2011 – 2012: Registrar; Nederlands fotomuseum (Rotterdam, NL)

Registrar for the photography collection of the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam, which will be moved to the depots of the Nederlands fotomuseum in 2012.

2011: Writing; articles for "Objects in Mirror. The Imagination of the American Landscape", edited by Hans Gremmen (Amsterdam, NL)

Author of two articles for this book that was published in March 2012: "Tourism, landscape and photography pioneers: the Kolb brothers' photo studio in Grand Canyon National Park" and "Behind the Ken Burns effect: an interview with Ken Burns".

About initiator and designer Hans Gremmen and the book:
http://www.hansgremmen.nl/demo-item/show/id/786
About the project, exhibit and book:
http://www.fotodok.org/?/fotodok/page/objects_in_mirror_the_imagination_of_the_american_landscape2

2010 – 2012: Photo historical research; Leiden University, Special Collections (Leiden, NL)

Producing metadata and detailed descriptions of the collection 19th and early 20th century travel photography albums, for the digitization project supported by ‘Het Geheugen van Nederland’.

2010: Writing; Wim Lamboo – portrait and documentary photographer (Leiden, NL)

Writing the introduction for Women of Tallinn. Portraits of Estonian Women 2007–2010 by Wim Lamboo (publisher Kunst, Tallinn 2010); the photo book is part of the exhibition Women of Tallinn, Vabaduse Gallery, Tallinn, 30 September – 20 October 2010.
www.wimlamboo.nl

2010: completed the specialized training "Determining of Historic Photographic Processes" at Leiden University, Special Collections (Leiden, NL)

This training enabled the participants to gain expertise in the field of historic photographic processes. It dealt with the history and technique of photographic and photomechanical reproduction; from the unique processes like the Daguerrotype to photomechanical color printing and from salted paper prints to contemporary inkjet prints... The training consisted of seven days of both theory and hands-on experience with historic prints and negatives from Special Collections of Leiden University. Herman Maes, senior conservator at the Nederlands fotomuseum in Rotterdam, was teaching.

2010: Presentation at Pictura Imaginis & Pictura Database Publishing (Heiloo, NL)

Research and presentation for Pictura staff members on online image databases and the use of historical context. Pictura works for the cultural heritage sector in digitizing its (image) archives and collections.
www.pictura–im.nl

2010: Basic photo conservation; Leiden University, Special Collections & Restauration dept. (Leiden, NL)

Cleaning, wrapping and numbering a collection of glass negatives by a German physical anthropologist, made in Malaysia and other countries, late 19th and early 20th century.

2010 – present: Dan Budnik – photographer (Arizona, USA)

project manager & agent in the Netherlands. Work in progress, see Knoedler Gallery: biography Dan Budnik.

2009: Photo historical research; independent researcher and writer Inge Bondi (Princeton, NJ, USA), on the biography of photographer Ernst Haas

Assisting with the biography of Magnum photographer Ernst Haas, a work in progress by Inge Bondi, who has worked as a staff member & manager of special projects with Magnum Photos, New York office from 1950 until 1970. The collaboration included a two months work visit in Princeton in Fall 2009.
Ernst Haas estate: www.ernst–haas.com

2009: Researcher and interviewer; Magnum Foundation (New York, NY, USA)

Researcher and interviewer for Magnum Time project that deals with the oral history of both photographers and staff members of Magnum Photos and archival preservation of their archives. My contribution was a video interview with Inge Bondi, (b. 1925) staff member of the New York Magnum office and manager special projects, between 1950 and 1970.
www.magnumfoundation.org

2008 – 2009: Essay Photography and Film: Robert Capa, Joris Ivens and John Fernhout in China, 1938, with Manfred and Hanna Heiting Scholarship, Rijksmuseum Studies in Photography,Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (NL)

Photo historical research; resulted in the essay on Photography and Film: Robert Capa, Joris Ivens and John Fernhout in China, 1938. It will be published as a book in the series Rijksmuseum Studies in Photography. In press.

2004 – present: Production assistant; Waldemar Produkties (Rotterdam, NL)

Production assistant for the DVD series The Dutch Royal Airforce in the Cold War era. Since the first DVD in 2005 on the Lockheed F104G Starfighter, 6 episodes have been published on DVD.
www.waldemarprodukties.nl

2008: Photo & video editor; Wim Lamboo – portrait and documentary photographer (Leiden, NL)

Photo editor and producer the audiovisual production Women of Tallinn, shown in the Vabaduse Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
www.wimlamboo.nl

2007 – 2008: Art historical research; Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Hague, NL)

Creating inventory and catalogue of the photography collection; included the writing of the biographies of the 50 photographers whose work is in the collection.

2006–2008: Editor; PhotoQ foundation (Amsterdam, NL)

Editor of Dutch national online photography agenda Photostart.nl. The website merged into the Dutch photography news and community website www.photoq.nl in 2010.

2007: Project manager; Geert van Kesteren Photojournalism (Amsterdam, NL)

Project management for Geert van Kesteren's international documentary photography projects, e.g. Why Mister, Why? Iraq 2003 – 2004; Baghdad Calling: reports from Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Iraq; Aids in Zambia; Document Nederland: Schraal (Hidden poverty in the Netherlands); Magnum in Motion with Magnum Photos. Projects included the production of audiovisual content and travelling exhibitions.
www.geertvankesteren.com
www.baghdadcalling.nl

2004 – 2006: Project manager; PARADOX foundation (Edam, NL)

Project manager of international travelling photography exhibitions, book publications and project-related websites, e.g. Why Mister, Why? Iraq 2003 – 2004 by Geert van Kesteren; Go No Go – The Frontiers of Europe by Ad van Denderen; the reconstruction and restauration of the audiovisual installation De Oorlogen/The Wars by Oscar van Alphen; Kurdistan – In the Shadow of History by Susan Meiselas.
www.paradox.nl