From 17 to 21 September 2025, the Hungry Eye Fair returns to Amsterdam Noord, presenting a boutique yet museum-level experience for photography aficionados. Once known as Haute Photographie, the fair emphasizes emerging talent – especially debuting photographers without gallery representation – offering a curated, immersive exhibition in place of traditional gallery booths.
Find here below, a spotlight by The PhotoPhore on Hungry Eye Fair’s remarkable participating artists:
- Eva Chupikova
Eva is a Czech freelance illustrator and independent photographer whose philosophical background and years spent in children’s book illustration inform her visual storytelling. Since 2016, photography has become her primary medium, through which she explores the emotional resonance between intimate landscapes and portraits. Her work weaves together line drawing, collage, and hand-painted textures to blur lines between reality and imagination. Her approach resonates like visual poetry, minimalist yet evocative, inviting the viewer into unexpected emotional spaces captured in haiku-like compositions.
- George Mayer
A fine art photographer originally from Russia and now based in California, George Mayer received an EB-1 visa in 2023 for individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts. His work, known for emotional intensity, symbolic imagery, and minimalist aesthetics, propelled him to international acclaim—winning the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards for his series Light. Shadows. Perfect Woman, exhibited at Somerset House in London. He later continued this exploration of the human psyche in his series Libido & Mortido, also supported by Sony. Mayer’s work has reached global audiences through exhibitions including the LA Art Show, Photo London, MIA Fair Milan, and more.
- Nora Papp
Swiss-born and based in Amsterdam, Nora Papp’s work delves into the very fabric of digital imagery. She deconstructs Instagram’s visual material into “aesthetic data” (elements like brightness, texture, color, and layers) and uses this as the foundation for generative, abstract compositions that challenge conventional photographic norms. Now living in Amsterdam, she continues to probe human perception and the image as object through digital processes, resulting in artworks that reimagine visual logic in the era of social media.
- Janus van den Eijnden
A seasoned Dutch photographer with over 20 years of experience, Janus is rooted in the emotive craft of black-and-white photography, using light, shadow, and texture to evoke atmosphere and human depth. He has recently turned AI into a creative collaborator, carefully crafting prompts until the resulting imagery reflects his artistic intent, infusing digital works with soul. At Hungry Eye Fair Amsterdam 2025, Janus revisits his acclaimed Rodeo series alongside newly debuted works that further explore the integration of classical photography and AI. The result is a cinematic stillness that is both technological and deeply human.
- Ole Marius Joergensen
Based in Asker, Norway, Ole Marius Joergensen brings a cinematic eye to photography, shaped by his filmic sensibilities. His meticulously staged images – rich with theatrical light and vivid color juxtapositions – unearth the mystery and duality of rural life in modern times. His acclaimed series Vignettes of a Salesman follows a wandering, faceless salesman through quiet Scandinavian landscapes and empty interiors, invoking nostalgia and narrative through refined lighting and composition. From rural Norway’s serene beauty to narratives tinged with mystery, Ole’s photography bridges cinematic storytelling with fine art.
Pic. 1: © Eva Chupikova
Hungry Eye Fair Amsterdam 2025
17–21 September 2025
Discover more: www.hungryeyefair.com
