Lisa Martina van den Berg (2000)
Based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
lisamartinavandenberg@hotmail.com
+31 6 83171280
As a photographer, I operate at the intersection of journalism, anthropology and visual storytelling. With a background in both photographic practice and editorial image curation, my work reflects a fascination with society, human behaviour and the ethics of representation. I see the camera not only as a tool to observe, but as a bridge between lives, a way to understand and translate complex human experiences into visual form.
My interest lies in documentary and journalistic portraiture. I am particularly drawn to portraying individuals whose stories are often misunderstood, not out of charity or sensationalism, but from a sincere desire to connect and learn. The portraits I create emerge from conversation and trust, from moments where vulnerability and dignity coexist.
Through my work, I explore themes like social inequality, care, community, and personal resilience. In a time where the flood of images often blurs meaning, I want my photographs to slow the viewer down: to encourage them to look again, to feel, to reconsider. I have built a practice grounded in reflection, research, and social awareness.
Education
2022 - 2026 BA Photography, Royal Academy of Arts (KABK), The Hague
2025 - Internship as a cultural photo editor at De Volkskrant
2021 - 2022 Propaedeutic year BA Photography Royal Academy of Arts (KABK), The Hague
2020 - Internships at Elza Jo, Sabine Rovers and Milan Gies
2018 - 2022 BA Applied Photography and Image Communication, Dutch Academy for Image Creation, Apeldoorn
2018 - 2019 Propaedeutic year BA Applied Photography and Image Communication at Dutch Academy for Image Creation, Apeldoorn
Exhibitions
2025 - Oranges don’t like the cold, as a part of 8 Faces, 18 Edges and 12 Vertices in The Grey Space in The Middle, The Hague
2024 - We are girls-girls till the day we die as a part of pop-up group exhibition Solstice Collective, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), Budapest, Hungary
2024 - Spring will come this year in September, as a part of Hoogtij #77 in PARADISE.
2023 - On being ill in community centre Rheden
2023 - Exposure, Solidarity, Resistance The Humanity Hub in collaboration with TMC Asser Institute and Royal Academy of Arts The Hague
2022 - On being ill as a part of AREA 2022 in Loods 6 Amsterdam
2021 - #niet lhbti genoeg | #not lhbti enough in Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
2020 - Muscle Up in Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis Utrecht
2019 - Group exhibition Facts and Fictions in Ketelhuis Apeldoorn
Nominations
2020 - Friese Pop Awards for Best Videoclip Rollerskates - Joey's Midnight Club
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