Fine Art Photography Artist

Maartje Roos | Photo Director of Magical Worlds

Maartje Roos doesn’t take pictures, she creates images.
In both commissioned and free work, Maartje Roos her narrative images are all manifestations of creating her own reality. This makes her demand the utmost of her creativity. An image always starts with a picture in her head. That picture will be transferred into a photo. This is not only a matter of quickly taking a photo; it is a long term process in which she is in charge of everything. Location, models, clothing, lighting, shooting and editing are all part of the process. She often creates one photo out of multiple photos, using the digital palette and her ability to empathize. She adds and omits, balancing on registering and directing a photo. What remains is her image. Reality or fantasy, that is hard to tell.

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Maartje Roos

Hommage
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Hommage CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds This work pays tribute to all domesticated animal breeds that are in danger of extinction. An overall picture of the series, inspired by the fabulous works of Roelant […]
Karel
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Karel CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Kraaikop Karel Karel, a gentleman fowl with feathered legs and a head reminiscent of a crow. Karel is therefore a Kraaikop (Dutch for crow’s head), a breed that […]
Olivia
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Olivia CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Olivia, Bonte Bentheimer This is Olivia, a Bonte Bentheimer with a friendly character. She’s wandering around nicely the oak trees in the barnyard – as it used to […]
Pier
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Pier CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Pier, the Dutch country goat This is Pier, born on March 11, 2016 and now an impressive tough buck. Pier is a Dutch country goat, the only originally […]
Black bee
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Black bee CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds The Black bee of Texel The Black bee is a honey bee from Northern and Western Europe. Traditionally lusty and swarming, but later ‘tamed’ by beekeepers. The import of […]
Gruno
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Gruno CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Gruno, the Groningen horse Here stands Gruno, powerful and vulnerable at the same time. Gruno is a model for the Groningen horse – formerly also called Bovenlander. A beautiful, reliable […]
Hyacintduif
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Hyacintduif CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds The Hyacinth pigeon The Hyacinth pigeon can rightly be called a show pigeon: a feast for the eyes! This pigeon is seen as the only Dutch color pigeon. But research […]
Sjors
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Sjors CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Sjors, Drenthe Prince of Orange Here is Sjors, a velvety soft Thrianta. That may sound a bit strange for a old Dutch rabbit breed, but Thrianta is anything […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 07 Anemone Nemorosa Sunbeams beyond the shadows revive! fertile power explosion nearby, in Royal Forest colorful and (im) perishable, over and over again from the first leaf unfolding to the powerful bellowing An oasis, a utopian place in the forest full of power and […]
Lotje
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Lotje CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Lotje, a young lady of two and pregnant for the first time. Self-confidently, she pays tribute to the Frisian-Zeeuws milk sheep, which is threatened with extinction. Lotje and […]
Anemone Coronaria
large edition | 07small edition | 09 Anemone Coronaria (Translation from Dutch:) the world upside downa quiet (er) life gas masksmouth masksdistanceinside outsideoutside inside sneakingsearchingwandering death and destruction out of balancecounterbalanceleanlean togetheroffer comfortfind comfort see beautyand bloom The flowers, in this still life, have been carefully selected in their meaning. Flowers that fit into the […]
Zwarte haan – Black rooster
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Zwarte haan In the spirit of Jan Mankes Black rooster A reaction to Jan Mankes’ “White rooster” from 1917, a beautiful painting showing his (then already) rare white Frisian rooster, I show the now very rare black variant of the Frisian Hoen. According to official guidelines, there are […]
Ter Borch untitled
large edition | 03small edition | 07 Ter Borch untitled Recognizable the work of the painter Gerard ter Borch and the city Zwolle. Back to the 17th century. I used Ter Borch’s genre pieces as a source of inspiration. On these genre pieces people can be seen in their daily environment, who stand in mutual, […]
Nooi de starm
large edition | 05small edition | 07 Nooi de starm The island Schiermonnikoog | after the storm June 2019 | Artist in Residence Schiermonnikoog KunstDOK Schiermonnikoog surprised and inspired me A beautiful quiet island with large wide beaches, I had never seen them that big. Small and insignificant, yet oh so happy I felt there, […]
Eartiids Earnewâld
large edition | 05small edition | 15 Eartiids Earnewâld Identity & changeAn image of the village of Earnewâld what it must have looked like a century ago. With the Agnes church tower as its focal point, seen from the old lock. I started looking for the stories and professions that determined the identity of this […]
Goud Fries | Goudpel haan
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Goud Fries Golden Frisian Status: endangeredNumber of hens: 600Trend in the last 15 years: stable My thanks for your cooperation to: Fryske Hinnen Harm Jan Brink Joop Petter George Willemsen Hijltje van Abbema
Janke 278
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Janke 278 CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Janke 278, a Red & White Friesian cow With her noble head, beautiful eyes and red-spotted body, Janke 278 is here, in an authentic group stable in Friesland. The Roodbont Frisian cow […]
Willem lodewijk van Nassau
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Willem Lodewijk van Nassau Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden Stadhouderlijk Hof, autumn 1587 Willem Lodewijk, stadholder of Friesland, leaves for Franeker to make arrangements about the wedding ceremony between him and his cousin Anna, daughter of Willem van Oranje. The Stadhouderlijk Hof in the atmosphere […]
Maria louise van Hessen kassel
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Maria Louise van Hessen Kassel Leeuwarden lonkt The Princessehof, Leeuwarden December 13, 1742 Marijke and her son, Stadholder William IV, are presented during the lunch by court gardener Johan Hermann Knoop, the first boiled potato. The story goes that on 13 December 1742 […]
Saskia van Uylenburgh en Rembrandt van Rijn
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Saskia van Uylenburgh Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden, Het Hof van Friesland July 3, 1634 Saskia, in the presence of her brand new husband Rembrandt van Rijn, filed a complaint and thereby renounces the property assets of her family. After that she leaves Friesland for […]
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