I am

an enthusiastic, social, chaotic and spontaneous person full of humour. My images often portray these characteristics. With my photographs I like to tell people's stories, but better still, my vision of their story. Always on the look out for the balance between tragedy and comedy. Laughing gives one strength, it connects people and it makes difficult subjects accessible. Humour and energy are therefore elements I strive to include as much as possible.

Contact

If you like my style and this is how you want to document yourself, your office (or office party), your business, your wedding, your grandma - or let’s get crazy - your whole family, then please feel free to contact me anytime. I take much pleasure in creating a wonderful story or single shot of what it is you want to have photographed.

Tel: +31 6 29 23 55 40
Email: renatebeense@gmail.com
Terms and conditions

Printsale

If you see a picture you like and want it in print, I sell most of my pics in a limited edition, depending on size etc. Again, feel free to contact me for further information.

Represented by

LumenPhoto
+31 (0) 20 7370974
info@lumenphoto.nl

Education

2014 BA Photo Academy, Amsterdam
2010 BA Film and TV Studies, University of Utrecht

Interview

video by Fotostudio De Jong about me and my series ‘Just Dad/Gewoon Pa’ (in Dutch) starting from minute 14 in the program
video by LensCulture about me and my series 'Just Dad' (in English)
video by CameraNu about me and my series ‘Just Dad/Gewoon Pa’ (in Dutch)

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Renate Beense || 1975 || Amsterdam
Currently resides in Utrecht, The Netherlands

Awards

2017 winner Wildcard Melkweg Exhibition grant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 3rd prize, Domestic Documentary Zilveren Camera 2014 - series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, The Hague, The Netherlands
2014 3rd prize, Selection of Dutch Photography (SO2014) - series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 winner International Photo festival Leiden (IPL) - series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, Leiden, The Netherlands
2014 Top 50 Emerging Talents, LensCulture - series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad
2013 winner ‘Kijk mijn Familie’, Fotoweek 2013 - series En Alle Dingen Meer/And All Things More, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2012 3rd prize category C. Fotogram Trofee - series Brugspringers/Bridge Jumpers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2010 winner One Hour Art, Centraal Museum Utrecht - single Hank III, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Exhibition

2022 Group // series ‘Just Dad’, for ‘Ouders’, Fotomuseum The Hague, The Netherlands
2022 Groep // series ‘Thug Life’ Photography for Ukraine, De Balie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 Group // series ‘Just Dad’, IPF Leiden, the lustrum edition, Leiden, The Netherlands
2021 Group // series ‘Just Dad’, Holandska kuća Museum, Sisak, Croatia
2019 Group // ‘Charles goes Arles’ slideshow during Photofestival Unseen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 Group // ‘Charles goes Arles’ “The Hamburg Edition”. Hamburg, Germany
2017 Group // ‘Charles goes Arles’ slideshow during Photofestival Unseen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017 Group // ‘Charles goes Arles’ guerrilla slideshow during Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
2017 - 2012 Group // Mirliton Portraits, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2016 Solo // series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, Volkshotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 Solo // International Photofestival Leiden, series ‘Allemaal Beestjes’, Kunsthuis Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
2015 Group // 1000 photos Amsterdam, series De Kankerboom, pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 Group // Under the Coke Sign, series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, SBK Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2015 Group // Top 50 Emerging Talents ‘14, Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia
2015 Group // Zilveren Camera, series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, traveling exhibition, The Netherlands
2014 Group // International Photo Festival Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
2014 Group // Photoville, series Gewoon Pa/Just Dad, New York, USA
2014 Group // Top 50 Emerging Talents ‘14, galerie Valid Photo, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Group // Top 50 Emerging Talents ‘14, Tokyo Photo, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Group // Top 50 Emerging Talents ‘14, Festival de la Luz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Group // ‘LOADED’, Finals Photoacademy, Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Group // ‘2nd Round’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Group // ‘The Eye’, Gallery Photoacademy Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011 Solo // ‘Summer Darkness’, Plato Utrecht, The Netherlands
2011 Solo // ‘Charles Bradley en Lee Fields’, Plato Utrecht, The Netherlands
2010 Group // ‘Hank III’, One Hour Art ,Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands