About
I’m a photographer, curator, and writer based in Amsterdam, where I moved after twenty years in New York City and stints in cities around the world including Tokyo, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and more.
My work focuses on people. The ones who make things, tell stories, and build communities.
I came to photography through music. Before this I worked in A&R for indie and major labels in New York, which taught me how to notice people before anyone else did. That’s still what I’m doing, just with a camera instead of a demo tape.
What I Make
Books
I’ve published three books with New Style:
NOTICE (2021)
NOTICE Journal, Volume One (2024)
NOTICE Journal, Volume Two (2026).
The NOTICE Journal series is an ongoing exploration of specific places and the people who live there. Volume One was set in Amsterdam, Volume Two in Ukraine.
Zines
I publish several zines a year focused on documenting and celebrating unique communities in Amsterdam and beyond:
26 in 2026 (2027)
Ruigoord (2026)
Vliegwiel (2026)
Creatives in/AMS Preview Zine 2 (2026)
The Best Medicine (2025)
Creatives in/AMS Preview Zine 1 (2024)
Process
Every Sunday I publish Process, a weekly newsletter read by 20,000+ photographers in 154 countries. It’s about photography, finding your voice, and making work that matters to you. It’s the most well-read weekly photography newsletter on Substack.
Curation
I was the founding curator of the Projected series at the International Center of Photography in New York, where I organized 96 exhibitions featuring more than 300 photographers from 53 countries. I now curate independently ranging from exhibitions to magazines about creatives in various cities.
Selected work
Editorial
The New York Times, National Geographic Traveller, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Wired, de Volkskrant, Het Parool.
Commercial
LinkedIn, Airbnb, Squarespace, WeTransfer, Royal Caribbean, Lyft, Sweetgreen, Shinola, Hanes
Books featuring work
2023, 2024, 2025 — Best of This Year (Carmencita Filmlabs)
2022 — Circles (Booooooom)
2020 — Portraits of Humanity (Hoxton Mini Press)
2020 — Small Victories (Booooooom)
2020 — Patience (Analog Club)
2018 — Streets of New York (Mendo Press)
Selected press
VPRO, Een Uur Cultuur (NPO Radio 1)
Het Parool
de Volkskrant Magazine
De Telegraaf
The Sun Magazine
It’s Nice That
Kottke
Booooooom
For the full record of press, interviews, exhibitions, talks, and partnerships, see the CV →
Contact
Based in Amsterdam, working worldwide.
For commissions, partnerships, licensing, and press: hello@wesley.co