Olga Rook is a photographer based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She has always been intrigued by perception, imagination, time and illusion. Her artistic approach can be characterized as poetic conceptualism, grounded in ideas but flavored with poetry.
Before turning to photographic art Olga obtained her master’s and PhD degrees in History and specialized in Renaissance culture. She believes that a historian’s training in focusing on the hazy texture of remote time while being rooted in the present moment helps her reflect on the borders of everyday perception. Her photography is about the hidden side of everyday life – the symbols, meanings and illusive worlds discovered and constructed through reflection and imagination.
Awards 2015 – AXA Art Talent Award (the first prize), Annual Dutch Art Fair (ADAF) 2015, Amsterdam
2015 – Master Printer’s Award, Hariban Award 2015 held by Benrido Collotype Atelier, Kyoto, Japan
2015 – Fine Art Photography Awards 2015/2016 (FAPA), two Fine Art Honorable mentions in the professional category for the “Portals” and the “Florals” series
2015 – Nomination in the Fine Art category, The 7th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
2015 – Nomination for The Charles Dodgson Black and White Award, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
2015 – 10th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Nomination in professional division for Fine Art category
2015 -
Juror’s Selection and Honorable Mention, Portraits 2014, New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, USA
2014 – 9th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Six nominations in professional division for Fine Art, Abstract, Still Life and Wild Life categories
2014 – Zebra Awards 2014,
Black and White Photographer of the year, TZIPAC. 2nd place and finalist in the Fine Art category, professional division
2014 – Honorable Mention, Love, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA
2014 – Photography Award, Impact, Centennial Art Expo, EUR, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
