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Van Hazes tot Playboy
Govert de RoosTheater Heerlen - Limburgzaal
The secret of a good portrait and the story behind a star photographer's iconic photos.
Star photographer Govert de Roos is just as iconic as the portraits he was allowed to take of many of his (inter)nationally famous models. In Van Hazes tot Playboy, this top photographer gives you a peek through his lens. He tells special stories and anecdotes and will surprise you with photos that are dear to him.
Govert de Roos' work is known worldwide: the photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in bed at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. André Hazes surprising the audience with outstretched middle finger. He made famous portraits of Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Grace Jones, Rob de Nijs, Blondie, Sade, Joe Cocker, George Martin, Leonard Cohen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Whitney Houston and many others.
A crash course
Capturing a memory is not difficult these days, but for an iconic photograph you need more than a smartphone. In From Hazes to Playboy, Govert shares his secret of a good portrait and his vision and expertise from 50 years of photography. After this performance, you will look at photography very differently and think twice before pressing the shutter button.
