On the border between reality and imagination, Tjallinks’ portraits center contemporary bodies with a historical gravitas
Inspired by the Flemish Old Master approach to light, posture and texture, Amsterdam-based photographer Justine Tjallinks (born 1984) creates singular portraits celebrating long-marginalized features: nonstandard bodies, faces with complex stories or people with visible or invisible differences.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 7/28/2026
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Published by SKIRA. Foreword by Sophie Agon, Aurora Larocca.
On the border between reality and imagination, Tjallinks’ portraits center contemporary bodies with a historical gravitas
Inspired by the Flemish Old Master approach to light, posture and texture, Amsterdam-based photographer Justine Tjallinks (born 1984) creates singular portraits celebrating long-marginalized features: nonstandard bodies, faces with complex stories or people with visible or invisible differences.
