Maurice Jager Fotografie

I launched a new photo project called ‘People of the Netherlands‘. The ambition for the project is to photograph people of all nationalities and with different ‘countries of origin’ in his studio. At the end of the project, a document will have been created that represents the faces of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands, one of the most diverse countries in the world.

According to CBS (Central Bureau for Statistics), there are 17.9 million people living in the Netherlands, 8.7 million men and 8.8 million women. With 192 different nationalities, the Netherlands can be considered one of the most diverse countries in the world.

As a professional portrait photographer, I photograph people daily, and specifically their faces. My fascination with the human face and my interest in people and their backgrounds was the basis for the creation of this project.

I believe, population groups, nationalities, and the origins of people in the Netherlands are too often expressed in numbers. I also believe that there are too many misunderstandings and unfamiliarity among the diversity of origins. I want to give every ‘country of origin’ a presence in my project.