About
I am a social documentary photographer based in The Hague (b. 1992, Ascot, UK). My photography is driven by an openness, sincerity and curiosity to understand and connect with the other and the world around me. From these connections I like to tell honest and intimate stories that can evoke feelings of empathy and optimism in us all. Involvement and cooperation are essential in my process. I prefer to make work with my subjects, instead of about them. By telling stories that connect us to the world around us, I hope to open up perspectives and share worlds that might not otherwise be seen or heard.
Contact
sabinerovers@gmail.com / +31 6 14164316
Articles and interviews
British Journal of Photography - Sabine Rovers’ unlikely friendship with a Dutch cowboy - 2020
Het AD - Cowboy Kees uit Kamerik vereeuwigd in fotoboek - 2020
Spijkers met Koppen op NPO Radio 2 - Cowboy Kees - 2020
Booooooom - “Cowboy Kees” by Photographer Sabine Rovers - 2020
De Volkskrant - Iedereen wil wel Cowboy Kees zijn - 2020
It’s Nice That - Meet the Dutch cowboy Kees in Sabine Rovers’ sincere, vulnerable and humorous photography - 2020
Pakhuis de Zwijger - Uncovering Creatives: Flip the switch - 2020
Balcony Podcast - Sabine Rovers - 2020
NRC - ‘De hele tijd doen wat je wilt, geweldig’ - 2019
FNV Magazine - Wat te doen, na je pensioen? - 2019
WIRED - Of course this is what homepathic healing machines look like - 2017
Exhibitions
On show now Cowboy Kees at Corrosia, Almere
2020 Cowboy Kees at the Graduation Show of The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2020 Cowboy Kees at Filmtheater De Uitkijk, Amsterdam
2020 Is dit kunst? at Theater De Vaillant, Den Haag
2019 Is dit kunst? at Het Atrium, Bibliotheek Leidschenveen & Het Koorenhuis, Den Haag
2019 Wat te doen, na je pensioen? at A Lab, Amsterdam
2018 Het Rosa Spier Huis at Het Rosa Spier Huis, Laren
2017 Dutch Cowboys at Cinetol, Amsterdam
2016 Dutch Cowboys at Roest, Amsterdam
Education:
2016 - 2020 BA Photography, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague
2011 - 2015 BA Media Studies, University of Amsterdam