INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHER

RIENK DE VRIES

Growing up in the open countryside Rienk de Vries (NL, 1971) developed a strong connection with nature and with questions concerning the origin and brevity of life. In his wonderment he continuously searches for a thread to link the vast with the intimate, so that they almost become one in his photography.

SENSUALITY

SANTE D’ORAZIO

Sante D’Orazio is an American photographer known for his celebrity portraiture, most notably images of nude supermodels and actresses. Like Peter Lindbergh and Herb Ritts, D’Orazio infuses his images with an overt sensuality.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, D’Orazio studied painting at Brooklyn College before pursuing a career as a commercial photographer. He notably got his start working in fashion editorials thanks to Andy Warhol who hired him for Interview magazine in 1981. The artist has gone to exhibit all over t.he world. He continues to live and work in New York.

AFRICA

PIETER BAS BOUWMAN

Pieter Bas Bouwman will present his extensive project Remembering Relics at Haute Photographie. Covering the ongoing conflict in Kenya between humans and their natural surroundings. It shows the beauty of Kenya: the variety of tribes, cultures, and traditions, just as much as the awe-inspiring animals and breathtaking nature. However, at the same time, humans and animals are shown in their attempts at surviving the changes incurred by the actions of humanity. Delve into Bouwman's mesmerizing photographs and publication at our art fair!

MORE THAN 50 PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE

MEET & GREET

Haute Photographie provides a great opportunity to network and meet people from the field. Ranging from fine art to documentary photography, all genres, and professional levels will be covered. Every day there will be more than 30 independent photographers present and eager to have a conversation. This is an extraordinary facet of the art fair, so come experience it yourself!

FROM FRANCE

LAURA BONNEFOUS

Through a plastic image emphasizing the spaces she encounters and those she recreates, it is a certain poetry of reality that she proposes to us. Inspired by the relationship that man has with our contemporary landscape and captivated by the changes experienced by our society, she deciphers and studies our mythologies to propose a sensitive vision. She recreates with these elements from reality, her own spaces, more personal and more metaphorical. Both pictorial and sculptural, it is through a certain abstraction that her images engage in a new archaeology of our contemporary codes.

CHARMED BY THE SNAKE PROJECT

SARA PUNT

At Haute Photographie, you will have the unique opportunity to see Sara Punt's new works she shot in London. In the series Charmed by the Snake, she explores sexual energy in relation to personal liberation and healing. As she says: “I explore sexuality, BDSM, intimacy and everything eroticism as I strive to honor that side of my own journey in this highly intimate and personal series.”

On view, can be her latest prints and new publication.

PHOTOBOOK SALES

BOOKMARKET

During Haute, you can also immerse yourself in photobooks, both new and vintage. Our Amsterdam bookstore will present a wide collection of books that will certainly be a perfect match for your library. Specializing in rare and signed photobooks, it is up to you to find your unique gems. Be it your favorite photographer or an artist that is hanging on the wall, Artibooks will have it ready for you all.

YOUNG TALENT @ HAUTE

ROLF VAN ROOIJ

Rolf van Rooij (b. 2003) started his photographic practice by creating photographs while exploring urban environments. In these photographs, he often includes people in a rather abstract form. This gives the otherwise graphic representation of e.g. architecture something humane and gracious. This can sometimes result in a detached feeling for the viewer. Every work consists of elements that can be looked at separately but always work together.