Info - ilja keizer photography

Ilja (1979) lives in the Netherlands, he is known for his raw and sincere style of portrait photography.

His works appeared in Dutch and international quality newspapers and magazines like Volkskrant Magazine, NRC, Het Parool, De Standaard, Esquire, Playboy and New York Times. He has portrayed a wide array of well-known artists, actors, authors and scientists for all kinds of media.

Besides the commissioned work, he regularly initiates his own short and long-term personal projects, which are mainly studies on human behavior and vulnerability in portraiture.

Ilja has published three books: ‘FCK Book,’ the personal story ‘Vicky,’ and the recently published portraitbook ‘Hey.’

Member of photo agency Lumen Photo.

Contact:

Instagram.

New portraits with talented actor and musician Mingus Dagelet.

Dutch presenter Emma Wortelboer.

Personal project / portrait studies on behavior, improvisation, intuition, intimacy.

A standing pose as start of the sessions. Next step: anything… (2009-2011)

Anna Drijver: actress / author

New portraits with Emmy Award winning actor Maarten Heijmans.

Dutch / Moroccan actor Bilal Wahib @ AD Magazine.

Editorial for Viva Magazine with great Dutch-Moroccan actor Bilal Wahib.

Portraits with Amsterdam based painter / artist Jasper Krabbé.

(Published by Harper’s Bazaar and used for Jasper’s book, het geheim van de meester)

Midas Dekkers

author / biologist

Huib Stam

author

Susan Smit

author

Emma Wortelboer

Presenter

Collaboration with the amazingly talented illustrator / designer Nouchka Huijg, resulting in the FCKBook.

Ongoing portrait series with actress, inspiration and friend Sallie Harmsen.

Running from 2009. This portrait is taken in 2020.

Journalist / writer Milou Deelen.

Dutch actress Sigrid ten Napel.

Dutch presenter / journalist Fidan Ekiz / HP/De Tijd Magazine.

Dutch actress Sigrid ten Napel.

Belgian actress Ella-June Henrard.

Portraits with beautiful Dutch actress Dilan Yurdakul.

New portraits with the beautiful actress.

Vicky @ Voo Store Berlin

Buy the book via:

- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

- Athenaeum Boekhandel Amsterdam

- SPRMRKT

- matter .of material

- order via info@iljakeizer.com, price: € 59,95

Buy the prints via:

- order via info@iljakeizer.com, price: € 250,00 / size 46 x 77

ISBN:

978-90-811863-9-1
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Splinter Chabot

author / presenter

Belgian actress / model Lize Feryn.

Singer / actress Birgit Schuurman.

The FCKBook, is the result of a collaboration between designer Nouchka Huijg and photographer Ilja Keizer, who are both based in The Netherlands.

The works show a range of black and white photos of nude models in classic, statue-like poses, covered with hand painted as well as digital graphics.

The beautiful individuals seem to be showing off, standing strong. Naively, ignorantly resisting the black substance that might soon overtake them…

The brilliantly designed book, an object of art on its own, reveals slices / details of the works on meticulously folded pages, only to be fully exposed by tearing out the pages, and thus destroying the book.

Thank you:

For an endless number of reasons, your talent, your patience, your hard work:

Nouchka Huijg <3

Models:

Anniek, Catarina, Celine, Jolie, Karin, Laura, Liza, Lotte, Majon, Malou, Mel, Melissa, Rachel, Sterre

Studio:

Studio 13 Amsterdam /

Book design:

Text / poem:

Print:

Font:

Sponsors:

Ando Graphic

Handboekbinderij Geertsen

Papyrus Nederland – MultiDesign Original

ISBN:

978-90-811863-9-1

Portraits of Dutch actresses Melody Klaver and Julia Akkermans.

Both won a Gouden Kalf at this year’s Dutch Film Festival.

New portraits with actor Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen.

Dutch actress Joy Delima.

All works in the book are available as print.

Belgian actress Violet Braeckman.

Dutch presenter Geraldine Kemper.

An ongoing series of raw unretouched portraits of beautiful people.

No direction, no extra’s. Total focus on different types and layers of expression created out of pure intuition.

Dutch actress Charlie Dagelet.

New portraits with beautiful Annemarije Rus.

New portraits with talented Dutch actress Olivia Lonsdale.

Photos from last year, when we did some portraits in Sallie’s workshop.

Volkskrant Magazine

The magazine was so kind to publish one of the works from the FCKBook.

Poem by author Boris de Jong.

Wilma Verver

politician / former mayor

Interview with Marieke Lucas + my portraits in The New York Times.

New portraits with ever inspiring actress and friend Sallie Harmsen.

The latest shots in our 8 year running ongoing portrait series where we just sit down and shoot.

Portraits with Norwegian author Johan Harstad for Dutch quality newspaper De Volkskrant.

New portraits with beautiful Eveline.

Portraits with great Dutch actress Gaite Jansen for Elsevier Magazine’s Zomernummer.

Besten - Zou er wifi in de hemel zijn@2.indd

Shot the artwork and press-photos for Tim den Besten’s new book ‘Zou er wifi in de hemel zijn’.

Book is published by publishing house Prometheus.

Dutch actress Gaite Jansen.

Vera Lesavoy for P Magazine.

Dutch artist / painter Lotus Krabbé.

Milou Deelen

journalist / author

New series for Volkskrant Magazine with portraits of Sebastiaan Beens,

Gijs Groenteman and Ruben Hoekstra.

Portraits with Dutch (ex) pornstar Bobbi Eden.

Portraits with super inspiring Dutch singer Wende Snijders.

The cover of my new book ‘Hey,’ published by Komma Publishers.

Design and art direction: @alt8_design / Offset: @wilco_artbooks / Font: @tim_van_hill / Paper Munken Lynx Rough, Artic Paper

Dutch author Lale Gül.

VolkskrantMagazine_IljaKeizer_CharlieDagelet

Actress Charlie Dagelet @ Volkskrant Magazine

Hey, signed edition available via ARTIBOOKS. Click here.

8-page feature & cover about my Atelier Antwerp project in Belgian newspaper De Morgen.

Journalist / writer Milou Deelen @ Dutch Vogue

A small preview of the images from the ‘Hey’ book.

Robin ‘Rave’ Balou.

Belgian singer / actress / dancer Lisah Adeaga.

Dutch actress Nora el Koussour.

Atelier Antwerp @ Motto Books Berlin.

New personal book project, ‘INGET’ / ‘NOTHING.’

Soon.

Hadewych Minis

actress

Eva van de Wijdeven

actress

Poem by author Boris de Jong.

Atelier Antwerp @ International Magazine Store Antwerp.

Ramsey Nasr

actor / author

Sallie Harmsen

actress

Vicky / Fucking Glad I Met You, is a personal and raw collection of portraits and
mobile phone snapshots shot in the summer of 2020 by Dutch photographer Ilja Keizer.

While the photographer is mostly known for his portrait work,
this book has a much more personal, documentary style approach.
With shooting just starting spontaneously after meeting Vicky on an awfully hot day,
in a small rural town in the East of the Netherlands.

Vicky told me ‘she’s a survivor.’
I said ‘she’s a warrior’.

‘Immediately impressed by Vicky’s fucking powerful and raw personality,
her sincere honesty, and the intimate bond we developed in the blink of an eye,’
I decided to make a book about our time, and to dedicate it to her.

The images were made during a super intense time, a great mental and physical journey
that led us around Europe in a little over 3 months,
with our trip ending in a tiny Polish village on the beautiful countryside just outside
of Warsaw where Vicky lives.

We spent nonstop time together in these months, in magical peaceful nature,
surrounded by billions of cicadas, smoking, watching the stars fall down.
In Berlin, ‘they all look like rockstars,’ with the leaves turning all kinds of yellow.
On the road, Pop Smoke on the soundsystem, Patti Smith, Cardi B, the Smiths,
every song fitting a mood.

Times were as beautiful, as they were hard. Feelings went everywhere,
feelings of anxiety as well as endless joy.

Thoughts about the past… The hurts, wishes and expectations of present and future times.

The result is a highly personal document, including a signed print and various inserts.

Designed by Nouchka Huijg, creative director at design studio alt8.

- 96 pages / English / linen hardcover / 180x245x15 mm

- inserts: McDonald’s Warsaw receipt / photostrip from instant photomachine @ St. Pauli Hamburg

/ contact form from restaurant 26 Shibuya in Berlin / a personal note

- Spotify playlist

Beautiful sweet actress / presenter Moise Trustfull.

Tomoko Mukaiyama

pianist / artist

Vicky @ Mendo Amsterdam

Sigrid ten Napel

actress

Sigrid ten Napel

actress

Hey @ Mendo Amsterdam. Click here.

Eva van de Wijdeven

actress

Stien den Hollander aka S10

rapper / artist

Marije Vogelzang

eating designer

Vicky @ Huis Marseille Amsterdam

Hanna Bervoets

author

Preview pages from the book.

Emma Wortelboer

presenter

Portraits with Dutch terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf for AD Magazine.

Hey @ Huis Marseille Amsterdam.

Atelier Antwerp @ Atheneum Boekhandel Amsterdam.

Nadja Hüpscher

actress

Hey @ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Vicky / Fucking Glad I Met You

- ISBN 978909034193

Available via:

- MENDO BOOKS Amsterdam

- Huis Marseille Amsterdam

- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

- Voo Store Berlin

- Motto Books Berlin

- Photobookstore.nl

- Artibooks

Lisa Zweerman

actress

Sha Senior

Supermodel / beautiful person.

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

author

Vicky @ Motto Books Berlin

Vicky @ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Atelier Antwerp & Hey @ Utrechtse Boekenbar.

Sylvia Hoeks

actress

Fidan Ekiz

presenter

Eva Vlaardingerbroek

Opinion maker / philosopher.

Maarten Heijmans

actor

Julia Akkermans & Melody Klaver

actresses

Anniek Pheifer

actress

Jasper Krabbé

painter / artist / presenter

Birgit Schuurman

singer / actress

Eef Voeten

Inspiration / creative @ Club L’avenir.

Sallie Harmsen

actress

Series of portraits of author Mirjam Rotenstreich, mother of Tonio,

for Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, together with one of Tonio’s beautiful cats.

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

author / poet

Jouman Fattal

actress

Roos Rebergen

singer of the band Roosbeef

Julia Akkermans

actress

Gaite Jansen

actress

Jasper Krabbé

painter / artist / presenter

Birgit Schuurman

singer / actress

Rifka Lodeizen

actress

Gaite Jansen

actress

Our first picture. Shot in 2009.

Wende Snijders

singer

Erin & Izzy

Model / powerhouse + dog.

Ann Demeester

director at Frans Hals Museum / De Hallen

Joy Delima

actress

Hanna Bervoets

author

Ella-June Henrard

actress

Gaite Jansen

actress

Dunya Khayame

actress / author

Charlie Dagelet

actress

Franca Treur

author

Sallie Harmsen

actress

Herman Koch

author

Maarten ‘t Hart

author / biologist

Monic Hendrickx

actress

Ella-June Henrard

actress

Lisa Zweerman

actress

Isolde Hallensleben

presenter

Mei Li Vos

member of parliament

Dilan Yurdakul

actress

Maartje Wortel

author

Ortal Vriend

actress

Lize Feryn

actress

Hanna Bervoets

author

Yvette van Boven

author / food stylist / culinary editor

Geraldine Kemper

presenter

Melody Klaver

actress

Hadassah de Boer

producer / presenter

Marcel Wanders

product and interior designer

Maarten Heijmans

actor

Lavinia Meijer

solo harpist

Violet Braeckman

actress

Anna Enquist

author

Laura de Boer

actress

Bilal Wahib

actor / singer

Esmarel Gasman

actress

Birgit Schuurman

singer / actress

Elise Schaap

actress

Hanna Bervoets

author

Pieter Broertjes

mayor of Hilversum / former Editor-in-chief @ De Volkskrant

Mingus Dagelet

actor

Lotus Krabbé

artist / painter

Ebru Umar

author

Naema Tahir

author

Anne van Veen

singer / author

Moise Trustfull

actress / presenter

Reinbert de Leeuw

conductor / pianist / composer

Ted Langenbach

creative entrepeneur / dj

Cécile Narinx

journalist / former Editor-in-Chief @ Harper’s Bazaar

Tess Milne

presenter

Nora el Koussour

actress

Karina Smulders

actress

Wim Hof

The Iceman

Olivia Lonsdale

actress

Kader Abdolah

author

Renske de Greef

author

Melody Klaver

actress

Anne van Veen

singer / author

Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

actor

ilja keizer photography

Ilja (1979) lives in the Netherlands, he is known for his raw and sincere style of portrait photography.

His works appeared in Dutch and international quality newspapers and magazines like Volkskrant Magazine, NRC, Het Parool, De Standaard, Esquire, Playboy and New York Times. He has portrayed a wide array of well-known artists, actors, authors and scientists for all kinds of media.

Besides the commissioned work, he regularly initiates his own short and long-term personal projects, which are mainly studies on human behavior and vulnerability in portraiture.

Ilja has published three books: ‘FCK Book,’ the personal story ‘Vicky,’ and the recently published portraitbook ‘Hey.’

Member of photo agency Lumen Photo.

Contact:

info@iljakeizer.com

Instagram.

Vicky / Fucking Glad I Met You, is a personal and raw collection of portraits and mobile phone snapshots shot in the summer of 2020 by Dutch photographer Ilja Keizer.

While the photographer is mostly known for his portrait work, this book has a much more personal, documentary style approach. With shooting just starting spontaneously after meeting Vicky on an awfully hot day, in a small rural town in the East of the Netherlands.

Vicky told me ‘she’s a survivor.’ I said ‘she’s a warrior’.

‘Immediately impressed by Vicky’s fucking powerful and raw personality, her sincere honesty, and the intimate bond we developed in the blink of an eye,’ I decided to make a book about our time, and to dedicate it to her.

The images were made during a super intense time, a great mental and physical journey that led us around Europe in a little over 3 months, with our trip ending in a tiny Polish village on the beautiful countryside just outside of Warsaw where Vicky lives.

Times were as beautiful, as they were hard. Feelings went everywhere, feelings of anxiety as well as endless joy.

Thoughts about the past… The hurts, wishes and expectations of present and future times.

The result is a highly personal document, including a signed print and various inserts.

Designed by Nouchka Huijg, creative director at design studio alt8.

Vicky / Fucking Glad I Met You

- ISBN 978909034193

Available via:

- MENDO BOOKS Amsterdam

- Huis Marseille Amsterdam

- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

- Voo Store Berlin

- Motto Books Berlin

- Photobookstore.nl

- Artibooks

Vicky / Fucking Glad I Met You, is a personal and raw collection of portraits and
mobile phone snapshots shot in the summer of 2020 by Dutch photographer Ilja Keizer.

While the photographer is mostly known for his portrait work,
this book has a much more personal, documentary style approach.
With shooting just starting spontaneously after meeting Vicky on an awfully hot day,
in a small rural town in the East of the Netherlands.

Vicky told me ‘she’s a survivor.’
I said ‘she’s a warrior’.

‘Immediately impressed by Vicky’s fucking powerful and raw personality,
her sincere honesty, and the intimate bond we developed in the blink of an eye,’
I decided to make a book about our time, and to dedicate it to her.

The images were made during a super intense time, a great mental and physical journey
that led us around Europe in a little over 3 months,
with our trip ending in a tiny Polish village on the beautiful countryside just outside
of Warsaw where Vicky lives.

Times were as beautiful, as they were hard. Feelings went everywhere,
feelings of anxiety as well as endless joy.