The pre-sale of my new book together with @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social has started. Use the discount code CHEAPHARVEST to get a signed copy for the regular price. robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/...

Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm – Preview in Amsterdam! Our pop-up exhibition is now open on Wed–Fri, 13:00–17:30 at Domo Amsterdam—free entry. A sneak peek of the forthcoming show at Kunsthal Rotterdam (starting Oct ’26). #TheEuropeans @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social www.domoculture.com/activities/p...

First steps for our Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm presentation are taking shape at Domo Amsterdam. You’re welcome to sneak a peek starting this Friday, with the official book launch following on May 7 at 4 PM. Hope to see you there!

👉 Join on Thursday, May 7, 4 PM at Domo, Nieuwe Herengracht 14, Amsterdam, for the launch of our new book. Space is limited, so please RSVP. 💡Are you sure to join and pick up your copy at the book launch: Use discount code FREESHIPPING to save on shipping costs. And spare us packing work.🙏 🫶

Live from the printer: our new book Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm in progress. What a fantastic printer, Rob Stolk in Amsterdam. @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social @jeroenkummer.bsky.social More information: robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/...

Live from the printer: our new book Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm in progress. What a fantastic printer, Rob Stolk in Amsterdam. @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social @jeroenkummer.bsky.social More information: robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/...

Live from the printer: our new book Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm in progress. What a fantastic printer, Rob Stolk in Amsterdam. @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social @jeroenkummer.bsky.social More information: robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/...

Since banning Facebook and Instagram, I had planned to send newsletters more often. That didn’t quite happen—most likely because Arnold van Bruggen and I were fully immersed in creating work for The Europeans. Meanwhile... mailchi.mp/25e06a3d3a4b...

Congratulations, Sweden! 🇸🇪⚽ Last week you’ve secured your spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the USA! To celebrate, The Europeans has designed a special World Cup shirt just for you. robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/... @swedenineu.bsky.social

Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm exposes the hidden costs of our European fruit and vegetable industry. The result: a 264-page book with a 32-page insert, Plastic Symbiosis. To fund 1,000 copies, we sell a Help-Us-Fund-This-Book-Edition: a unique dust jacket, numbered 1-100, and signed by Arnold and Rob.

Has anyone already tried the European @monnett.social as an alternative to Instagram? I’m curious about your experiences.

I’ve been boycotting Meta for over a year now. Time for an update: what’s it like being a professional photographer without Instagram? Less attention? Fewer calls? How much does it affect my work? Read the full reflection. In Dutch (but you know how to translate). www.linkedin.com/pulse/het-in...

Pendant que Trump reçoit un prix FIFA de la paix de son ami Infantino, il bombarde et menace de nombreux pays. Avec Poutine, il rêve de diviser l’Europe. Nous ne le laisserons pas faire ! Nous — l’UE — sommes 27. Trump est le passé. Nous sommes l’avenir. #WeAre27 Lien dans les commentaires.

Terwijl Trump een FIFA-vredesprijs krijgt van zijn vriend Infantino, bombardeert en bedreigt hij talloze andere landen. Samen met Poetin droomt hij ervan Europa te verdelen. Dat laten we niet gebeuren! Wij — de EU — zijn met 27. Trump is het verleden. Wij zijn de toekomst. #WeAre27 Link in comments.

Während Trump von seinem Freund Infantino einen FIFA-Friedenspreis erhält, bombardiert und bedroht er zahlreiche Länder. Mit Putin träumt er davon, Europa zu spalten. Das lassen wir nicht zu! Wir — die EU — sind 27. Trump ist Vergangenheit. Wir sind Zukunft. #WeAre27 Link in den Kommentaren.

Dok Trump prima FIFA-inu nagradu za mir od svog prijatelja Infantina, bombardira i prijeti brojnim drugim zemljama. Zajedno s Putinom sanja o razdjelu Europe. Nećemo to dopustiti! Mi — EU — smo 27. Trump je prošlost. Mi smo budućnost. #WeAre27 Link u komentarima.

Enquanto Trump recebe um prêmio da paz da FIFA de seu amigo Infantino, ele bombardeia e ameaça inúmeros países. Junto com Putin, sonha em dividir a Europa. Não vamos permitir! Nós — a UE — somos 27. Trump é o passado. Nós somos o futuro. #WeAre27 Link nos comentários.

Pendant que Trump reçoit un prix FIFA de la paix de son ami Infantino, il bombarde et menace de nombreux pays. Avec Poutine, il rêve de diviser l’Europe. Nous ne le laisserons pas faire ! Nous — l’UE — sommes 27. Trump est le passé. Nous sommes l’avenir. #WeAre27 Lien dans les commentaires.

Mientras Trump recibe un premio FIFA de la paz de su amigo Infantino, bombardea y amenaza a numerosos países. Junto a Putin sueña con dividir Europa. ¡No lo permitiremos! Nosotros — la UE — somos 27. Trump es el pasado. Nosotros somos el futuro. #WeAre27 Link en comentarios.

Während Trump von seinem Freund Infantino einen FIFA-Friedenspreis erhält, bombardiert und bedroht er zahlreiche Länder. Mit Putin träumt er davon, Europa zu spalten. Das lassen wir nicht zu! Wir — die EU — sind 27. Trump ist Vergangenheit. Wir sind Zukunft. #WeAre27 Link in den Kommentaren.

Terwijl Trump een FIFA-vredesprijs krijgt van zijn vriend Infantino, bombardeert en bedreigt hij talloze andere landen. Samen met Poetin droomt hij ervan Europa te verdelen. Dat laten we niet gebeuren! Wij — de EU — zijn met 27. Trump is het verleden. Wij zijn de toekomst. #WeAre27 Link in comments.

Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...

Boycot Trump en Infantino! Doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...

TAFERELEN #50 brings together photographer Rob Hornstra (@theeuropeans.bsky.social) and international programmes specialist Giorgi Aronia to explore what Europe means today, and where its visible and invisible borders lie. www.fotodok.org/en/event/taf...

Deze column van @marcialuyten.bsky.social plak ik op mijn voordeur. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...

“…het in Nederland oprukkende Amazon (Amerikaans voor belastingontwijkend kutbedrijf dat het personeel onder mensonterende werkomstandigheden uitbuit zodat de eigenaar nog meer geld heeft om de autocratie van Donald Trump te bestendigen) of…”

Tijdens de onderhandelingen werd mij duidelijk dat het voorstel om de positie van boeren te versterken volledig gekaapt werd door de vegaburger. Een gemiste kans omwille van symboolpolitiek. Laat contracten voor boeren de volgende onderhandeling weer centraal staan. www.volkskrant.nl/economie/wat...

"Bloemen Bloemen Grote Bossen €5". This 2021 work (71.5 x 86 cm) is waiting in my studio to be picked up today by a renter. Feel free to contact me if you’re interested in renting work — also if your favourite work isn’t shown in the online library. More information: robhornstra.com/photo-rental

Did you miss our Black Friday deals? That’s entirely possible — we don’t do Black Friday. Still looking for a meaningful Christmas gift? Have a look at our The Europeans shop. You can rent artworks or purchase t-shirts and books, and every purchase supports our project The Europeans.

@jarlvanderploeg.bsky.social schrijft exact de woorden die ik voel als ik Dilan Yesilgöz hoor of zie.

In one of the most prosperous countries in the world, a voters majority once again chose to turn right and support politics that foster hate and division. I photographed every polling station in Bernheze municipality. Many thanks to all the polling station volunteers. 📸 @martijnschmidt.bsky.social

Hulde aan @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social door het op te nemen tegen Meta en dan ook nog eens te winnen.

Ondertussen in Rusland. Het team van Navalny blijft in kaart hoeveel Poetins handlangers verdienen in het meest corrupte land ter wereld. De twee-jarige zoon van openbaar aanklager Igor Krasnov heeft een appartement van 7,2 miljoen euro. navalny.com/p/6688/

Last year the Forhanna Foundation acquired my work for their collection. This year they choose this work from 'New Botanica'. And they’ve pledged to keep collecting in the years ahead. A wonderful and unique commitment to support long-term projects like The Europeans. @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social

Over a year ago Anders Mørch invited me for an interview with Louisiana Channel – the world’s largest archive on contemporary art (as mentioned on their YouTube channel). We talked about my graduation, The Sochi Project, The Europeans & more. Full interview here: @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social

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Prep for the presentation is in full swing. Looking forward to meet you at Superraum in Dortmund tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7 pm. This is a public talk ahead of a workshop I’ll be giving on Thursday. @arnepiepke.bsky.social @maximilianmann.bsky.social @nordstadtblogger.bsky.social

Welcome at art fair NAP+ at Markthallen Amsterdam. Join us until Sunday, every day from 11 am until 19 pm. @galeriewvl.bsky.social @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social

Een kleine kunstbeurs, van hoge kwaliteit. Dat was de belofte waarmee de galeriehouders Sara Lang en David van Doesburg vorig jaar NAP+ lanceerden. De Amsterdamse kunstbeurs was een succes, daarom opent deze week de tweede editie. www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-medi...

Deze (alweer steengoede) column van @jarlvanderploeg.bsky.social in @volkskrant.nl raakt precies aan het project waar @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social en ik aan werken: de schimmige wereld achter de versafdeling in onze supermarkt en de glasharde leugens van politieke lobbyisten zoals Caroline vd Plas.

After an unapologetically long cycling and hiking family trip across Europe, I’m – just like all of you – back at work. Next week, from September 11–14, work from my brand-new series New Botanica will be shown for the very first time at @galeriewvl.bsky.social during the NAP+ art fair in Amsterdam.

Since leaving Meta (Instagram), I’ve been terrified to become an outsider and no one will see my work any longer:) The more reason for reviving my newsletter! I don’t send it often (3x/year), but put a lot of heart into it. Please read it here and don't forget to sign up for a next edition:

Morgen in Volkskrant Magazine, nu al online. Een verhaal over de samensmelting van plastic en natuur, waar ik met @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social de afgelopen tijd aan werkte in het zuiden van Europa. In september te zien op kunstbeurs NAP+ in Amsterdam bij @galeriewvl.bsky.social.

Amid plastic waste and migrant slums, we meet Jan, an infectiously passionate Dutch biologist working for Coexphal, representing most fruit and veg producers. He’s spent his life promoting biological pest control— with success. Change is possible— when the industry demands it. www.theeuropeans.org

What a great exhibition by Joel Meyerowitz at Fernán Gómez Centro in Madrid. For ‘My European Trip’, he and his wife Vivian travelled through Europe in ’66–’67, leaving us a historical portrait. Funded by a Guggenheim Fellowship—proof, nearly 60 years later, of the lasting value of such grants.

Thanks to a grant from the Dutch Embassy, I’ll be taking part in PHotoESPAÑA PRO Talento a bordo next week — a great opportunity to share new work created in south-east Spain with an international group of curators. The Plastic Sea will become a book and exhibition, to be launched at the end of '25.

During the EU Parliament elections @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social and I photographed every polling station in Den Helder. Important for future history, we believe. The SO Awards jury thought so too—they selected it as one of this year’s winners. Opening tonight 5:30 pm @melkwegamsterdam.bsky.social.

At 5 a.m. @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social and I are in a tomato greenhouse with manager Antonio, who picked us up an hour earlier with coffee. The day starts early for vegetable pickers, to beat the heat. Working on a new chapter for The Europeans in southeastern Spain.

The t-shirt fits into a growing trend of clothing with political slogans. Like Dior’s We Should All Be Feminists shirt and the Tax the Rich dress worn by U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Met Gala. And not to forget: President Trump’s Make America Great Again merchandise. Link below

Working together with @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social in Europe’s largest vegetable garden: the vast sea of greenhouses around Almería in southeastern Spain and makeshift settlements where - legal and illegal - migrant workers live.