Brenda de Vries
Brenda de Vries is an advertising, fashion and portrait photographer based in the Netherlands. She often photographs real people and image banks. Before photography Brenda attended the Amsterdam Fashion Instituut AMFI. She then specialized in the technical side of the apparel industry. The work did not satisfy as much as photography so she changed career.
In 2003 Brenda graduated from de Foto Academie Amsterdam, while being a Traffic Manager at BSUR, an advertising agency. Then she assisted Carin Verbruggen for about a year. She taught Brenda how to look for simplicity and aesthetics.
In 2016 Brenda graduated from the ‘Sandberg Institute’, under her pseudonym rosalindechristopherzeidman.org The other her, makes work related to mental health and uses photography, video, drawing, painting and is still exploring.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards & Nominations
2020 Luerzer’s Archive – The 200 best Ad Photographers Worldwide 2020/21
2018 One Eyeland – Finalist – Advertising and Fashion – ‘Dessin Dessin Dessin‘
2018 International Color Awards – Nominated – ‘Eva Crutzen‘
2015 Communication Arts – Award of Excellence 56st Annual – Category Nude & Beauty “Moxy Hotels”
2014 Photography Masters Cup / International Color Awards – Nominated in “Nudes” – “Extensions”
2013 Grand Prix ADCN / Silver Lion Cannes for NFF
2012 Luerzer’s Archive – The 200 best Ad Photographers Worldwide 2012/2013
2012 Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) – Portraiture Category Winner – Silver – “ ’74 – ’82 ”
2012 Prix de la Photography, Paris (Px3) – Portraiture Category Children – Gold – ” ’74 – ’82″
2011 International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Category: Self Promotion “ ’74 – ‘82 ”
2011 International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Category: Editorial “Possession: A Tale of Fashion Cruelty”
2011 Photography Masters Cup / International Color Awards – Nominee in “Children of the World” “Puck”
2010 Communication Arts – Award of Excellence – 51st Annual – Category Nude & Beauty “Pierot”
2010 Photography Masters Cup / International Color Awards – Nominee in Fine Art “Dylan”
2008 International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Category: People “ Paul ”
2008 International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Category: Advertising/Fashion “Punte di Luce su Cristalli Scuri”
2007 International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention – Category: Advertising/Self Promotion “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
Exhibitions
2017 Group show ‘I own everything I see and like, I own the world’ at NeverNeverland in de Punt, Amsterdam
2016 Amsterdam Museum ‘De Schuttersgalerij’ – Photography for the project #AgFag
2014 De Toonzaal – Duo Exhibition Brenda de Vries & Lillian Wessels
2013 Noordwijk ’t Klooster – Extensions
2012 Heesterveld Creative Community “ ’74-‘82”
2012 Arti & Amicitae “I own everything I see and like. I own the world.” – Blauwdruk
2011 W139 in collaboration with Judith Leysner
2010 Push 24, RC De Ruimte
2010 Miljonair Fair – Best 10 images of the last 10 years Miljonair Magazine
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