Rob Hornstra & Arnold van Bruggen

Through 22 June the Noorderlicht Photogallery presents the Dutch premiere of the magnum opus by photographer Rob Hornstra and writer/filmmaker Arnold van Bruggen: The Sochi Project. The two have been working uninterruptedly since 2009 on an extensive documentary about the controversial conflict zone around Sochi: the Caucasus. Themes such as corruption, violence, terrorism and tourism run like threads through the project. This exhibition shows the final results of five years of investigations in thorough slow-journalism. The Sochi Project is shortlisted for the Dutch Doc Award 2014.

Next Sunday, 27 April is the last chance to submit for An Ocean of Possibilities, the theme of the Noorderlicht 2014 International Photofestival. In a contemporary parallel to the vision of the Frisian author Jan Slauerhoff, the main exhibition looks at people around the world who want to think ‘outside the box’ and who, dissatisfied with the status quo, set out in search of alternatives.

Your subsmission can be sent through Sunday 27 April, 2014.

Please visit our website for the theme text and the entry guidelines

Curator Marc Prüst and Lars Boering (Lux Photo Gallery) continue their cooperation with Noorderlicht and launch the fifth edition in September 2014 of their masterclass for professional photojournalists and social documentary photographers. It aims at developing their skills as photographers and as marketers of their own work, in a changing economic environment.