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Drs. M.E.N. van den Heuvel is Curator of Photography at Leiden University

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Chemicals, Glass and Persistence: Alexine Tinne’s 1862 photography in the heart of Africa

Alexine Tinne mastered mobile photography while the art was still in its infancy, enabling her to create some truly unique photos in mid-19th-century Africa.

Maartje van den Heuvel • March 25, 2024

Extreme example of Dutch ‘landscaping’, photographed by Marie-José Jongerius

"God created the world but the Dutch created the Netherlands", Descartes supposedly once said. Leiden University Libraries acquired 40 photographs by Dutch photographer Marie-José Jongerius (b. 1970), who photographed an extreme example of this Dutch passtime.

Maartje van den Heuvel and Guest author • December 15, 2020

Emmy Andriesse: forbidden photographs of the hunger winter and liberation of Holland, 1944-1945

Emmy Andriesse photographed the last years of World War II in Amsterdam while putting herself in serious danger. Her photographs, now in the Leiden Special Collections, gained iconic status in Dutch visual history.

Maartje van den Heuvel • May 01, 2020

A professional Dutch wide-angle stereo camera (1902), designed by Major General Van Albada

The first Dutch stereographic camera was designed and manufactured by a Major General of the Dutch army, L.E.W. (Lieuwe) van Albada (1868-1955). It appeared on the professional market in 1902.

Maartje van den Heuvel and Guest author • July 10, 2018

Urban Jungle: Megacities in Asia

The world's largest cities and acclaimed photographer Martin Roemers

Maartje van den Heuvel and Jef Schaeps • October 02, 2017