Holland in motion

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Strongly graphic, particularly surprising and colourful
otographic impressions of The Netherlands. Landscape and nature
have more to offer than realized at first sight.
The unique photographs of landscape photographer
Martin Kers are characterized by situations you can search out,
you can wait for, but you can never compose in advance.
Martin Kers, landscape photographer
Martin Kers was born on April 8th 1944 in Rijsoord, a
village on the river Waal. The riverbanks, the high dike
and the flat polder behind it were the playground of his
youth.
Later on he completed his artistic education at the Rot-
terdam Academy of Fine Arts, took a job in an adverti-
sing agency and worked for a publishing company.
His need to express himself visually was and is great and
meanwhile he has worked as a professional photographer
already for many years. The magic reality of nature and
the silent landscape of his youth are the greatest inspira-
tions to his photography.
His work... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Strongly graphic, particularly surprising and colourful
otographic impressions of The Netherlands. Landscape and nature
have more to offer than realized at first sight.
The unique photographs of landscape photographer
Martin Kers are characterized by situations you can search out,
you can wait for, but you can never compose in advance.
Martin Kers, landscape photographer
Martin Kers was born on April 8th 1944 in Rijsoord, a
village on the river Waal. The riverbanks, the high dike
and the flat polder behind it were the playground of his
youth.
Later on he completed his artistic education at the Rot-
terdam Academy of Fine Arts, took a job in an adverti-
sing agency and worked for a publishing company.
His need to express himself visually was and is great and
meanwhile he has worked as a professional photographer
already for many years. The magic reality of nature and
the silent landscape of his youth are the greatest inspira-
tions to his photography.
His work became renowned as a result of commissions
from publications such as Grasduinen, Avenue, Elegan-
ce, Meridian, Vrij Nederland, Holland Herald and
National Geographic, as well as various exhibitions and
a growing number of books.
Most of Martin Kers' photographs are in colour since he
feels that colour is essential for the graphic character of
his work. By setting a simple subject in a striking com-
position his photographs help us to see reality in a new
light. In this way an everyday object can become more
meaningful, for example, as a result of the angle from
which it is photographed. His interest is in the stranger
elements of landscape; those resulting from shape,
colour, mood and rarely from photographic effects. All
the photographs of Martin Kers reflect his affection for
nature and landscape, and he captures their beauty com-
vincingly. By using human elements in a scene over
which the power of nature reigns, he creates contrast.
His work is aesthetic and is readily appreciated.
His publications have been awarded several national and
international prizes including the 'Silver Camera' - 1st
prize (1984), 2nd prize (1985), a 1st prize in the photo-
graphy subsection of the 1986 graphic calendar competi-
tion, International Kodak prize (1986) and the Prix
d'Ovidius (Europremium 1986). Vissza