Desiré van den Berg
(Zaanstad, 1991) is a photographer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 2011, Van den Berg became active as a nightlife, subculture and travel photographer and now she is mostly known for her editorial, documentary and portrait photography. She has a BA in Linguistics from University of Amsterdam and studied Chinese at University of Leiden and City University Hong Kong. Van den Berg is an autodidact in photography, exploring both digital and analogue photography. Interested in scientific and philosophical theories questioning truth, objectivity and reality, she considers her work as an ongoing study of these subjects.
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CV
2024
- ‘Can’t we all just get along?’
(Protest) group exhibition - Stevenson Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023
- Fotodok Book Talks, Utrecht Netherlands
- ‘Entre’ named one out of ten most beautiful photography books by NRC Handelsblad
2022
- Gold at Dutch Creativity Awards 2022, ADCN
for ‘Het Nieuwe Spelalfabet’
(category Society: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
- Bronze at Dutch Creativity Awards 2022, ADCN
for ‘Het Nieuwe Spelalfabet’
(category Culture: Culture)
2021
- UNSEEN Photo Fair
represented by No Man’s Art Gallery Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nominated for selection of Dutch Photographers 2021 by DuPho
- 3rd prize at Zilveren Camera 2020
for ‘Black Lives Matter’
(category National News, series)
2020
- 1st prize at Zilveren Camera 2019
for ‘New Gen Drag’
(category Art, Culture & Entertainment, series)
- GOLUBOY at No Man’s Art Gallery
Solo exhibition - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018
- Nachtfotograaf des Vaderlands by VICE Magazine (NL)
2017
- Tbilisi Photo Festival
Screening at Opening Night - Tbilisi, Georgia
- Chien-Chi Chang masterclass participants' exhibition
Group exhibition - Krakow, Poland
2016
- Top-Rated entry of the Magnum Photography Awards
- FD Talent 2016 by Financieele Dagblad
- "Beauty in the streets" at Volkshotel
Group exhibition - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Competition Gallery
Selected feature - Online
2015
- UNSEEN Photo Fair
Group exhibition in Off Site Program - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- "Generation Y's Hiphop" at Melkweg Gallery
Group exhibition - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014
- Photo Town at FOAM Photography Museum
Photography Fair/Group exhibition - Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013
- New Dutch Photography Talent by GUP Magazine
Group exhibition - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Contributer to
Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland, de Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine, The New York Times, Het Parool, Amnesty International