METROPOLIS
BY WALL DONE, 19/08/2010
Martin Roemers (b.1962, The Netherlands) received his formal training in photography at the Academy of Arts in Enschede (The Netherlands). He has worked in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Mexico, Eritrea, Ruanda, Syria, India etc. The themes of Martin Roemers vary from the final days of production of the Trabant, the car symbol of the DDR, to portraits of people who were blinded as a result of World War II in “The Eyes of War”, and the deserted and guilty landscape of the Cold War in “Relics of the Cold War”. With his portraits of World War II veterans, he won a prize in World Press Photo 2006. A book of the project: ‘The Never-Ending War’, was published by QV publishers, The Netherlands. He is represented by Panos Pictures in the UK and Laif in Germany.
All images © Martin Roemers
