Finally it’s here! November 1 marks the publication of my first photo book, Ghost Republic Somaliland: democracy against all odds. This remarkable book is the result […]

‘Ghost Republic Somaliland’ has been published on the Dart Society Reports – a blog covering stories on Trauma, Conflict & Human Rights.  You can see the […]

Today, on World Refugee Day, my heart goes out to all the refugees in the world. Portaits of UNHCR recognised refugees in Hargeisa, the capitol of […]

Last Saturday was the opening of the exhibition at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography. I think Tori – the Girl with the Orange Wig – […]

Kyohei Abe – Director of Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, DCCP – juror for the third annual ‘PhotoPlace Open’ exhibition, selected one of my ‘Bronxites’ images […]

I’m proud to be part of the group show ‘Change of Pace 2012’ curated by David Bram, Fraction Magazine at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography […]

I’m grateful to have received a scholarship to participate in the juried CENTER Portfolio Reviews in Santa Fe (New Mexico,USA). It was a wonderful experience!   […]

I was pleasantly surprised to see my Bronxites project on the Conscientious Blog. Thank you Joerg Colberg for adding my project to your Contemporary European Photography List! […]

I’m happy to announce that I’m part of the Dutch NEW catalogue. The book launch was on April 26th at the WeAreVoid Gallery in Amsterdam.  

FIGMENT – voted NYC’s “Best Art Festival 2011” by the Village Voice- will have a silent auction featuring one of my latest new images of my Bronxites […]

I’m happy to have made it to the longlist of the Dutch Doc Awards with my Bronxites project that was published on the NYTimes Lens Blog last […]

I photographed writer Jonathan Safran Foer for a Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’. These are some of my favorite portraits I took of him. You can see the […]

Today GUP magazine published our new project on their website! You can check it out here!  

Together with photographer Judith Quax I am working on a new project on the legacy of the famous Fela Kuti. The Nigerian Afro-beat musician Fela Kuti (1938-1997) […]

Review about LagosPhoto Festival with a highlight about my project ‘The Ghost Republic of Somaliland’ written by Kerstin Meincke, researcher and curator, for the Centre for Contemporary […]

Last year I photographed a special Valentine’s day party at a senior life service center called Riverstone in Washington Heights, NY. It was a great opportunity […]

Nice article about my work written by Michel Robles in VILLAMEDIA magazine this week. To read the whole article – although it’s written in Dutch – […]

Last Monday and Tuesday I photographed the Dutch Prime Minister Rutte visiting Washington DC for a meeting with President Obama in the White House. Photographing for the […]

Yesterday I was a guest at ‘Open’  a talk show on BronxNet – a local TV station in The Bronx. It was great to share my […]

I’m very proud to announce that the New York Times published my Bronxites series today on the NYTimes Lens Blog! “She has carefully rendered her adopted […]

One of my  Somaliland portraits is selected for the ‘Art from the Heart’ pop-up show organised by The Vanderbilt Republic and curated by Jo-Anneke van der Molen. […]

    Vrij Nederland, October 2011, Koos van den Akker, designer in NYC

Had a wonderful opening at the LagosPhoto fesival last night! Opening of  LagosPhoto at the Eko Hotel, Lagos More images on: http://lagosphoto.blogspot.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagosphoto_festival/sets/

From October 7th until October 20th I’ll be in Lagos visiting the LagosPhoto Festival. There  they will be showing my  GHOST REPUBLIC SOMALILAND project. Will post […]