Rob Hornstra (1975) is a documentary photographer. Since he graduated he has worked predominantly on long-term projects, both at home and on the other side of the world. His work is characterised by a stylised rawness, with a large dose of intrinsic engagement. He has published three books on his own which, despite increasing print runs, sell out ever faster. He has been commissioned by international newspapers and magazines to produce documentary series. He has also taken part in numerous (solo) exhibitions in the Netherlands and abroad. In addition to his own work as a documentary maker, he is the founder and artistic director of FOTODOK – Space for Documentary Photography.
Arnold van Bruggen (1979) is a writer and filmmaker. With his journalistic production agency Prospektor he has written and filmed numerous stories. In 2001 he published his first major reportage about the presidential elections in Iran. In 2004, his first film ‘Amsterdam-Kosovo’, about the dilemmas of humanitarian aid was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Over the last few years Arnold has travelled to many corners of the earth, particularly Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Arnold believes in the power of a well-told story to connect people with worlds they don’t know themselves; from the Mennonite Church in Amsterdam and the uprising of Georgian prisoners of war on the island of Texel to daily life in the small, unknown country of Abkhazia. His articles reflect his personal engagement in and love for the tragic absurdity of the documentary stories he looks for.
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For five years, Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen will document the area around Olympic Sochi. Never before have the Olympic Games been held in such a turbulent region. We believe it is of great journalistic importance that the run-up to such a major international event can receive sustained and in-depth coverage. Dutch newspapers and magazines do not have the budget or manpower to realise a project of this scale. That’s why we are doing it ourselves. Your support in this is indispensable. As a donor of The Sochi Project you will have access to every section of this website.
For five years, Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen will document the area around Olympic Sochi. Never before have the Olympic Games been held in such a turbulent region. We believe it is of great journalistic importance that the run-up to such a major international event can receive sustained and in-depth coverage. Dutch newspapers and magazines do not have the budget or manpower to realise a project of this scale. That’s why we are doing it ourselves. Your support in this is indispensable. As a donor of The Sochi Project you will have access to every section of this website.
You can support us in three different ways:
BRONZE
A donation of a minimum of €25 per year will give you access to the private donors’ section of the website. This is of course where all our articles, photo series, interviews and essays will be published. But there’s more. In our sketchbook we will provide an extra dimension to the published stories. Here, we will write about photography techniques, travelling, production and content dilemmas, as well as the many encounters and adventures we have had along the way that do not appear in the larger publications. This will be of interest to anyone who wants to find out how slow journalism comes about.
SILVER
From €100 per year you will not only receive access to the website. You will also receive our annual publication produced by The Sochi Project and designed by Kummer & Herrman. We will inform you personally of exhibitions, readings and presentations related to The Sochi Project and you are welcome to attend any of these for free.
GOLD
If you donate more than €1.000 per year you are a gold donor. This will give you access to the same benefits as silver and bronze members. In addition, after you make your first gold donation, you will receive a special collectors’ box for five original prints and articles. For every year you are a gold donor, you will receive a numbered hand-printed image from Rob Hornstra and an article specially written by Arnold van Bruggen as a gift. After five years you could be the owner of a unique collectors’ item, the existence of which was only made possible thanks to your donation. Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen are happy to visit you – or your union or club – personally, to explain the project further.
BRONZE
A donation of a minimum of €25 per year will give you access to the private donors’ section of the website. This is of course where all our articles, photo series, interviews and essays will be published. But there’s more. In our sketchbook we will provide an extra dimension to the published stories. Here, we will write about photography techniques, travelling, production and content dilemmas, as well as the many encounters and adventures we have had along the way that do not appear in the larger publications. This will be of interest to anyone who wants to find out how slow journalism comes about.
SILVER
From €100 per year you will not only receive access to the website. You will also receive our annual publication produced by The Sochi Project and designed by Kummer & Herrman. We will inform you personally of exhibitions, readings and presentations related to The Sochi Project and you are welcome to attend any of these for free.
GOLD
If you donate more than €1.000 per year you are a gold donor. This will give you access to the same benefits as silver and bronze members. In addition, after you make your first gold donation, you will receive a special collectors’ box for five original prints and articles. For every year you are a gold donor, you will receive a numbered hand-printed image from Rob Hornstra and an article specially written by Arnold van Bruggen as a gift. After five years you could be the owner of a unique collectors’ item, the existence of which was only made possible thanks to your donation. Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen are happy to visit you – or your union or club – personally, to explain the project further.
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