Hi! I’m Tjade Bouma (I know, it’s a Frysian name). I run a creative studio in Amsterdam specialised in visual storytelling. Through graphic design, art direction & photography I create compelling visual narratives that blend concept and aesthetics—whether it’s creating brand identities, photo series or photo books, art directing magazines and posters or designing
photo exhibitions.
Need help telling your story visually?
Get in touch
Qalb Mahmood at Melkweg Expo
Art direction and editorial design
Subbacultcha Magazine
The Art of Being Creative
I Went on a Holiday to the Country You Fled From
Reflections zine
(coming soon)
Happy Coincidence (JPN)
Art direction and editorial design
Salle Privée Magazine
Cartier
Hi, my name is Tjade Bouma (b. 1985). I run a creative studio working in art, fashion and culture. Before I started my own studio I worked at Foam photography museum and was curator and designer of art platform Beelddragers.
Photography always plays a significant role in my work: from editorial design, to art direction, from curation and photo editing to exhibition design. Next to my work as art director I am a portrait, street and still life photographer. With a sensitivity to colour and a graphic eye for composition, I try to inspire the viewer to find beauty in the ordinary.
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In 2024 the photo book I Went on a Holiday to the Country You Came From from photographer Iris Haverkamp Begemann was launched. It was one of the top photo book picks by photography museum Huis Marseille.
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For renowned photo journalism award De Zilveren Camera I’m head of jury in the Art, Culture and Entertainment category.
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I also help photographers tell their story through 1-on-1 coaching sessions, portfolio reviews or artistic positioning workshops at Fotoacademie and DuPho.
art direction
concept development / strategy / campaigns / editorial design / exhibition design / book design / photo editing
photography
portrait / still life / documentary / street
Foam / Cartier / Subbacultcha / Melkweg Expo / Mojo / INK. social design studio / Theater Utrecht / Fotolab Kiekie / David Laport / Fotoacademie / DuPho / Wieden + Kennedy / WePresent