Curriculum Vitae
Tamar den bok


b. 2003 in the Netherlands
lives and works in the Netherlands



tamardenbok.com
+31 6 38487422
Tamar den Bok is a Dutch documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work examines how social systems shape identity in contemporary life. Their work sits between journalism and anthropology, exploring questions of truth, authorship, and how documentary practices are shaped. 

Education

2022 BA, AKI Academy of Art & Design, Enschede, NL

2024-2025 BA, University of the Arts London, Documentary Photography and Photojournalism, London, UK.


Works / Exhibitions / Publications
Dorina, Ray, Sarah and Genthi - Documentary film broadcast on NPO 2, Albania (2023)

Sans Papier - Documentary photography project, Paris, France (2023)
Pasha - Documentary film, Uzhhorod, Ukraine (2023–2024)

Documentary film project with The Salvation Army (Het Leger des Heils), the Netherlands (2023–2024)

Circus Renz - Documentary film and artistic research project, the Netherlands (2024)

Tankstation - Enschede, the Netherlands (2024)

Ludenkapel - Doorn, the Netherlands (2024)

Featured in The Tower, publication by Four Corners, London, UK (2025)

Handle with Care - Group exhibition at Copeland Gallery, London, UK (2025), Curator & Exhibiting Artist

NOEMA - Group exhibition at Four Corners, Bethnal Green, London, UK (2025), Curator & Exhibiting Artist

Photography assistence for Selina Castillo Velez for Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 - winning image published by British Journal of Photography, London, UK (2026)

ACTUALITIES - Group exhibition at ASC Gallery, Streatham, London, UK (5 February 2026), Curator & Exhibiting Artist

Photographer for Gallery Sacart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2026)

It’s Not the House We Live In - Group exhibition (2026)


Upcoming: The Ace Project - Group exhibtion, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (29 May- Juni 20, 2026)



SkillsPhotoshop
Lightroom
Final Cut Pro X
After Effects
Analog darkroom


Soft skills
Intercultural Sensitivity
Collaboration & Relational Working
Empathy & Human-Centered Observation
Adaptability
Research
Communication















AwardsTempus Egestas Nibh Vestibulum
Facilisis: Ultricies Ornare Ligula
2021

Rhoncus Auctor Ornare; Tincidunt Tristique, Porta Libero
2020




Press
Vestibulum Inceptos Gravida’, Ornare Review,
by Tincidunt Nisl
2024

‘Ullamcorper Faucibus (Congue) Euismod’, by Ligula Parturient, Bibendum Review Porta Libero
2023

Dictumst Tristique, Facilisis Magazine, Edition Two, Porta Libero
2021

Auctor Adipiscing Art Magazine, Porta Libero
2020

Sollicitudin Ornare Magazine,
Porta Libero
2020