Erik Vroons - BUP Book Award Juror
photo by Kees Rijken
Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands | independent editor, writer and agent | Editor-at-Large for GUP, the international platform for creative contemporary photography, and Chief Editor for the print edition of GUP Magazine | actively involved with the production of, and the selection procedure for, the annual catalog GUP New and its European edition, Fresh Eyes (since 2012) | initiates collaborations with emerging artists in the form of group shows at festivals and galleries around the world, while also being active as a freelance author (with longterm commitments to organisations such as LensCulture and World Press Photo), educator, and curator in the realm of the visual arts | holds an MA in Photographic Studies (University Leiden) and an MA in Media Studies (University of Amsterdam).