This is an emotional portrait of a beautiful young black girl.
Justine Tjallinks (born 1984) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch Photographer and Art-Director. After graduating from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute cum laude, she moved on to work as the Art-Director for one of the leading fashion titles in L’Officiel Magazine. After a few years, whilst being responsible for the aesthetics of the magazine, she realized that instead of curating other people’s photography, she found herself wishing it was her making those stories come to life.
Justine does not consider herself a photographer by definition, but an image-maker carefully curating elements to communicate a feeling. That the beholder feels is always her main objective. Photography is the vehicle chosen to convey that emotion. The emotions in her works mirror her own experiences and are then translated to a visual metaphor. Viewing her works will give a sense of intimacy between you and the subject.
Justine's artworks have graced the cover of “New Dutch Photography Talent 2015”, exhibited by “Vogue Italia” in the Leica Gallery Milan and is selected as the grand winner of the LIFE FRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2015. Justine is also a Zeiss lenses ambassador.
Awards LENSCULTURE WINNER 2016
International Photography competition
1st place - Portrait Awards - Single image category
PX3 PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS WINNER
International photography competition
2nd place - Category Children Portrait
LENSCULTURE FINALIST 2015
International Photography competition
Finalist - Exposure awards - Single image category
LIFE FRAMER GRAND SERIES WINNER 2015
International Photography competition
NEW DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHY TALENT 2015
Book cover, curated by GUP Magazine
ZEISS LENSES AMBASSADOR
One of three Zeiss ambassadors in the Netherlands
