Nynke Brandsma (1986) is a photographer and visual artist. She lives and works in Amsterdam. After her Atheneum she studied to become a teacher of primary education, mathematics and educational sciences. In 2018 she started photographing at the photo academy and photo school, later switching to Studio307. Under the supervision of photographer Milan Gies, she works on long-term and personal projects that deal with the themes of identity, connection, freedom and the feeling of home. She mainly focuses on the three questions: Who am I? Who's the other? And how do we relate to each other?
Brandsma is a storyteller and has a fascination for the special hidden story. She does this in a documentary, conceptual or illustrative way. Brandsma photographs a project for a long time and questions her subjects in an intuitive and connecting way. She encourages the viewer to be curious without judging. Nynke's work has received several awards and nominations and is published in national and international books, newspapers and magazines.
