....I BELIEVE I AM GAY was exhibited at POSE gallery in Istanbul, Turkey. from 6/12/2019 till 19/1/2020.
The exhibition was openend by Bart van Bolhuis, Consul General of the Netherlands in Istanbul. Together with the Dutch Consulate and Amsterdam municipality we organised a great evening ‘Art and Activism’ with Turkish artist, activists and us, hosted by Nevin Sungur.
....We are thrilled to have won the ‘Free Press Unlimited Best Report Award 2019’ with our portrait series Love Zone South Africa.
In a world filled with conflicts, wars, injustice and unfortunately, a list too long to mention, we are happy Love wins!
Not for the sake of our personal win, but for the sake of Love itself.
We want to dedicate this award to the many beautiful and courageous couples who stood in front of our lens and shared their stories with us. Not only in South Africa, but also in other conflict and post conflict zones where Love Zone takes place: Palestine/Israel, Northern Ireland and Bosnia, this one goes to you!
We give thanks to Free Press Unlimited and Postcode Loterij Fonds for Journalists, for their generous support and their ongoing mission to support and protect free press. Special thanks to Trouw daily Dutch newspaper editorial and creative teams for a beautiful publication!
....We are honoured to be nominated for the Best Report Award 2019 with our portrait series Love Zone South Africa by Free Press Unlimited
....Love Zone South Africa was published in dutch daily newspaper Trouw. 25 years ago Nelson Mandela took office in South Africa.
....We were delighted to host and give a personal tour to the Dutch ambassador in Israel, Mr. Gilles Beschoor Plug, at the VIP opening of our exhibition 'I BELIEVE I AM GAY' during the 5th International Photography Festival Tel Aviv, 22/11-3/12 2017. IBIAG was one of the 3 main solo exhibitions to be shown at the photo festival.
We give thanks to the kind support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Israel and the Municipality of Amsterdam.
....I BELIEVE I AM GAY is going to be exhibited during The 5th International Photography festival Tel Aviv: Photo Is:rael. 22 November-3 December 2017.
....IN FULL FORCE was selected for FotoFestivalNaarden 2017, 20 May-18 June, the Netherlands. The theme of this year's festival; Right Here, Right Now. The series was chosen by NRC Dutch newspaper as one the 10 highlights of the festival. And featured as a 'must see' by 360Degrees Magazine.
....Photobook I BELIEVE I AM GAY was exhibited during Athens Photo Festival 2017 in the Benaki Museum in Athens 14 June-30 July.
....We had the honour to give an artist talk about our portrait series I BELIEVE I AM GAY, at the opening of Jerusalem Pride July 2017. Supported by the Dutch Embassy and beautifully organized by Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance. It was a moving and inspiring night!