Harm van de Poel is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Haarlem, the Netherlands (1984). 

His work moves between documentary and portraiture, with a strong focus on people and their environment.

He combines large-format analogue photography with a flexible, contemporary approach. His work is characterized by a careful and collaborative process, creating space for authentic and attentive representations of his subjects.

Contact: 
info@harmvandepoel.nl
+31 6 8205 4873.

Selected Exhibitions, Publications & Projects

2026

Book launch “Black Snow”
Publisher Lecturis, Design MainStudio.

Solo Exhibition — Black Snow, Verwey Museum Haarlem Investigative photographic project on industry, environment and public health.



Publication —Pf Magazine
Publication —De Volkskrant
Media Feature (video + article) — NOS / NH Nieuws
Publication — Focus Magazine (Black Snow)
Article — Oneindig Noord-Holland
Publication — Het Parool
Black Snow named “Best of the Week” by hetParool
Publication — De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2026
Book Publication — Black Snow, Lecturis (publisher), design by Mainstudio, June
Article — Haarlems Dagblad on Black Snow

2023
Exhibition — De Mens, Vissershallen, IJmuiden
Publication — De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2023

2022
Shortlisted — Belfast Photo Festival (Black Snow)
Exhibition — A&DS Photo, Langart Gallery, Amsterdam
Exhibition — Festival de l’Image, Stavelot, Belgium
Exhibition — Verhalen van Harculo, commissioned by Stichting De Stad Verbeeldt / Municipality of Zwolle
Exhibition — B-Side, Vissershallen, IJmuiden
Recipient — Pictoright Steunfonds Grant
TV Feature & Interview — NH Nieuws (Black Snow)
Online Exhibition — Waiting, Analog Forever Magazine

2021
Masterclass — Andrea Modica

2020
Publication — TANK Magazine with series Lama Hotel, London

2019–2020
Exhibition — Mind the Gap, Jan Maijenplein, Amsterdam

2019
Selected by Joanna Milter, The New Yorker for publication in Fotofilmic JRNL 3 — Landed Gentry

2017
Graduation Exhibition — Always Now, Loods 6, Amsterdam

2016
Photography and on-screen contribution to 2Doc documentary De Stakende Stad (about painter Jan Sierhuis)

2014–2017
Fotoacademie Amsterdam — Graduated cum laude