RIK ROOS

Rik Roos is a Dutch photographer based in Amsterdam, graduated at the Academy for Photography (FOAC) in 2025 with the series and book Echoes of Desire. Rik also completed modules at the International Center for Photography (ICP) in New York.

The work of Rik Roos explores intimate emotional themes; desire, loneliness, regret, often rooted in personal experience but resonating universally. He also addresses broader social issues, such as industrial farming, through projects like a photographic ‘requiem’ for pigs, inspired by the concept of the ‘guilty landscape’.

Rik draws inspiration from arthouse cinema and works close to the core of photography, limiting post-processing to preserve authenticity, comparable to the ethos of Dogma 95 in film. In doing so, his compassion is fueled by diversified cultural, social, and global perspectives, derived from over 30 years of experience in leading multi-year projects accross Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the USA and Europe.

Most recently Rik's work has been at display at the Amsterdam "museumnacht", the Noorderlicht Biennale, the Leica Gallery (750 Amsterdam) and Aurea Photogallery London (online group exhibition). His series "Echoes of Desire" is published in the #5 September issue of PF Magazine, a national magazine focused on Professional Photography. 

Amsterdam, 2025