Mounir Raji is a Photographer known for his calming imagery rooted in realism and warmth.
Producing client work for the likes of
Adidas, Atelier Munro, Daily Paper, Elle Magazine, G-Star, Mastoor,
Van Moof and Vogue Magazine,
Mounir’s personal projects are having a wide-reaching cultural impact. His deeply personal exhibition ‘Yallah’ (2020) shot in Marrakesh was part of the 2021 edition of Fotofestival Naarden.
Finding depth in everyday details is Mounir’s signature
Mounir just finished his first photography book ‘Dreamland’. It explores the relationship between rose-tinted childhood memories of first and second generation Moroccan immigrants and the cultural impact these have on each passing generation.
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Born 1982 Zaandam, Netherlands
Education
2012 - Bachelor Photography The FOTOfactory, Amsterdam
2008 - Bachelor of Commerce, Amsterdam
Work
2015 - Current Represented by Visionary Agency
2013 - 2015 Represented by the House of Orange
Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions:
2024 - Galerie Caroline O’Breen - Dreamland (20 April 2024 till 25 may 2024)
2024 - BredaPhoto Festival - Dreamland (13 September 2024 till 3 November 2024)
Past Exhibitions:
2024 - Can’t We All Just Get Along? - Group Exhibition @ Stevenson
2023 - Perfect Day - Solo Exhibition @ Rijksmuseum
2021 - YALLAH - Groep exhibition @ FotoFestival Naarden 2021
2020 - YALLAH - Solo exhibition @ Stevenson Gallery
2018 - Exhibition Splendour and Bliss, Art from the Islamic World @ Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Artist Talks
2023 - Masterclass Rijksmuseum - Document Nederland Junior
2023 - Make Podcast
2021 - Stedelijk Museum Breda -Symposium Sacha van Dorssen
2020 - Masterclass Metropolis Nieuw West
2017 - Masterclass at FOAM
Selected Publications & Interviews
2023 - The Guardian - Bon Voyage
2023 - De Groene Amsterdammer - Alles is daar beter, man
2023 - Volkskrant - Interview Perfect Day
2023 - De Standard - Dreamland
2023 - Interview Parool - Dreamland
2022 - GQ Middle East - Dreamland
2021 - Fotograaf des Vaderlands - Video Interview
2021 - Mille World - Interview YALLAH
2018 - Splendour and Bliss - Museumbook Kunstmuseum The Hague
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