33 Years of Cokkie Snoei’s Gallery In the photo series Hafiz, the Turkish photographer Sabiha Çimen (1986) portrayed students of Turkish Quran schools for girls that teach the memorisation of the verses of the Quran. These students are studying to achieve the title of ‘hafiz’, which would make them ‘guardians of Islam’. In powerful portraits, alternating with everyday images of school life, Çimen aims to capture the individuality and adventurous characters of these young women, while at the same time referring to her ow… moreCelebrating Ballroom CultureNude Photography in Bath, Woods and SurfA JOURNEY INTO ART AND MUSIC Special Tour and book signing: Sunday 21 OctoberIn the exhibition Surf Tribe, Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren exposes a culture which focuses mainly on a deep respect for the ocean. Vanfleteren looks beyond the traditional surf spots of California and Hawaii and goes around the world looking for people who live in places where oceans touch the land. He records an almost fluid community, with nature as its master.
More than seventy black-and-white portraits show the persons behind the surfers, in all their strength and vulnerability.… moreDigital Art from the Hugo Brown Family CollectionThe Hague School and the modern Dutch landscapeIn conjunction with Musée Jeu de Paume (Paris) and Deichtor-Hallen (Hamburg) |
