bio
Judith Jockel was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
She received her BA in Photography at the Royal College of Art in The Hague. Since then Judith has been working as an editorial photographer for national and international acclaimed newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Libération and De Volkskrant.
“My portraits balance between fiction and reality: the ingredients and locations are real: a house, a room, a garden, an office, but while photographing I am looking for a strange or magical side of ones own world. They might pretend to tell the full story of the person, but in the end they remain the result of a brief encounter of two individuals. In that particular moment I try to hold on to a feeling of truth; even if it's just a glimpse of what might lie beneath a surface.”
Judith Jockel was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
She received her BA in Photography at the Royal College of Art in The Hague. Since then Judith has been working as an editorial photographer for national and international acclaimed newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Libération and De Volkskrant.
“My portraits balance between fiction and reality: the ingredients and locations are real: a house, a room, a garden, an office, but while photographing I am looking for a strange or magical side of ones own world. They might pretend to tell the full story of the person, but in the end they remain the result of a brief encounter of two individuals. In that particular moment I try to hold on to a feeling of truth; even if it's just a glimpse of what might lie beneath a surface.”
clients
the netherlands (selection)
De Volkskrant, Trouw, Havas Lemz, ASN Bank, Uitgeverij Mozaiëk, Mondriaan Fund, BVH, Sprank, Divosa, Resource Magazine, Divosa, ...,staat creative agency
united kingdom
The Guardian, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Observer, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Metropolitan, Wallpaper*
germany (selection)
Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Stern, Brand Eins, Bilanz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Amnesty International Journal, Börsenblatt, Welt am Sonntag, Wintershall, Chrismon, Lufthansa Exclusive
usa
Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Time Magazine
switzerland
Neue Züricher Zeitung, Sonntagszeitung, Tagesanzeiger
italy / france
Internazionale, Corriere della Sera, Republica, Libération
japan
Bungeishunju Ltd, Hanatsubaki Magazine
australia
The Australian, The Daily Telegraph
canada
Broadview Magazine
the netherlands (selection)
De Volkskrant, Trouw, Havas Lemz, ASN Bank, Uitgeverij Mozaiëk, Mondriaan Fund, BVH, Sprank, Divosa, Resource Magazine, Divosa, ...,staat creative agency
united kingdom
The Guardian, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Observer, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Metropolitan, Wallpaper*
germany (selection)
Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Stern, Brand Eins, Bilanz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Amnesty International Journal, Börsenblatt, Welt am Sonntag, Wintershall, Chrismon, Lufthansa Exclusive
usa
Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Time Magazine
switzerland
Neue Züricher Zeitung, Sonntagszeitung, Tagesanzeiger
italy / france
Internazionale, Corriere della Sera, Republica, Libération
japan
Bungeishunju Ltd, Hanatsubaki Magazine
australia
The Australian, The Daily Telegraph
canada
Broadview Magazine
exhibition/competitions
2021 The Garden of Delight, Dutch Embassy Boedapest, Hungary
2019 guest curator Naarden Fotofestival
2017 book 'You breathe from a garden in your neck' selection 'The Best Dutch Book Designs (student panel)
2016 BRAAKLAND, Fotomuseum Antwerp, Belgium
2012 IPA, Los Angeles, USA, two honorable mentions
2011 Photographers Awards of the Netherlands, nomination in two categories
2010 PhotoEspana, Campus PHE Edición de Libros, Madrid, Spain; Photographers Awards of the Netherlands (PANL), nomination in one category
2009 Descubrimient PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain
2008 Nederlands Fotomuseum ('Pages'), Rotterdam, Netherlands
2021 The Garden of Delight, Dutch Embassy Boedapest, Hungary
2019 guest curator Naarden Fotofestival
2017 book 'You breathe from a garden in your neck' selection 'The Best Dutch Book Designs (student panel)
2016 BRAAKLAND, Fotomuseum Antwerp, Belgium
2012 IPA, Los Angeles, USA, two honorable mentions
2011 Photographers Awards of the Netherlands, nomination in two categories
2010 PhotoEspana, Campus PHE Edición de Libros, Madrid, Spain; Photographers Awards of the Netherlands (PANL), nomination in one category
2009 Descubrimient PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain
2008 Nederlands Fotomuseum ('Pages'), Rotterdam, Netherlands
training
Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam: fine art in education
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague,
The Netherlands: photography
University of Art and Design, Offenbach, Germany: visual communication
Assisted Philip-Lorca DiCorcia and Lauren Greenfield, New York
teacher at fotoacademie Amsterdam
Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam: fine art in education
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague,
The Netherlands: photography
University of Art and Design, Offenbach, Germany: visual communication
Assisted Philip-Lorca DiCorcia and Lauren Greenfield, New York
teacher at fotoacademie Amsterdam
contact
represented by laif, cologne, germany
member of dupho
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