StateOfAmsterdam.com
STATE OF
AMSTERDAM.
SOME MORE INFO.
There is already an enormous amount of photography available online. These zines are a different way to experience that work: offline only, printed, personal, and tangible. Instead of seeing another photograph disappear into a social media feed, you can hold it in your hands, keep it, collect it, or share it with someone else.
At its heart, this is not a commercial project. It is a project born from my passion for street photography and Amsterdam, and from a desire to give photographers a small platform to share the way they see the city.
The idea is to keep everything as simple and accessible as possible. Photographers can showcase their work without needing a large publication or expensive production, while anyone interested in photography can discover and collect printed work from photographers documenting Amsterdam.
There are no costs for the photographers and they are not paid, and participation is currently by invitation only.
Naturally, the participating photographer will be sent a free copy of the zine.
And the photographs will only be used for this zine.
However if you think your work belongs here too, send website and/or social media links to: mail@stateofamsterdam.com
We want to see the rough, raw, unpolished Amsterdam. The city beyond the postcards, beyond the pretty canals and picture-perfect streets. The grit, the chaos, the character, the beauty in the imperfect and the everyday. Before submitting, please take a look at the website or get your hands on a copy to understand our vibe and what we’re all about.
All for the love of the street and the city of Amsterdam.
// Dennis
The State originally started as a non-commercial collective zine showcasing the work of so many other people who, like me, walk through Amsterdam every day. The zines were only available as hard copies in a limited (50 to 100 max), one-off edition.