Studio Noir is an initiative of a small group of artists consisting of three photographers and one stylist. Working individually and having their own point of view, Studio Noir offers them a workspace and a meetingplace. If you are interested in one of the artists, please feel free to contact them.
Ninette her work showcases two photographic disciplines, still life and fashion portraiture. She is attracted to both and often combines these two different fields focusing on discrete imperfections, inconveniences and minimalist aesthetic. Staged and accidental features are fundamental elements of her artistic view to create an own visual (un)truth.
Her work is regularly displayed in various fashion magazines, advertising campaigns as well as at different group exhibitions.
After finishing the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht as a Master in Fashion Design, Maaike worked as a fashiondesigner for several brands just to discover that the part of the job she liked most, was the styling for photoshoots. She did a course in fashion styling, assisted some freelance stylists and quickly got her own assignments as a freelancer for various magazines (a.o. Elle, Glamour, Linda.Meiden and Glamcult) and commercial clients.
She is a perfectionist and likes to think about the whole concept: story, location, sphere, props etc. Maaike can draw inspiration from almost anything and turn it into a shoot.
After 2 years studying fashiondesign and styling, Nicky Onderwater discovered 3D wasn’t her way of communicating. She started Photography at the Art Academy in The Hague, which she graduated in 2008. Since then she has been developing her own style which describes itself by simplicity and stilness. She seeks for a manner to bring her autonomous way of thinking into fashion photography.
Nancy Schoenmakers (1981) born in the Netherlands and based in Amsterdam, has a great passion for fashion photography. She got her Bachelor of Education in Visual Art and Design at the Utrecht School of Arts. During this time she studied at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, Australia as an exchange student. After that she studied fashion and commercial photography at the Royal Academy of Art in Den Haag and graduated in 2008.
Her style of photography is a mix between glossy and edgy. It's feminine, bold, colorful, fresh and glamorous. She has published in several national and international magazines. Outside Amsterdam she often work’s for clients in New York and Los Angeles.
