Blackface
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Photographer
Look J. Boden
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Date of Photograph
03/13/2015
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An experiment in silence, in lighting, in blackness. The face expresses nothing at all... is she going to blink? Is she alive or dead? I tried to create a picture that was blacker than black. To depict the beauty of darkness and the beauty of creating an image with less lighting.
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Biography
Look J. Boden (born 1974 in Vlaardingen) is an independent Dutch photographer, poet & performer. He studied the laws for a few years, started his own creative studio and became Poet Laureate of his hometown. He published 3 poetry books and a photobook. In 2016 he got a nomination for the Dutch Van Lanschot Art Prize and won the Get Inspired Photo Contest in 2017.
Boden is active as portrait and fine art photographer. Since 2008, he has been working on a broad variety of autonomous and disturbing conceptual images. One of his main research fields is the grey line between identity and image.
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Awards
2018
Get Inspired Magazine Challenge: NOIR
Shortlist Winner with Spot On
11th International Color Awards
Honorable Mention in the Category Nude for Night Colours
2017
ND Neutral Density Awards
Honorable Mention in the Category Fine Art Nude for Fear
IPA International Photography Awards
Honorable Mention in the Category Fine Art Portrait for Blackface
MonoVisions Photography Awards
Honorable Mention in the Category Nude for Fear
MonoVisions Photography Awards
Honorable Mention in the Category Fine Art for Blindfold
Get Inspired Photo Contest: ‘Black’
First Prize for Blackface
2016
Van Lanschot Kunstprijs
Top 4 Nomination for We Are Trash
2014
AVRO Photo Contest
Top 50 Nomination for Drops
