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Louise Honée (born in 1974, Nijmegen) is a documentary photographer and art historian.
Her work focuses on the human condition and the interplay between identity, emotion, and environment.
With a poetic gaze, she captures the vulnerability and resilience that connect people to their surroundings.

Contact: louise@louisehonee // Instagram: @louisehonee

Education

2007 – 2010 Photo Academy Amsterdam (NL)
1995 – 2000 Art History, University of Amsterdam (NL)

Nominations

2023 Double Roses, Urbanautica Institute Awards 2022 (IT)
2022 Double Roses, Prix Maison Blanche 2022, Lauréate (FR)
2021 We Love Where We Live, Les Boutographies, Montpellier (FR)
2020 We Love Where We Live, Prix HSBC pour la photographie (FR)
2019 Hollie – Angels of the North, Portrait of Britain Vol.2 / British Journal of Photography (UK)
2019 Madison – We Love Where We Live, Palm Studios Photo Prize, London (UK)
2018 We Love Where We Live, Capture Your Freedom Photo Prize/ United Photo Industries, New York (USA)
2018 Jalen – We Love Where We Live, Palm Studios Photo Prize, London (UK)
2018 We Love Where We Live, Shortlist International Women Photographers Award/IWPA
2013 Joli Coeur, Nomination SO2013 Dutch Photography Award (NL)
2011 Boys Action, Nomination Photo Academy Award, ELLE jury (NL)

Exhibitions

2025 participant at Buy my darlings, Amsterdam (NL)
2023 We Love Where We Live, Nuit de la Photo, La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)
2022 Double Roses, exhibition for Prix Maison Blanche 2022, Photofestival Marseille (FR)
2022 Double Roses, exhibition Chateau Montmaur, Montmaur (FR)
2021 We Love Where We Live, Les Boutographies, Montpellier (FR)
2021 We Love Where We Live, exhibition Prix HSBC pour la Photographie in le Capitole during Rencontres d’Arles, Arles (FR)

2020 We Love Where We Live, exhibition for Prix HSBC pour la Photographie 2020 galerie Esther Woerdehoff (FR)
2019 We Love Where We Live, galerie Le lac gelé, Nimes (FR)
2019 We Love Where We Live, Exhibition Rijnstate Ziekenhuis (grant contribution of Stichting Stokroos), Arnhem (NL)
2019 We Love Where We Live, Foto Festival Naarden (NL)
2019 Madison – We Love Where We Live, Palm Studios Photo Prize exhibition, theprintspace Gallery, London (UK)
2018 We Love Where We Live, Photo Festival Chambre07, Aubenas (FR)
2018 We Love Where We Live, De Balie, Amsterdam (NL)
2018 We Love Where We Live, Capture Your Freedom Photo Exhibition, Four Freedoms Park, New York (USA)
2018 Jalen, Palm Studios Photoprize Exhibition, the House of Vans, London (UK)
2017 Angels of the North, Les Boutographies Festival, Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier (FR)
2016 La Licorne, online publication Dienacht Magazine

Book Publications

2026 Juno, Origini Edizioni (IT)
2023 Double Roses, Le bec en l'air (FR)
2020 We Live Where We Live, Atelier EXB (FR)