Over the past twenty years there has been a change in young people’s emerging adulthood; the transition phase from adolescence to adulthood. Research shows that the youngsters of Generation Z are growing up more slowly than those of previous generations. Leaving the parental home at a later age, studying longer and starting later when it comes to work, sex and children.

Adulthood is often seen as something subjective that you undergo passively. But the University of Groningen measures ‘matu… more

Photographer and visual artist Ruud van Empel (1958) has achieved world fame with his fictional children's portraits in paradisiacal surroundings. In his latest photo works, man is no longer present, but he focuses entirely on flora. These latest series can be seen from February 9 to May 26, 2019 in the Belvédère Museum.

The photographic works that are shown in Ruud van Empel - Making Nature consist of carefully composed 'computer collages' in which nature - trees,… more

The 25th Noorderlicht International Photography Festival takes place from 23rd June until 23rd September in Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen and examines our ambiguous relationship with nature. IN VIVO takes its inspiration from a rich tradition of a love for nature and shows images of a confrontational beauty, which upon closer examination expose the extent to which our experience of nature is directed by economic, social and cultural shifts.

Thirty photographers from eleven differ… more

Jorn van Leeuwen | Anke Roder | Jacobien de Rooij | Alice Brasser | Caroline Coolen (B) | Coen Vunderink | Alida Everts | Daniëlle van Broekhoven | Gosse Koopmans | Lolkje van der Kooi | Ronald Zuurmond | Isabella Werkhoven | Peter Bastiaanssen | Linda Nieuwstad | Jet Nijkamp | Jasper de Gelder | Hannie Kamstra | Ton Broekhuis | Olphaert den Otter | Marc Mulders | Peter Keizer | Couzijn van Leeuwen | Sandra Kruisbrink | Lauren Hillebrandt | Arjan van Arendonk | Margot de Jager | Jeroen Allart… more