Dolph Kessler
author · photographer
Dolph Kessler is a Dutch documentary photographer born in Amsterdam in 1950. He studied urban engineering at the Delft University of Technology (1968-1975) and began his career as a regional planner for the province of Friesland (1976-1982). From 1982 to 1991, he served as an alderman (wethouder) in Leeuwarden, overseeing portfolios including finance, culture, and social affairs. After working as a program manager for urban complexes and running a study tour institute, Kessler trained at the Foto Academie Amsterdam from 2003 to 2006. Since 2006, he has worked full-time as a documentary photographer, focusing on the 'condition humaine' (the modern human in social and cultural contexts), landscapes, and the influence of humans on nature. He publishes his work primarily through his own publishing house, Mauritsheech Publishers.[1,2]
Themes
- documentary photography
- urbanism
- landscapes
- human condition
Books
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RDM De laatste dagen van een Rotterdamse fabriekauthor · photographer
Works by Dolph Kessler
- Palingvissers en palingrokers 2007 · Friese Pers Boekerij · book · Dutch
- Art Fairs 2009 · De Jonge Hond · book · Dutch Won first prize at Zilveren Camera 2009
- Een leven lang Kunst 2011 · Uitgave Rosa Spier Huis · book · Dutch
- De Noordzee rond 2012 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · Dutch
- Sjoch disse sted 2012 · Friese Pers Boekerij · book · Dutch
- Art Fairs Revisted 2013 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · Dutch
- Lviv, stad van Paradoxen 2014 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · Dutch
- The Wave, crossing the Atlantic 2017 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · English
- Friesland, het kleinste land op aarde 2017 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · Dutch
- Keep Greenland a secret part one 2020 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · English
- Keep Greenland a secret part two 2022 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · English
- Gokane, the unique everydayness of Ireland 2024 · Mauritsheech Publishers · book · English
- Oorlog en vrede, willen winnen of gelijkspel 2024 · Peace Dialoque Publications · book · Dutch
Exhibitions
- 2007 RDM, de laatste dagen van een Rotterdamse fabriek Rotterdam solo
- 2010 Art Fairs Galerie Smarius, Amsterdam group
- 2011 Art Fairs Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam group
- 2013 De Noordzee rond Fotofestival Naarden solo
- 2014 Lviv / Passengers Cary Boman Gallery, Lviv solo
- 2015 Passengers Sit down gallery, Paris solo
- 2017 The Wave, crossing the Atlantic Galerie Hoogenbosch, Gorredijk group
- 2018 Topografische Observaties Fries Museum solo
Awards
- 2009 Zilveren Camera 2009 (Art and Culture)