This is a selection of the portraits I made in a local nursing home. I was asked to make sincere, documentary style black and white portraits of their residents. The printed portraits are now located in the corridor of the nursing home. Pretty cool; my first exhibition-ish location.
I’ve heard that the wife of one particular gentleman was actually moved to tears when she saw the photograph of her husband.
Another man passed away only days after the photos were printed, framed and mounted on the wall (I’ve added some photos below). The portrait I made of him was used at his funeral. Although it’s kind of wry, I think it’s an honour that his relatives chose the photograph I made to use on such an emotionally charged day.
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on May 31, 2011 at 13:10, filed under Portrait and tagged 5D Mark II, blackwhite, portrait. Leave a comment over here.
It’s been 66 years now since Holland was liberated of nazi Germany. Less and less people are alive to tell firsthand stories of the horrific war. While we’ve all seen the heroic movies (although they’re rather black-and-white; they always portray German soldiers as the bad guys, while a lot of them were forced to fight), war is still really abstract for a lot of people. Especially kids.
That’s why I like the concept of Bussum Bridgehead, a gathering of WW2 related vehicles, weapons and clothing. Although it’s just as black-and-white as the films (no nazi costumes and vehicles are allowed), it does give a better and more tangible view of the 1940-1945 era.
About the last photograph. Yes, I know it does not really fit in. Or rather; it really does not fit in. But I think it’s too amusing to exclude :p
This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on May 16, 2011 at 13:41, filed under Photojournalism and tagged 5D Mark II, Bussum, colour, Photojournalism. Leave a comment over here.
I shot this photograph last year on “de Huizerdag”, an annual local fair. It was a surprise to see a booth selling wedding dresses and wedding suits, since the quality of most products for sale is quite… mediocre.
The guy that owned the booth was patiently sitting on his chair, while nobody seemed to give the out of place gowns a second glance. But suddenly, a young (I think mentally disabled) boy appeared alongside his dad. He was fascinated by the dresses, and stood there for a while.
There’s some sort of wry sadness here. The booth-owner wanted to sell and promote his products, but he only attracted the attention of a young kid during the time I stood there. Which, if I make a wild guess, isn’t his target audience. Notable, since the rest of the booths were crowded with people. Although you can’t really see that on this photograph, so you’ll have to believe my pretty blue eyes.
Shot with my trusty Vivitar 35ES on Kodak Tri-X.
This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on February 28, 2011 at 11:56, filed under Analog, Film, Street and tagged Analog, blackwhite, Film, Street, Vivitar 35ES. Leave a comment over here.
[EDIT] 25/02/2011
Unfortunately, I had to take these offline for a while. I won’t bother you with the specific reasons, so I’ll just say I’m glad that I can post them properly now. (Originally posted on November 23th of 2010.)
I had the chance to attend a disaster preparation exercise during my internship. I’ve always been interested in stuff like this, so I was really excited when I got invited to come along and take photographs.
Exercises like this happen twice a year in this region, and are normally restricted for photographers and journalists. But I could come along. Yay!
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on February 25, 2011 at 12:09, filed under Internship, Photojournalism, Series and tagged 5D Mark II, blackwhite, disaster scenario, Hilversum, internship, Media Park. Leave a comment over here.
