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Marjan Borsjes
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Name
Marjan Borsjes
Role
Photographer
Marjan Borsjes (born 1957, Alkmaar) is a Dutch photographer who evolved from her background of social science and community development to become a social photographer.
Borsjes photographs daily life in the form of city sights, portraits and social reports or documents. Often the content is multicultural. Borsjes photographs originate from concentration, love and instinct; or a feeling for the right moment and the right composition.
She has lived and worked mainly in Amsterdam. Although she has followed some photo courses at the Amsterdam Center of Photography and Fotogram, she is a mainly autodidact photographer.
Her works
In 2000, Borsjes took part in the writing of photo history in the Dutch project “Fotomonument 2000” about the daily life of Dutch inhabitants. Her subject was city people with their bikes. Out of 6000 photos, one of hers was chosen for the front cover of the book "Kijk ons” (Look at Us).
In addition to various exhibitions, Borsjes photos' have been published in several books and in ten different magazines (local magazines as well as SPITS, Traditie (‘Tradition’) and Dvoice, the last three with a national range).
'World Citizens of Amsterdam' is the title of both this photograph and the event at which it was taken on 6 June 2010. Initiator and lead photographer: Marjan Borsjes. Central figure in this picture is interim mayor Lodewijk Asscher.
In 2007, Dutch media announced that Amsterdam had been declared the most multicultural city in the world, with citizens of 177 different nationalities (out of a total of 194).This was the spur to organizing a celebration that would gather representatives from as many of these countries as possible, culminating in a group photo taken by Marjan Borsjes.
Solo exhibitions
2002—Rondom Oud-West, in Toonzaal (With the focus in and around the old west district of Amsterdam), Amsterdam
2002—Portraits, at NOPPES (Local Exchange and Trading System in Amsterdam)
2004—Bellamy by Night-route, with lighted windows where art could be viewed in the evening.
2004—The Meeting of Cultures, in Vrijplaats, Amsterdam (This is a place which provides starting artists with an opportunity to work and exhibit their work together. Marjan cooperated with six other photographers.)
2004—Water (See http:// www.treehouse.abc.nl/galleryold/water/water.php) ABC Treehouse Gallery
Awards
2000—nomination in the American Book Center Calendar Competition
2002—nomination for the PANL-award, the Netherlands
2002—nomination VARA (Broadcast Company) in competition about Cows
2004—winner in category Family Union, photo contest in the International Year of the Family, United Nations
2004—selected for Mediterranean Photo Biennale 2002-2004, Mediterranean Foundation of Art
2004—third place in photo competition of Dutch Weather Institute
2005—honorable mention for series Finnegan In Holland IPA 2005 Photographer of the year Competition