Marcus Koppen

December

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Again - a new portrait image campaign for the dutch VGZ insurance company in collaboration with Teldesign,Rotterdam. Thank you for the 2nd commission..

some behind the scene shots courtesy of © Alex Berger and Maria op het Veld

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back at Umsjatka Studios portraying 4 famous Dutch men for the upcoming 2012 ‘Meneer heeft smaak’ series in Esquire

some behind the scene shots courtesy of Lauri Berkhoudt from Esquire Magazine and Maria op het Veld

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great portrait shoot for the new Dutch Magazine OneWorld, publications to be out soon

upfront are some behind the scene shots courtesy of © Egidio Levendale

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Fashion Designer Sjaak Hullekes in the Dutch Esquire this month

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November

the Ladyboys got a cool publication in the Canadian Magazine  Urbania

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great little portrait shoot for the German magazine Der Spiegel, to be published soon

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Dutch Singer/Rapper DIO out in the Dutch Esquire this month

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the portrait of Maya has been selected to be published in the One Life Photography Competition 2011 Edition book.

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October

here some behind the scene shots courtesy of © Veronica Wainstein Naon

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test printing at Souverein

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September

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August

Creating the portrait image campaign for the dutch VGZ insurance company in collaboration with Teldesign, Rotterdam

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nice exposure today in the online blog Amsterdam Now about my expo at the FOAM POP-IN

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Creating a couple of video clip/frames for the new online Adidas campaign for Sid Lee..online soon

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NYC Cityscape photo featured in Part 3 of the online group photography show, ‘Ciao Manhattan’: by Feature Shoot

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new expo spot - FOAM POP-IN - the latest adventure by FOAM Editions

6 limited edition prints will be on display and for sale between Aug 11 - Nov 06 2011.

its almost ready!!

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a selection of my Hong Kong Cityscape art work has been chosen for the  International Photo festival Noorderlicht

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July

working on the 2011 ‘Hall of Fame’ series for Esquire magazine

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massive selection through my travel archive… uffff so many images / so little time

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June

Help to promote my project and support with a vote. CLICK HERE

we created a new website specially dedicated to the Ladyboy project (work in progress) find more infos of the boys that are girls via this link

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the winning Ladyboys of the New York Photo Awards 2011 are now shown in a group exhibition at the Photographic Center Peri, in Turku, Finnland

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shot this great overview of the new Central Station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

work in progress 24/7

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the Ladyboys have been chosen for the ” Px3 Official Selection 2011″ competition.

fingers crossed for the finals!!

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Mai

the Ladyboys won the New York Photo Awards 2011 in the Categories - Editorial - Images Series

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Hong Kong No. 17 received Bronze at the 2011 Epson International Pano Awards

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3 Cityscape Art Prints (170cm x120cm) are exhibited through Project 2.0 Galerie at the AAF Art Fair in Amsterdam .

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Portrayed the Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl for the French Magazine L’OPTIMUM

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April

New York City No.06  (50cm x 70cm  paper size) edition print was purchased from the Foam Editions in Amsterdam.

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4 images (70cm x 50cm) of the Foam Edition Selection are on display at the Cafe Brix , Wolvenstraat 16 in Amsterdam.

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Nice little interview about my cityscape project in the Chinese magazine Walking.

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Munich Story is out in the inflight magazine Holland Herald April issue of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

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the 1st series of  ’Born to be a woman by choice’  has been selected as 

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March

spend a couple of week traveling through Thailand to scout and portrait more People for my ‘Born to be a women by choice’ project.

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the 1st series of  ’Born to be a woman by choice’ has been Shortlisted for the Portrait Photography Prize - Let\’s Face It 7, of the London Photographic Association.  1 image of the series will be exhibited from the 7th April 2011 at the Assembly Rooms in Soho London, UK.

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February

back to Koh Samui, Thailand to shoot a new image set for the luxurious Villa Estate Panacea.

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Great coverstory and interview about my cityscape project in the photography magazine Snapixel based in San Francisco. read the full story here

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just returned from an amazing commission that got me hiking through the Bavarian mountains in Germany

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January

working through tons of old material that i shot in Hong Kong over the past years.

and i found this little jewel today. (ruff scan)

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shot this a couple of month ago and can finally share it.

Scotch & Soda - Sales Book Boys/Men

Scotch & Soda - Sales Book Girls

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Tokyo No.3  125cm x 90cm 1/10 now on display at the Foam Editions in Amsterdam.

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the 1st series of  ’Born to be a woman by choice’ (category Portraits) has been nominated for the Dutch Photography Prize - Zilveren Camera

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Hong Kong No.19 /70cm x 125cm  Art edition print was privately purchased

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good start for 2011. i am happy to announce that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs purchased

8 prints of the Cityscape series in the edition Paper size 125cm x 90cm

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wishing you all a Happy  and Healthy New Year and welcome to 2011.

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December

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just returned from an amazing Thailand trip shooting the finals of the Miss International Queen 2010 in Pattaya

and got the great opportunity to create a new image set for the luxurious Baan Rak Talay Villa Estate in Koh Samui.

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thats how it really is out there in this Business according to Mark… so true!

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Humberto Tan for Esquire magazine, the Netherlands

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November

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Costa Brava Story is out in the inflight magazine Holland Herald November issue of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.. read the story here

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the Fab6 published in Capital Magazine, Germany

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October

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Vote for my Artwork  - just 1 click away Art Takes Miami

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Just a quick reminder of the up coming Photography auction of  Yip Art - Young in Prison on Sunday 24.10 at Christie’s Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(Hong Kong No.81, 50cm x 35cm 1/10)  will go to the highest bidder

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Floris Van Bommel for Esquire magazine, the Netherlands

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off to Bangkok to hunt down some great cityscapes.

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spend the past 6 days in Pattaya to scout and shoot Portraits for the Ladyboy Project.. see the test polas below..

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Vote for my project on Viewbook Photostory 2010 - Click link - Born to be a Woman by choice

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BDM series published in Esquire magazine, the Netherlands

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Settled in Pattaya, Thailand to capture more images for the Kathoey Portrait Project.

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September

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creating a whole new image set for the New Body and Mind Resort and Exclusive Villas in Koh Samui, Thailand

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preparing for Thailand projects

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always wanted to have your very own copy of my Cityscape Art-work but never could afford it?

come the Photography auction of  Young in Prison on Sunday 24.10 at Christie’s Amsterdam.

(Hong Kong No.81, 50cm x 35cm 1/10)  will go to the highest bidder

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August

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great commission for KLM’s Holland Herald down in Spain

fullmoon rise at 38000 feet cruising altitude on the way back to Amsterdam

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Portraying the Fab6 for Capital Germany

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shooting Best Dressed Men series for Esquire magazine

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Fine Art Prints of the Edition images - Tokyo No.03, Dubai No. 7,

New York City No. 04 are sold to private collectors.

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July

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Rotterdam story for the Grolsch Magazine Eigen.Zinnig is out.

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1st test scan of Monaco cityscape

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Little freebee Job of the Comic Hero Dazzler

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June

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off to the South of France to shoot some cityscapes around Nice, Monaco and visiting the Photofestival in Arles. - Les Rencontres d\’Arles 2010

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made it to the final round at the NYC Photofestival Awards 2010 - lets see what happens next.

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Tokyo No.3 is hanging for the Elders Billboard Art Project ‘Iydlle en Frictie in het Landschap’ on display around Sint- Michielgestel from the 18/06 - 05/09

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MFF series published in Esquire magazine

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shooting Womens Denim Collection Salesbook / Maison Scotch Summer 2011 for Dutch fashion label Scotch and Soda

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Mai

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exhibiting Hong Kong No.08 Artwork at the Art Fair - Art Amsterdam 2010..

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shooting MFF series for Esquire magazine

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final story for Bosch Germany ‘125 years of Bosch’

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Wilfried de Jong for Esquire magazine

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Tokyo No.3 is selected for the Elders Billboard Art Project ‘Iydlle en Frictie in het Landschap’ on display around Sint- Michielgestel from the 18/06 - 05/09

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shooting Mens and Boys collection book fitting guide 2010 for Dutch fashion label Scotch and Soda

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April

shooting story for Bosch Germany

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been to Marokko for an little adventure - images up soon!!

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Valerio - ‘Hall of Fame’ for Esquire magazine

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March

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shooting a story about some really terrible ongoing events in the Netherlands - to be published soon in the German magazine Der Spiegel

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Enrico Bartens & Rik van de Westelaken - ‘Hall of Fame’ for Esquire magazine

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February

been shooting various location around Amsterdam over the past month and now adding the finishing touch to the soon be published  Amsterdamer - ECO GUIDE by Koko Projects

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shooting another series of ‘Hall of Fame’ for Esquire magazine

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January

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shooting Dutch car manufacturer - Spyker Cars for Financial Times Germany

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shooting ‘Hall of Fame’ for Esquire magazine

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the website of Aldo van den Nieuwelaar products is online

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Test shoot with Rachid at the amazing rental Studio - Umsjatka

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portraying Teun de Groot (witness for SS War Crime trial) - for the German magazine Frankfurter Rundschau

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portraying the Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlson - for the German magazine Der Spiegel

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shooting Ladies collection book fitting guide 2010 for Dutch fashion label Scotch and Soda

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a little overview of the visual highlights created in 2009

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• Happy   New   Year   >   2010 the future has arrived! well, thats what i thought about the 2010 when i started my 1st job 1989.  Did life get better as a result of digital revolution? - i did hope so!!

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December

• story of Dutch Football star Gregory van der Wiel is published in this month LAF magazine

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• portraying the CEO of Phillips - Gerard Kleisterlee for the German magazine Der Spiegel

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• photographing the new design products of Aldo van den Nieuwelaar

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• Wales story is out in the inflight magazine Holland Herald December issue of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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November

• shooting Dutch Football star Gregory van der Wiel for LAF magazine

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• shooting Mens & Kids collection book fitting guide 2010 for Dutch fashion label Scotch and Soda

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• find my 2 favorite subjects online ‘Long-Term Projects’

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• the 3rd image of the Vito Andolini shoot with Dutch football star Kevin Hofland are out and about.

Retouch by Jan from Souverein

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• 1st draft >Version 1.01< of  the long term book project - Changing Life - ’Born to be a Women by choice’  is printed

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• Testshoot of Ninon

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• back from the beautiful countryside of Wales & the City of Liverpool with tons of stunning images to be published soon in a high flying Magazine

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October

• fashion story for LAF magazine is out featuring Dutch football star David Mendes Da Silva and his beautiful wife Melissa Mendes. Great retouch work by Jan from Souverein

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• first shot of the 1-2Dry campaign is out and about

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• ABN Amro Story for Vrij Nederland

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September

• more Cityscape Art editions were purchased from clients and collectors via the Foam Editions Amsterdam and privately (Hong Kong No.19 /  95cm x 170cm)

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• getting ready for next travel trip, this time to England

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• the 1st images of the Vito Andolini shoot with Dutch football star Kevin Hofland are out in Esquire Magazine. Retouch magic by Jan from Souverein

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• Shoot for 1-2-DRY

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• Holiday is over..well almost

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August

• shoots for Lancia/Esquire Magazine, LAF Magazine u.s.w

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July

• Shoots for Vrji Nederland (Shell) & Esquire Magazine

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• Join forces with agent - Black Pepper

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• Dutch Singer - Renske Taminiau for VK Banen

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• Lisbon story is out in the inflight magazine Holland Herald July issue of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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• back from South Europe travels with new material (cities at night) in the bag - here is Barcelona, one of my favorite cities

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June

• preparing for Morocco and Barcelona shootings

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• 1st selection of Ladyboy finals

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• fine art prints: Hong Kong No.08  &  Hong Kong No.15,  125cm x 87cm  on show in Hamburg, Germany at the photographers Gallery Flo Peters

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• Shootings for VK Banen, Vrij Nederland and Follmann & Co

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• fine art print: Tokyo No.8, 120cm x 120cm in the collection of the Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis Art Club

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April

• shooting new portrait series - 1st up Chi

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• visiting Clients in Hamburg and shooting the new constructed Building MT-Energie in Zeven for Architekturbüro Aretz

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• shooting a story about Lisbon,Portugal for the inflight magazine Holland Herald of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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• Shooting ‘the Hermitage’ for Vrij Nederland

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• back to Amsterdam, final edits and selection of Asia projects.

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• Publication in the UK magazine Crafts

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March

• return to Hong Kong shooting and scouting new cityscapes

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• still enjoying Thailand and working hard on a portrait study of Ladyboys.

here are the 1st Polariod test shots

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January - February

• touch down in Bangkok, Thailand. Getting in the Thai spirit, scouting People and Locations for the new project

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• scouting new cityscape location in Hong Kong

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• Publication in the Giant KLM Calendar 2009

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•  more Edition prints been sold at Foam Editions Amsterdam

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• New York City No.04 /100cm x 170cm  Art edition print was privately purchased

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• capturing some unique cityscapes of Melbourne and getting in trouble with the authority along the way

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• touring and shooting Melbourne, Sydney, Tasmania and some Bushes in between.

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———-      Happy New Year to you all     ———-

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mmm what happen its almost over. 

 

November -    :

- Preparing for Asia 

- shooting a story for Vrij Nederland = Econcern

 

- portraying Brazil designer Joana Meroz for the UK based magazine Crafts

- shooting portraits of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders for the italian magazine Gentleman

 

- Marcus joined the renown photo stock Agency Bilderberg. 

- new cityscape image edition has been announced at Foam Editions

 

- test shoot with Jo 

 

- major publication of ‘cityscapes’ in KLM inflight Magazine Holland Herald

 

July - October:

- shooting luxury Canalboats for Nautique Magazine

- portraits for Presetone Duo - Victor Coral & Onno

 

- another large number of prints are sold through Foam Editions

- portrait test of Savi

 

- visiting the Photo Espana, Madrid

- shooting products and new boats for van Speijk Yachts, Amsterdam

- edition image Hong Kong No.5 sold out from Foam Editions

 

- selecting 4 new cityscape images to the already existing Foam Editions 

- shooting portraits for Quote 

- project for Reeves 

  

- shooting the wedding of Tim & Annika

 

 

- image sold for Book cover ’het beste Land‘

 

- shooting portrait series for Journalist & Musician Auke Hulst, to be used for this new Book

 

 

- shooting the skyline of Frankfurt

 

 

April - July:

- opening of Hong Kong Visions exhibition. Cityscape displayed on 5×3m

 

- shooting for der Spiegel

- more edition prints are sold through Foam Editions

- portraits for Viva, Millionär and AD

- donating an Hong Kong cityscape image to Foam Fusion 2008

- donating the Shanghai Dancer 60×60 to YipArt - fetching 1400,-€

 

 

- shooting a story on the new Rijksbouwmeester of the Netherlands for Vrij Nederland

 

Jan - April:

- plenty of portrait shoots for the dutch Viva magazine

- setting up the Hong Kong Visions exhibition with Cathay Pacific Airline

- going to NYC for Linda Man and shoot a travel story

- going to Dubai and shoot for Spout, Hp de Tijd and AA Properties

- selling a few more edition prints through Foam Editions