Rob Hornstra

Rob Hornstra (1975) is a Dutch photographer of predominantly long-term documentary projects, both at home and around the world. In 2009, Hornstra and writer/filmmaker Arnold van Bruggen started The Sochi Project, culminating in the retrospective book An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus and an exhibition that toured Europe, America, India and Canada. They are currently working together on a new multi-year project on Europe. Hornstra is the founder and former artistic director of FOTODOK – Space for Documentary Photography. Four times per year he runs a popular live talkshow about photo books in his home town Utrecht. He is co-head of the photography department at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.