Biography
b. 1990 Sem Langendijk is a Dutch contemporary photographer with an interest in communities and their habitats. His research involves examining the identity of a place and the relation people have with their environment. Choosing to shoot on large and medium format cameras lends a certain tranquility and poeticism to his work, in which he blends visual storytelling with personal documentation. He holds a BA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, and works for editorial clients such as WSJ Magazine, Bloomberg Business and The Economist.
He lives and works in Amsterdam and South Africa.
Clients
WSJ Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, The Wire, Foam, Purple Magazine, HighLife British Airways, SoFoot Magazine, PS Parool, Aedes Real Estate, Ecco, ETQ, Ucon Acrobatics, Slachtofferhulp, StudioStudio, Superstories, Rabobank, N=5, Triodosbank, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Nijgh & Van Ditmar Publishers
Contact
+31 6 11 022 900 / +27 6 49 629 180
mail@semlangendijk.com
instagram
Commercial Enquiries
Rocketscience Studio
pauline@rocketsciencestudio.co
Exhibitions
2023 Haven, solo exhibition at Foam Amsterdam
2022 Haven, book launch The Ravenstijn Gallery
2020 Docklands, Prospects & Concepts, Art Rotterdam
2019 The American Landscape, Expo Chicago *group show
2019 The American Landscape, LA PHOTO *group show
2019 LOT, Sotheby's Amsterdam
2019 LOT, Showroom Camiel Fortgens, Paris Fashion Week
2019 Agency, Helsinki Photofestival
2018 The American Landscape, Miami Art Basel *group show
Publications and Features
Nearest Truth
Aperture
1000Words
Groene Amsterdammer
Aesthetica
WideWalls
Volkskrant
It's Nice That
Booooooom
NRC
Palm*
Port Magazine
British Journal of Photography
Anywhere Blvd
Then There Was Us
Darwin Magazine
Het Parool
Heavy Collective
Aint-Bad
Fotoroom