Greenland, 2026
 
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl paper.
Size 30x23 cm without border.
 
Ilvy Njiokiktjien works for Oxfam Novib.
 
Ilvy Njiokiktjien is a photojournalist, filmmaker, podcast host, and teacher who has been creating and sharing stories for nearly twenty years. She is based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is represented by VII Photo Agency, and is a Canon ambassador.
 
Njiokiktjien is committed to documenting the social and political issues that shape our world. Her work is characterized by a sensitive eye and a compassionate and personal relationship with her subjects.
 
She is increasingly invited to give masterclasses, lectures, and extensive training programs to young professionals. Clients include National Geographic, the International Center of Photography (New York), the VII Foundation, and Canon. Njiokiktjien studied at the School of Journalism in Utrecht. She spent part of this period abroad at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa. She acquired her photography skills largely through experimentation and with the help of generous colleagues. From the very beginning, contemporary societal issues have been central to her work. Her own background, growing up in the Netherlands as the child of Dutch and Chinese-Indonesian parents, undoubtedly plays a role in her keen eye for the sometimes hidden issues of identity and injustice.
 
Since 2017, Ilvy has been represented by VII Photo, an international collective of leading photojournalists dedicated to exposing and reporting on issues around the world in the fields of photography and multimedia, and has been a Canon ambassador since 2012. She is the first woman to win the Dutch Silver Camera Award for Photographer of the Year and was named the very first Photographer Laureate of the Netherlands in 2013. In addition to countless awards from international organizations such as World Press Photo and POYi, Njiokiktjien's images have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Guardian, Stern, Der Spiegel, TIME, and other major media. She has exhibited at Visa pour l’Image in France, Photoville in New York, and in museums and festivals around the world.
 
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