Martin Roemers
Martin Roemers (born August 21, 1962 in Oldehove , Netherlands ) is a Dutch photographer.
Life
Roemers studied at the AKI (Academy for Art and Industry) , Enschede in the Netherlands. He became known through his photo reports, exhibitions and the resulting photo books. He is a two-time winner of the World Press Photo Awards.
Roemers lives and works in Delft , the Netherlands .
Prizes and awards
- 2006: Second Prize at World Press Photo for his portraits Never-Ending War .
- 2011: First prize at World Press Photo for his work Metropolis .
Exhibitions
- 2002: Martin Roemers: The Eyes of War , Kunsthal Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- 2007/2008: Trabant. Work and Everyday Life, 1950–1992 , with Roger Melis and Walter Vogel , Willy-Brandt-Haus , Berlin. Catalog.
- 2009: Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War . Koninklijk Nederlands Legermuseum , The Hague, Netherlands; then in the Photo Museum The Hague , The Hague and 2009/2010 in the Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin.
- 2015-2016: Metropolis . House of Marseille. Museum voor Fotografie , Amsterdam, Netherlands. Catalog.
- 2016: relics of the cold war . German Historical Museum , Berlin.
Publications
- with David Lee: Trabant: The last days of production . Wasmuth, Berlin / Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-8030-3324-6 .
- with Nadine Barth (Ed.): Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War . Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2009, ISBN 978-3-7757-2534-7 .
- with Nadine Barth (Ed.): The Eyes of War. with an introduction by Cees Noteboom . Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-3400-4 .
- Metropolis . Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2015, ISBN 978-3-7757-4006-7 .
Web links
- Photographer website (English)
- Photographer Wiki
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roemers, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldehove , Netherlands |