Joyce van Dijk

Joyce van Dijk heeft al vanaf haar 16e een ware passie voor fotografie. Met haar diploma’s grafische school en de kunstopleiding op zak, verhuisde ze in 2000 naar Londen om daar te werken als webdesigner. Al snel werd haar duidelijk dat ze haar grenzen wilden verleggen en het was eind maart 2006 dat ze naar Alice Springs vertrok, een klein afgelegen en zeer geïsoleerd dorpje midden in Centraal Australië waar de Aboriginals nog traditioneel leven in de National Parks en Communities rondom het dorp. Hier was het dat haar passie voor fotografie haar beroep werd. Door haar werk en grote respect voor de Aboriginal cultuur kreeg ze al snel een ‘skinname’ Nakkamarra (sister) van één van de elders van de Arrernte Tribe in Alice Springs. Hiermee kon ze veel voor de inheemse gemeenschap en inheemse overheid fotograferen. In 2016 nam Joyce naast de Nederlandse ook de Australische nationaliteit aan.

Joyce heeft 12 jaar lang succesvol een eigen fotografie eenmanszaak gerund voordat ze in juni 2018 het mooie Alice Springs achterliet om dichter bij haar familie in Nederland te kunnen zijn. Ze heeft verschillende prijzen gewonnen met haar werk, waaronder de internationale -, en de prestigieuze “The Australian Professional Photographer of the Year Award” en ze ontving tweevoudig de titel “The Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year” van Sony. In Alice Springs probeerde Joyce altijd haar relatie tot de Australische outback/natuur en Aboriginal cultuur vast te leggen in haar werk.
Momenteel heeft Joyce even een pauze om te kunnen rouwen om haar pas verloren vader (dec 2023). Wanneer ze weer professioneel aan de slag kan? Is moeilijk te voorspellen. Haart hart is gebroken bijna beyond repair.

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Verschillende awards die ze over de jaren gewonnen heeft:
– 2x Overall Australia Wide Winner : Australian Outdoor Photographer of the Year
– International Loupe Awards: 3x Bronze Awards – Wedding
– International Loupe Awards: 3x Bronze Awards – Landscape
– International Loupe Awards: 2x awards in section Wedding and Landscape
– Professional Photographer of the year award in Wedding
– International Loupe Awards: Wedding
– National Winner Sony Outdoor Landscape photographer, twice

HAAR FOTOGRAFIE CV vanaf 2007:

2022: Gepubliceerd 2x in de kalender van 2022 National Geographic

Gepubliceerd met fotos website De Gouden Helm Helenaveen
July 2020 vrijwilligers freelance werk/fotografie voor Het Weekblad voor Deurne en het Peelbelang
2016 Darwin Northern Territory, Australia
Got flown to the the north coast of the Northern Territory, Darwin to shoot a wedding.
2015 – 2018: R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine, Northern Territory Australia
Freelance photographer · Magazine photo producer/provider for various events in the Northern Territory
2015 – 2018: Government house Darwin, NT (Northern Territory), Australia
Freelance photographer · Photo producer/provider for various government projects and events in the Northern Territory. Head shots of local politicians and photographing for the Administrator(s) of the Northern Territory government house Darwin.
2014 – 2018 Tourism NT (NT is Northern Territory)
Freelance photographer.
Photographing the Tourism NT Awards nights and the Brolga Awards Nights for the Northern Territory Government dept. Tourism.
2015 – 2018: Voyages Kings Canyon Resort, Northern Territory Australia
Freelance Wedding photographer · Providing exclusive images of weddings at Kings Canyon Resort for couples wishing to tie the knot at the world’s nearly most secluded spot.
2014, 2015: Wedding shoots in Adelaide (2x), Melbourne (2x). Once at the very exclusive and prestigious world famous ”National Golf course in Melbourne” where tiger Woods played the world cup.
2012 – 2018: Northern Territory Housing, housing NT, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance photographer · Photographing the whereabouts of the Northern Territory Government’s expenditure being invested in providing a better quality of housing for local indigenous tribes. My images were/are being used for yearbooks, publications, advertisements, local publications as handouts and pamphlets to keep the minister of housing and indigenous affairs informed of their budget spendings etc.
2011 Wedding in New Hampshire, USA
Got flown to the the north east coast of USA to shoot a wedding.
2008 – 2018: Elders Real Estate Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Real Estate Photographer
Photographing houses varying from 2-bedrooms up to 1.4 million dollar estates for web and print use.
2008 to 2018: LJ Hooker Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Real Estate Photographer.
Photographing houses varying from 2-bedrooms up to 1.4 million dollar estates for web and print use.
2007 to 2017: Voyages Ayers Rock Resort, Ayers Rock Resort, Central Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Wedding Photographer
Providing exclusive images of weddings at Ayers Rock Resort and Longitude 131°. For couples to gain inspiration of secluded and exclusive locations throughout the Australian Outback, to tie the knot.
2007 to 2017: Australian traveler magazine, Australia Wide
Freelance Photographer/Creative wedding photographer · 
Providing exclusive images of weddings at Ayers Rock Resort for publication in Australian Traveller Magazine. For readers to gain inspiration for secluded and exclusive locations throughout the Australian Outback, to tie the knot.
2007 to 2018: The Administrator of the Northern Territory
Government House Darwin, Northern Territory Australia

Providing professional photography for the Administrator(s) of the Northern Territory. The knighthood of mr Kilgarif for his life long work and passionate contributions to St. John’s Ambulance. And investitures of people being honoured in the name of Queen Elizabeth of England. This for their outstanding contribution to the Alice Springs’ and Northern Territory’s society.
2007 to 2017: Alice Springs Town Council, Alice Springs, Northern Territory , Australia
Freelance photographer.
Mainly providing advertising style photos of the executives of the Alice Springs Town Council.
Providing photography for Citizenship Ceremonies.
2015 – 2017: Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine, Alice Springs and Ayers Rock Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Photo provider · Providing content / images for their magazine.
2011, Wedding shoot in New Hampshire USA.
Published in NH Magazine.
2016: Scoop NT, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance photographer. Photographing their new housing and commercial projects for internal and external use.
BBC UK
Freelance Photographer. Photographing Kangaroo Dundee to support the documentary shown on BBC 1. These images were also used in print / newspapers to highlight the upcoming documentary.
2012ZUMBA USA
Freelance Photographer.
Documenting a 3 days tour throughout the Northern Territory. This for ZUMBA Founder and Instructor Beto Perez, to document dance styles of local Aboriginal Tribes to implement these into his new ZUMBA Routines.
ANZ Bank
Freelance Photographer. Photographing a 3 days 4.3 milion dollar event.
The Australian News Paper, Sydney, Australia
Freelance Photographer, providing newsworthy images for their paper.
Double Tree By Hilton, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Photographer, providing professional photography for their hotel rooms for publication online and in print.
Alice In the Territory Hotel, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Freelance Photographer, providing professional photography for their hotel rooms for publication online and in print.
AAT KINGS https://www.aatkings.com/
Freelance Photographer. Providing commercial images of local (NT wide) sight seeing hotspots, for printed and online publications. I.e. : Palm Valley Tour.
AANT
TCA, Tourism Central Australia
Freelance Photographer.
Photographing the Tourism Central Australia Awards Nights.
Chamber of Commerce Central Australia
NTAShttps://ntas.com.au/
Freelance Photographer, Providing aerial and non aerial photography for commercial use on website and for printed material.
St. Vinnies Org. Alice Springs, Northern territory, Australia
Freelance Photographer, providing professional photography for their hotel rooms for publication online and in print.

etc etc
Verschillende publicaties van mijn werk in magazines etc.
– Gepubliceerd in cosmopolitan Bride Magazine Australia
– Gepubliceerd in the Who Magazine Australia
– Gepubliceerd  in the RM Williams Outback Magazine Australia (twice) and once online in 2020
– Gepubliceerd  in the Australian news paper
– Gepubliceerd in NT news krant Darwin (Australia)
– Gepubliceerd  in de Locale krant (Alice Springs Australia)
– Gepubliceerd in on the Tourism NT Australia website
– Gepubliceerd  in Australian Traveller magazine al dé Outback wedding photographer van dat jaar
– Gepubliceerd  in verschillende Australische magazines
– Gepublieerd op Time Square N.Y. op het Kodak Billboard
– Gepubliceerd door de BBC UK
– Gepubliceerd door Zumba USA
– Gepubliceerd in een USA New Hampshire Wedding Magazine met een paar trouwfotos die ik daar geschoten heb
– Gepubliceerd  door zowel elke krant in de UK met mijn Kangaroo Dundee fotos