CV & Contact
Martin Roemers studied photography at the Academy of Arts in Enschede, The Netherlands. He works on long-term projects like "Metropolis" about life in Megacities and “The Eyes of War” about people who were blinded as a result of World War II. In 2009 his book “Relics of the Cold War” was published by Hatje Cantz. Roemers' 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.
Contact
Cell phone + 31 (0)6 53779959
E-mail martin@martinroemers.com
Agent: Maartje Wildeman + 31 (0)6 40536597 maartjewildeman@chello.nl
Photo Agencies
- Panos Pictures, London (Representation worldwide)
- Hollandse Hoogte, Amsterdam (Representation in The Netherlands)
- Laif, Cologne (Representation in Germany)
Training
AKI, Academy of Arts, Enschede, The Netherlands
Books
- Relics of the Cold War, Hatje Cantz (Ostfildern, 2009)
- Trabant. The Final Days of Production / Die letzten 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)
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
- Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Germany, Relics of the Cold War, 2009-2010
- Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, Trabant: The Final Days of Productio, 2009 – 2010
- Stadt- und Industriemuseum Ruesselsheim, Germany, Trabant: The Final Days of Production, 2009
- Legermuseum, Delft, The Netherlands, Cold War Graveyard, 2009
- Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, A tribute to the Trabant, 2009
- Industriemuseum Sachsen, Chemnitz, Germany, Trabant: The Final Days of Production, 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
Group Exhibitions (selection)
- Ephraim-Palais, Stadtmuseum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Fallmauerfall | 61 – 89 – 09
Grenzueberschreitung und Grenzerfahrung im Spiegel der Kunst, 2009 – 2010
- Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, Gimme Shelter—Bouw in Beeldprijs, 2009
- German Museum of Architecture (DAM), Frankfurt, Germany, New Homeland, 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
Collections
- 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
Awards
- Daylight/ CDS Photo Awards 2010, USA, Project Prize: Honorable Mention
- Daylight/ CDS Photo Awards 2010, USA, Work-in-Process Prize: Juror Pick
- World Press Photo 2006: 2nd prize Portraits Stories
- Several prizes in the Dutch 'Silver Camera'
- 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
Reviews (selection)
The Wall Street Journal (USA), Conscientious (USA), Foto8 (UK), Camera Austria (AU), Zoom (IT), Eyemazing (NL), GUP , NRC Handelsblad (NL), Volkskrant (NL), Neue Zuercher Zeitung (CH), Sueddeutsche Zeitung (GER), Der Spiegel (GER)
Publications (selection)
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), The Guardian (UK), The Times (UK), The Economist (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)
