For his spectacular series Metropolis, Dutch artist Martin Roemers (born 1962) sets his sights on megacities worldwide with more than ten million inhabitants. In his atmospheric photographs taken with long exposure times, traffic and people merge to become blurred, swirling currents.
Published by Hatje Cantz. Text by Cees Nooteboom, Martin Roemers, et al.
Having made a portrait of a blind war victim, Martin Roemers (born 1962) realized there was a tremendous potency in the image, and began to make photographs of thousands of people who had lost their eyesight as children or young soldiers during the Second World War. The Eyes of War features around 40 portraits of war victims from Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Ukraine and Russia.
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited and with Preface by Nadine Barth. Text by H.J.A. Hofland.
The Cold War is over, but its traces linger. Dutch documentary photographer Martin Roemers (born 1962) traveled through formerly hostile countries on both sides of the line, descending into underground tunnels and abandoned control centers, making images that remind us that this past remains vividly present.
Martin Roemers: The Eyes of War
Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War