Rommert Boonstra
author · photographer
Rommert Boonstra is a Dutch photographer, poet, and visual artist. He is widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of staged photography in the Netherlands. His work often involves meticulous studio setups to create imaginative narratives that explore themes of fantasy, history, and human emotion. In addition to his photographic practice, he has contributed significantly to art criticism and literature, writing essays on contemporary art and poetry.[1,4]
- staged photography
- imagination
- fantasy
- visual narrative
Books
Works by Rommert Boonstra
- 2008 Beyond Photography: Imagination And Photography Co-authored with Maartje van de Heuvel, Lotte Menkman, and Eric Min.
- 1998 Natura ex machina: een collectie in scène gezet
- 2003 Rommert Boonstra: Metamorfoses, het theater van de communicatie
Exhibitions
- The History of the Forgotten