This year I started working as a hospital pharmacist in the Beatrix hospital, Gorinchem. I noticed great artwork on the walls every three months. After contacting the art commission, I had the chance to have an exposition in the best hospital in The Netherlands, according to the AD (big Dutch paper). Here is an impression of my mixed media and macro work in this great hospital.  
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Publicity around the exposition:

• Feature message on Rivas website: https://www.rivas.nl/over-rivas/nieuws/expositie-rouzbeh-tahmassian-in-beatrixziekenhuis/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Beatrixzkh/status/827137856346914817
• Gorkums nieuws: http://nieuwsgorinchem.nl/?p=5446 
• De stad Gorinchem: http://destadgorinchem.nl/lokaal/expositie-rouzbeh-tahmassian-beatrixziekenhuis-209376 
• MerweRTV: http://www.merwertv.nl/expositie-rouzbeh-tahmassian-in-beatrixziekenhuis/
• Drimble: https://drimble.nl/regio/zuid-holland/drechtsteden/41339093/expositie-rouzbeh-tahmassian-in-beatrixziekenhuis.html

I had a tremendous experience, met a lot of inspiring and lovely people and had hell of a blast at the Masters of LXRY. My project 'The other side' was a succes. The fusion of pharmacy, chemistry and photography impressed a lot of people. I was glad to be part of such a great event on this massive scale. Enjoy this video (my work at 0:23) and short photo impression of my work at the event.

There has been a lot of publicity around this event. Here are a few links:
- Main impression & photos Masters of LXRY 2015
- Telegraaf artikel 14 dec. 2015

Never expected to publish my story in such a big Dutch magazine! Digifoto Pro just published my project 'The other side' in their Masterclass 2.2015 edition. My story and background is also included. Grab your copy in the stores!

I had a great time doing my first maternity shoot with a lovely couple. Rana was about 33+ weeks during the shoot. I was able to "blend" them both in the surrounding quite well. The lighting circumstances were outstanding for this type of shoots. Here is my humble coverage of the day, enjoy!

I was pleased to be able to shoot my first wedding. It was nice to see the bride Anna and the groom Karol shine as we walked through the picturesque Rotterdam. Here are my favorite shots from the day. 

After the exhibition in Munchen, Germany, my work flew over to The United Kingdom. The serie 'The other side' was exhibited in London Hilton on Park Lane. Thanks to Anne de Vries, from BubbleProjects, who made this possible. 

Interested to visit this exhibition? 
- Period:         Apr. 30th - May. 31th.
- Location:     London Hilton, 22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE, United Kingdom.

Today I exhibited my work for the first time. The exhibition features 16 artists. I'm thrilled to be one of them. I had chosen my project 'The other side'.  The other side is one of my main macro photography series. It's unique and drawed a lot of attention. 
The exhibition was held in the local art gallery KUNSTwerk aan de Winkel, situated in Rotterdam Nesselande, The Netherlands. Special thanks to everyone who visited the exhibition and Jacqueline Da Cruz Arnold for covering this special day for me. Visit her website for her work: http://www.jacqueline-arnold.nl

Interested to visit my exhibition? 
- Period:      Feb. 15th - Apr. 12th on Wed, Fri, Sat. and Sundays 13:00-17:00
- Location: KUNSTwerk aan de Winkel, Maltaplein 56, Rotterdam.

Publicity around the exhibition:
- Algemeen Dagblad, edition Rotterdam Oost, Feb.4th 2015 
- Dichtbij, Feb. 11th 2015.

This next publication is my first in the magazine called Focus. In this edition, Issue 2015-2, February 2015, I got the opportunity to publish my story and pictures from the project 'The other side'. The other side is one of my macro photography projects, which I'm very content about. I'm thrilled it got the attention of the respected and long existing Dutch photography magazine Focus.
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Before the big day Aniko and Olaf wanted to have a killer save the date shoot. The creative mind came from Aniko herself. As a photographer I had to manouvre myself above the couple on a ladder, which was kind of exciting. I was pleased with the result and happy to hear the picture was going to be published in a big bride and groom magazine called 'Bruid en Bruidegom', third edition 2014. Check out the original and published picture below. I can call this the first original publication of my work in a magazine.

Technical information: Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S 50mm F/1.4G, Nikon AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.


Aniko is an event stylist herself. Check out here website: www.instyleido.com

A great collaboration with a very talented artist Michiel Kuijper I was pleased to visit this great exhibition. Michiel is an upcoming drawer who mainly draws with pencils, charcoal and drybrush. His work reflects a great passion of his. It was a day of inspiration and I had a lot of fun working with him. Enjoy my short coverage of his part of the exhibition.

Technical information: Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S 50mm F/1.4G.

For more work from Michiel Kuijper visit his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michiel-Art-Works/171138799703377

After being part of the opening of the exhibition "In the course of time" I was asked to photograph the actual  paintings from Behrouz Naghipour. It was technically challenging to photograph a still life that is flat, but still has a lot of structures. The structures combined with the colours tell the actual story. If the camera is not positioned right or the right angle chosen, it will give an unrealistic and flat look. I choose to use a tripod and positioned an off camera flash (Nikon SB-700) slightly high on the right of the paintings. Natural light was coming in from the left. A wired shutter release in combination of the MUP (Mirror Up) function on the camera were used to minimize camera movement. The whole session of paintings are shown below.

Technical information: Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S 50mm F/1.4G, SB-700 Flash. Shot at f/8 ad ISO 250.

My coverage of the Opening 'In the course of time' is found here.