Jouk Oosterhof (b. 1973) studied at the School of Fine Arts in The Hague (Netherlands). After graduating, she started exploring the work field in Amsterdam and New York, finding her way from editorial to commercial clients in the Netherlands and Italy. A gap year in Budapest brought her insight, which transformed her work in a new direction towards more personal work. From here she developed into the photographer she is today, with a recognizable style.
A few words from the dutch journalist Gijs Groenteman about her work: “The subject in Jouk’s Photographs are situated in a Jouk-ish world that seems to be somewhat different, more surrealistic than that world that we all live in”.
These last years have resulted in awards and nominations such as Taylor Wessing Portrait prize (National Portrait Gallery, London), Head On (Sydney), LensCulture Portrait Prize and many more. Jouk is represented by Fotoformation in Amsterdam and Photoplay in Sydney.
