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BIOGRAPHY
Dutch photographer Benny van der Plank started his career in urban planning. He has worked for the City of Amsterdam for more than 15 years, first as a project manager in urban development and in recent years as a project manager in arts and culture in the North district. He also studied at the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. His work has been exhibited at the Rotterdam Photo festival and the London Photo Show, among several other exhibitions worldwide. He has won several awards and honors, including GUP New Talent 2022 and FRESH EYES European Talent 2021. He is winner of the Berlin Photo Week 'Future'  Challenge 2021, and the 'State of the World 2022' prize of The Prix de la Photographie Paris. 
For the series Aftermath Hong Kong Protests (Hong Kong, 2019) he photographed the consequences of the protests in Hong Kong at the end of 2019. By then, clashes between police and protesters had become more frequent and increasingly violent, leaving an open wound on the daily lives of Hong Kong’s citizens. The series was on display worldwide at various exhibitions, including Rotterdam Photo 2022, London Photo Show 2022, Sarajevo Photography Festival 2022, and Prix de la Photographie Paris 2022.
AWARDS​​​​​​​
2026 Finalist Dublin Street Photography Festival
2022 GUP New Talent
2022 Winner 'State of the World' Prix de la Photographie Paris
2022 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards
2022 Finalist Sarajevo Photography Award
2021 FRESH EYES European Talent
2021 Winner 'Future' Challenge SAP x Berlin Photo Week