Winner DuPho. SO Award 2025
The works consist of two series I have been working on over the past two years: We’re here, we’re queer and On Hold. The common thread in both is the right to exist. We’re here, we’re queer focuses on the Amsterdam queer community, of which I am a part. On Hold portrays trans and non-binary individuals whose lives are on pause due to the wait for gender-affirming care.
We’re here, we’re queer was commissioned by the Amsterdam City Archives as one of the selected projects for the 2023 photography assignments. The series offers a cross-section of the queer community, featuring self-portraits, close friends, and influential figures such as Valentijn Hoogenkamp and Alejandra Ortiz.
On Hold is an autonomous project, supported by Fonds Anna Cornelis. In the Netherlands, 7,000 people are currently waiting an average of three years for gender-affirming care. My series visualizes this waiting period and highlights the reality of this diverse and growing group.
My work is characterized by a raw and free style. My analog compact camera is my loyal companion, always within reach to capture moments as they are: honest, unfiltered, and urgent.
DuPho. SO’25
This 10th edition of Selection of Dutch Photography counts 15 winners; the entire selection of SO’25 represents one winning entity.
These are the photographers who receive the title of Selection of Dutch Photography ‘25: Fidelio Faustino Ferrier, Olivier Tuinier, Lotte Ekkel, Rob Hornstra, Bonnita Postma, Prins de Vos, Femke Reijerman, Eelco Wortman, Ronald Tilleman, Tengbeh Kamara, Erik van Cuyk and students Klaas, Olivia Tudor, Anna-Raven Bloten and Eliza-Sophie Sekrève.
SO’25 expo
The work of the selection will be on display during the SO’25 expo at Melkweg Expo from 9 to 11 May and can also be seen on bus shelters around Amsterdam’s Leidseplein.
