Artist Blog

Every week an artist whose single image was published by Der Greif is given a platform in which to blog about contemporary photography.

Petra van de Ree is another Dutch photographer I have enjoyed following over the past few years. Even though her pictures of the Spanish island of  Lanzarote (featured here) are not a real series, according to Petra, I still find something hypnotising about these images. The volcanic rocks seem to absorb any rays of light thrown at them. The photographer escaping tourist crowds to seek an underlying meaning of this place. With great accuracy she portrays a disjointed tourist perspective I often find myself messing around with, a kindred spirit. Petra also has a black and white series on her website delving deeper into the black rocks of Lanzarote, this series is called Dark Matter. petravanderree.dunked.com