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Cliches in Photography
The photo industry makes it hard to avoid clichés. The sunrises and sunsets, clouds, the emptiness of the landscapes, yellow cabs of New York, selfies in the mirror, you name it...! These sugary and so familiar to us images are everywhere. It makes it hard for some photographers to originate their ideas in the middle of the whirlpool of cliches... -
How to photograph like Viviane Sassen
Viviane Sassen (Dutch, born 1972) studied fashion design and photography before receiving an MFA from Ateliers Arnhem, the Netherlands. There are quite a few element that are typically Sassen's: bright colours, expressive shadows, intertwined bodies, shapes, personal approach to subject and ability to break cliches. -
Maura Sullivan | After Beauty
"After Beauty" is a book with photographs from the private archive of the American photographer Maura Sullivan released in 2022 by 1605 Publishers. Sullivan's main inspiration, when it comes to art creation, is poetry and silent meditative walks around her hometown, New York. -
Jack Davison | Portfolio
With deep shadows and tight framing, Jack Davison's images have an unmistakably cinematic quality. His work shifts from staged, meticulous editorial setups to simple everyday occurrences, infused with mystery and depth. -
Bastiaan Woudt - Q&A Twist
The exhibition Twist in Museum Kranenburgh in Bergen, is the first solo museum exhibition of Bastiaan Woudt. For this occasion, 1605 Publishers together with Bastiaan Woudt has created a museum catalog Twist. Read more about the exhibition and the catalogue in the interview with Bastiaan Woudt below. -
Katrien De Blauwer
Katrien de Blauwer is a "photographer without a camera". At a later age she began collecting, cutting and recycling images as therapeutic self investigation. Her work is, at the same time, intimate, directly corresponding with our unconscious, and anonymous thanks to the use of found images and body parts that have been cut away. This way, her personal history becomes the history... -
Israel Ariño | Portfolio
Israel Ariño is a Catalan photographer, workshop teacher and publisher at Ediciones Anómalas. Ariño's work is mostly black & white. He has published several photobooks, including Le nom qui efface la couleur, La Gravetat del Lloc and Voyage en pays du Clermontois. -
Erwin Olaf | Portfolio
Erwin Olaf (b.1959) is a renowned Dutch artist from Hilversum, The Netherlands. Currently, he lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Olaf's diverse practice centers around society’s marginalized individuals, including women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. In 2019, the artist became a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands after 500 works from his oeuvre were... -
Becoming Tino | Interview with Tinotenda Mushore
We invited the model Tinotenda Mushore for a chat and she told us about her skyrocketing career and inspiring plans for the future. She also revealed her very personal experience of being a Black model in the Dutch modelling industry. -
Which niche of photography is right for you?
With this article, we would like to guide you through different photographic styles and help you to find the one that speaks directly to you. We've made a selection of our favourite photographers from classic to contemporary to show what is possible to do in the niches from street photography to family portraits. Among the highlighted photographers are Todd Hido,... -
Street Photographers from New York
In this post, 1605 Publishers has assembled 5 classic street photographers from New York that worked in the period between 1940s and 1980s. Among them Helen Levitt, Saul Leiter, William Klein, Janet Delaney and Robert Frank. Each with unique style and approach to art they contributed to the world of photography. -
Paul Cupido: interview
In his exclusive interview for 1605 Publishers, Dutch photographer Paul Cupido reveals how to grasp the right mood that puts you on a creative path without surrounding yourself with cluttered inspiration. He talks about his 2 recently published books "Mukayu" and "4 a.m." and his workflow during the global pandemic. -
Paris Photo 2021 Highlights
This year's long-awaited 24th Paris Photo edition that took place on the 11th through 14th November was situated in a different place from the usual Grand Palais exhibition hall. This time, the event happened on the Champ-de-Mars with the view of the Eiffel Tower. 1605 Publishers team was there to document the event. -
"Rhythm": Q&A | Bastiaan Woudt
Bastiaan Woudt A renowned Dutch photographer Bastiaan Woudt (b.1987) began his photographic journey both by devouring photography books and experimenting with different photographic techniques. He explored his artistic instinct and gathered a unique vision by diving into the work of Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. Passionately putting the knowledge of the masters into practice and applying to it his contemporary... -
Bastiaan Woudt: exhibition & book "Rhythm" at MENDO
"Rhythm" A 10-year retrospective of the Dutch photographer Bastiaan Woudt (b. 1987, The Netherlands) that includes images from different projects like Tino, Mukono, Caravan, Peak to name but a few. See "Rhythm" exhibition at MENDO in Amsterdam until the end of December and get your signed copy of the book "Rhythm" that comes in two different covers Carlos and Rhythm... -
How to publish a photobook | Interview with Thirza Schaap
Thirza SchaapDutch artist Thirza Schaap is represented by Bildhalle gallery in Switzerland and in the Netherlands. Schaap recently published her photobook "Plastic Ocean" which visually tells a story of a consequences of mass consumption and the overuse of plastic that pollutes ocean and causes major problems for its inhabitants. In her interview, she talks about her experience of printing and... -
George Mayer
George Mayer Photographer and designer George Mayer (1985) is from Nizhny Tagil, Russia. He holds a Degree in environmental design from the Ural College of Arts and Crafts. Mayer is also a member of the Russian Union of Art Photographers. In 2017, George Mayer won one of the most prestigious world photography contests Sony World Photography Awards where with the...
