In the Netherlands, the Dutch old Masters and their paintings play an
important role in our cultural history. Names like Van Gogh,
Rembrandt and Mondriaan are ingrained in our collective minds at a
very young age. They are part of our cultural identity and in order to
create this series, I drew inspiration from them.
In this photo series, I symbolically draw attention to gender inequality
around the world.
Nowadays, feminism is trivialized even by women. Especially by
women. But gender inequality is still one of the most systemic
inequalities in the world. That fact is independent of culture, race or
religion. In fact in every culture, race or religion to date, it has been
present.
Whether it is the gender pay gap, inequality in job performance
reviews, domestic violence, honor killings or the stoning of rape
victims, there is still a lot of work to be done. Everywhere
Or in the words of former US president Jimmy Carter :
"There is a pervasive denial of equal rights to women, more than half
of all human beings, and this discrimination results in tangible harm to
all of us. It is the worst and most unaddressed human rights violation
on Earth.”
There are still a lot of silent voices. My wish is that they will all be
heard.
After finishing her MBA, Marinka's studies in Buddhist Psychology guided her philosophical journey, and the Photo Academy in Amsterdam stimulated her to channel her concepts and feelings into images.
Gender equality is a main theme running through Marinka’s work. She feels strongly about the importance of raising this subject and she just returned from Iran where she worked on two photography projects concerning the position of women.
Marinka's acclaim includes: Lucie Award - IPA Photographer of the Year 2016 - LensCulture Portrait Awards 2017, Winner Juror's Pick - 10th Annual Color Awards 'Photographer of the Year', 2nd place - 1st place winner Color Awards - 2x Silver and 2x Bronze at TIFA Tokyo Awards 2016 - LifeFramer 3rd place - 2nd place ND Awards 2016 - 2x winner 1st place IPA 2016 - 2x winner 2nd place IPA 2016 - Exhibition at Gallery 'Beeldend Gesproken', Amsterdam - 2x Silver winner and 1x Bronze winner Px3 2016 - Px3 Exhibition in Paris - 1st place Monochrome Photography Awards - Exhibition at Atelier Alen, Munich, Germany - Featured at ArtWest, Amsterdam - 2x winner 2nd place MIFA "Moscow International Foto Awards" 2015 - 2nd place BW SpiderAwards - Merit of Excellence - "IPA Best of Show Exhibition" New York - 2x winner 2nd place IPA "International Photography Awards" 2015 - Gold winner at Px3 2015 - 3x Silver and 1x Bronze winner at Px3 2015 - Exhibition at WM Gallery, Amsterdam - Photoville 2015 New York - International Photo Festival Leiden 2015 - 1st place International Color Awards - Featured at the Royal Geographical Society in London - IPA 2014 2nd place - Linden Museum Stuttgart - GUP New Dutch Talent 2014
Awards New Dutch Talent 2014
Exhibition Linden Museum Stuttgart, Germany- June 2014
Published 1x.com Yearbook Passion - Dec 2013
3 times shortlisted TPOTY Travel Photographer of the Year 2013
2nd Prize Photographer of the Year 2013, Zoom Magazine
