A critical history of photography in the Netherlands : Dutch eyes

Do Dutch eyes look differently? Is there such a thing as specifically Dutch photography? What is the character of the rich photographic tradition of the Netherlands and of the national photographic climate? These questions have become all the more pressing since so much international attention has been devoted to Dutch photography. Until now, the history of photography in the Netherlands has been described only in part.Dutch Eyes: A Critical History of Photography in the Netherlands paints a vivid picture of developments, events and key figures in Dutch photography from 1839 to the present day, within their social, economic, technological, cultural and historical context. The book is organised around ten themes, including photography and the city, engagement, colonial photography and the perception of the 'other', the landscape, the photobook as a collaborative project and the relationship between photography and art. These themes focus partly on particular periods, yet at the same time provide starting points for tracing the course of developments in the past and interpreting modern advances. The book does not therefore follow a strictly chronological order, but largely discusses subjects within a thematic context. The chapters are punctuated by box texts about influential photographers, exhibitions, remarkable techniques, photojournalism, photography magazines and publishers.The book contains over six hundred superb photographs by more than two hundred photographers. The best works have been selected from the most important Dutch photography collections, including the Nederlands Fotomuseum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum, the Print Room of Leiden University Library and the Amsterdam City Archives. This publication is an invaluable source of information and enjoyment for anyone interested in photography and visual culture.Gerrit KiljanHans AarsmanAdolphe SchaeferOtto SnoekHans van der MeerIsraël David KiekJ.M. Arsath RoisInez van LamsweerdeJacob Olie JbzJannes LindersPhilip MechanicusWout BergerRineke DijkstraWerner MantzWillem van de PollPiet ZwartPieter Jan KaiserWillem WitsenMark KolthoffWoodbury & PagePaul SchuitemaJan KammanWillem van MalsenKoos BreukelCas OorthuysErich SalomonWijnanda DerooSteye RaviezPieter OosterhuisWillem DiepraamRobert SoubletteCesar DomelaMartien CoppensWim K. SteffenJoseph Jessurun de MesquitaSanne SannesJohan HuijsenTheo BaartKatharina Eleonore BehrendTing ChanUlay and Marina AbramovicPaul JulienMunnich & ErmerinsVojta DukátWally ElenbaasJohn FernhoutKassian CéphasPaul den HollanderKoen WessingOscar van AlphenKryn TaconisLidwien van de VenPaul CitroenMarnix GoossensViviane SassenMorad BouchakourNico de HaasHippolyte Joseph CaluyerPaul HufMaria HilleFrank van der Salm