Daniel Nicolas

Daniel Nicolas (Amsterdam, 1962) is a Dutch/American photographer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After several years of working as a designer he decided to pursue a career in photography.

Starting as a photo journalist for a music newspaper, he moved on to working for several major publications and organizations. His work has been published worldwide in a wide array of books and magazines, he has exhibited regularly and one of his photos was used on a Dutch stamp.

In recent years he changed his focus to personal long term projects. His goal is to dig deep in to a community or subject, focusing on social and environmental issues. “I like to immerse myself in to a project as much as I can. If I could, I would become part of the community or subject I am photographing. There is beauty and pride in any community or human being and I want to show that.”

One of these projects is ISLAND, a book about the final years of the Havenstraatterrein, one of the last fringe areas within the city of Amsterdam. The project has been exhibited several times and the book has been added to the collections of the Stedelijk Museum, Rijksmuseum, Huis Marseille and the City Archive, in Amsterdam.