Biography & Contact
Martin Roemers studied photography at the Academy of Arts in Enschede, The Netherlands. He works on long-term projects like “The Eyes of War” about people who were blinded as a result of World War II and life in Megacities in “Metropolis”. In 2009 his book “Relics of the Cold War” was published by Hatje Cantz. His work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Newsweek and The New Yorker. His work has been exhibited widely and is held in public collections including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. He has received awards and recognitions including a World Press Photo Award. Martin Roemers lives in The Netherlands.
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Training
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AKI, Academy of Arts, Enschede, The Netherlands
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| Books |
- Relics of the Cold War, Hatje Cantz (Ostfildern, 2009)
- Trabant. The Final Days of Production / Die lezten Tagen der Produktion, Wasmuth Verlag
(Berlin, 2007)
- The Never-Ending War / De eindeloze oorlog, QV Publishers (Nijmegen, 2005)
- Kabul, Legermuseum (Delft, 2003)
- Tussen vijandige buren, Mets & Schilt Publishers (Amsterdam, 2000)
- De laatste lichting/ The last batch, Het Apollohuis (1996, Eindhoven)
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Solo Exhibitions
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- Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Germany, Relics of the Cold War, 2009-2010
- Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, Trabant: Die letzten Tage der Produktion, 2009 – 2010
- Stadt- und Industriemuseum Ruesselsheim, Germany, Trabant: Die letzten Tage der
Produktion, 2009
- Legermuseum, Delft, The Netherlands, Cold War Graveyard, 2009
- Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Ode aan de Trabant, 2009
- Industriemuseum Sachsen, Chemnitz, Germany, Trabant: Die letzten Tage der Produktion,
2008
- Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, The Never-Ending War, 2007
- Legermuseum, Delft, The Netherlands, Kabul, 2003
- Noorderlicht Photogallery, Groningen, The Netherlands, Tussen vijandige buren, 2001
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Group Exhibitions
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- Ephraim-Palais, Stadtmuseum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Fallmauerfall | 61 – 89 –
09Grenzueberschreitung und Grenzerfahrung im Spiegel der Kunst, 2009 – 2010
- Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, Bouw in Beeldprijs, 2009
- Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany, Neue Heimat — New Homeland:
Europäischer Architekturfotografie-Preis 2009, 2009
- Revela Photofestival, Oleiros, Spain, La tierra: economía, conflicto, naturaleza, 2008
- Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany, Arbeit und Alltag 1951 – 1992: Fotografien von Roger
Melis, Martin Roemers und Walter Vogel, 2007 – 2008
- Customs House, Sydney, Australia, Dutch Decade: Photography from The Netherlands, 2006
- Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, The Netherlands, Traces & Omens, 2005
- State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia,
Warzone — Dutch Photographers and International Conflicts, 2004
- Melkweg Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Duister, 2003
- The Netherlands Photo Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands,
Brandhaarden — Warzone, 2002
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Collections
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- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Legermuseum, Delft, The Netherlands
- Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
- Industriemuseum Sachsen, Chemnitz, Germany
- Stadtmuseum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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| Awards |
- World Press Photo 2006: 2nd prize Portrait Stories
- Several prizes in the Dutch 'Zilveren Camera' contest
- Society for News Design, USA, Annual Creative Competition 2005,
Award of Excellence
- European Prize of Architectural Photography 2009, Commendation
- Bouw in Beeld Prijs 2009, The Netherlands, Nomination
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| Reviews (selection) |
Wall Street Journal (USA), Foto8 (UK), Camera Austria (AU), Zoom (IT), Eyemazing (NL), NRC Handelsblad (NL), Volkskrant (NL), Neue Zuercher Zeitung (CH), Der Spiegel (GER)
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Publications (selection)
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The New York Times (USA), National Geographic (USA), Newsweek (USA),
The New Yorker (USA), International Herald Tribune (USA), Times Magazine Asia, Financial Times Magazine (UK), Stern (GER), Der Spiegel (GER), Vogue (GER), Geo International, Volkskrant Magazine (NL), NRC Handelsblad Magazine (NL), Vrij Nederland (NL), Volume (NL), Vanity Fair (IT), D la Repubblica (IT), Esquire (RUS), Courrier Japon (JAP), El Pais Semanal (SP)
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