Jaap Arriënsphotographer

Outside the Masha Ma show at Paris Fahion Week

Hasan, a refugee from Damascus shows a photo of his son

Taxi drivers gather to protest against Uber in The Hague

People in Poland celebrate Halloween

A man cleans his shoes during a night shift

Yearly music festival in Leiden

A Valentine’s party in a pub

Minister of Economic affairs Henk Kamp after a press conference on the reduction of gas exploitation

Students protest against eduction budget cuts

Dutch PM Mark Rutte during his weekly press conference after the cabinet meeting

Worker’s Party leader Diederik Samsom (C) during a break in a debate

Sint Nicholas gets a fine from the Police

A participant at a meeting for youth media education

People in Bydgoszcz gather to commemorate the crash of Polish government airplane in Smolensk

Extreme weather in The Netherlands

A couple is seen ahead of a crossfit competition

Jaap Arriëns (1975) received his degree from Leiden University in Cognitive Psychology. His research concentrated on “human error” and was completed with the help of the Royal Dutch Air Force (KLu) where he investigated the leading causes of aircraft incidents in recent conflicts. Having once heard the story of a friend whose father discovered old photographs from his university days Jaap grew fascinated with the medium realising the documentary potential it has. Wanting to pursue the tradition of photography as a tool for documenting history he started cooperating with he WFA photo agency in 2003.Having moved to Poland permanently in 2011 Jaap has decided to follow stories in Eastern Europe where many people still struggle to gain control over their daily lives and the condition that determine their context.

Contact:+48 532 405 216foto.jaap@live.com