Marie-José Jongerius
photographer
Marie-José Jongerius is a Dutch photographer and researcher born in 1970. She studied at the Instituto Superiore della Fotografia in Rome and the Royal Academy of Visual Arts (KABK) in The Hague. Her work explores the dialogue between factual reality and fiction, often focusing on urban and natural landscapes, borders, and boundaries. She has published several books including 'Sweetwater', 'Lunar Landscapes', and 'Los Angeles Palms'.[1,2,4]
- landscape
- urbanism
- borders
- fiction vs reality
Books
Works by Marie-José Jongerius
- 2002 Veranderend Land Co-authored with Eddo Hartman and Eddie Marsman.
- 2001 Sweetwater
- 2012 Lunar Landscapes Focuses on Maasvlakte 2 near Rotterdam.
- 2014 Concrete Wilderness
- 2015 Edges of the Experiment Two-volume publication on the American West.
- 2017 Los Angeles Palms Portrays the life and influence of Washingtonia Robusta palm trees.
Exhibitions
- Lunar Landscapes
- Lunar Landscapes
Awards
- 2015 Arles Book Award Nomination
- 2015 Dutch Design Award Finalist

