C l a i r e d r o p p e r t
I am Claire Droppert, a Photographer and Visual Artist based in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Also known on Instagram as @claireonline with over 335k followers.
The trademark in my work focuses on serenity, simplicity and silence. I have a fascination for remote places and desolate landscapes and my aim is to capture the essence of natural elements in a unique way. My focus on minimalistic subjects combined with my unique editing style results in a signature of images that have a dreamy, ethereal look. Within my work, I would like to leave a positive, emotional impact that inspires others.
My work has been exhibited in national- and international exhibitions in New York, Paris, Brussels and Rotterdam and has been featured in publications and international media sites including The Huffington Post, Wired, ABCNews, Lightroom, Gizmodo, This is Colossal, Fastcodesign, Design You Trust, Fubiz, Crispme, Bloginity, Bored Panda, Photographyblogger, Apple and Ellen DeGeneres.
I also have had the honour of creating commissioned work for brands that include Adobe, Canon, Strongbow and BMW. Find more information about my commissions here.
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Exhibitions
2023/2024 - Oklahoma Science Museum ‘Frameless’ Exhibition
02/2022 - Vellum LA -NFT Exhibition Wyoming ‘This Unearthly World’
07/2020 - International photo exposition ’New Beginnings’ (interview)
10/2019 - Open air photo exposition ‘L’aire des Espaces’ La Defense, Paris, FR
08/2019 - Digital exhibition Swiss Art Expo festival, Zürich, SWISS
08/2017 - Synergie ‘De Inspirerende 40’ - Werkspoorkathedraal, Utrecht, NL
03/2016 - Tasting Art Giro Edition - Alicia Winters Galerie, Arnhem, NL
01/2016 - Tasting Art Amsterdam - De Merkenwinkel, Amsterdam, NL
03/2014 - Lungo EXPO/3 works - ‘Rotterdam Vibes’, Rotterdam, NL
03/2014 - SpotUart/launch event - Place du Châtelain, Brussels, BE
03/2013 - Lungo EXPO/Shootershots UPC -Rotterdam, NL
02/2013 - MPA Soho Gallery for Digital Art -New york city, USA
05/2013 - Electric tape I digital film - BC “Alliance”, Tyumen, Russia
12/2009 - Open air photo exposition - ‘Still Moving’, Rotterdam, NL
Awards
2021 - IPPA (14th Annual iPhone Photography Awards)
1x 1st place, category Sunset
2020 - International Photo Awards
1x honourable mention, in the category One Shot / Movement photo contest
1x honourable mention, in the category One Shot / Movement photo contest
2020 - Behance
Featured on Lightroom gallery: Dutch Silence II /
Silence #shotonIphone / Dutch Rebels
Featured on Behance gallery: Dutch Rebels / Frozen Silence II
Featured on Photography Served: Tropical Silence series /
Silence #shotonIphone / Flower Power series / Dutch Silence I
2019 - International Photo Awards
1x honourable mention Pro, in the category Fine art: Abstract
+ IPA Annual Book of Photography 2019
2019 - Minimalist Photography Awards
1x honourable mention, in the category landscape + Annual book 2019
2019 - Behance
Featured on Wacom gallery: Gravity Sand Creatures II
Featured on Behance gallery: Gravity Sand Creatures II
Featured on Photography Gallery: Dutch Silence I
Featured on Behance gallery: Dutch Silence II
Featured on Behance gallery: Cloudscapes Series
2018 - Ireland Tourism Press Awards
Blog Award
2016 - Behance
2x Featured on Photography Served
2014 - Behance
Featured on Wacom Gallery
2x Featured on Behance Gallery
Featured on Photography Served
2013 - IPPA (6th Annual iPhone Photography Awards)
2x 2nd place, category seasons and still life
1x 3rd place, category landscape
1x honourable mention, in the category travel
2013 - MPA (mobile photo awards)
2x honourable mentions, category children
2012 - IPPA (5th Annual iPhone Photography Awards)
1x 2nd place, category landscape
1x 3rd place, category children
3x honourable mentions, three categories
Selection of publications and interviews
04/2023 - Publication of my work in Harvard Business Review Magazine
04/2023 - Featured on Photographize on capturing Sounds of Silence
03/2023 - My ‘Bird Creatures‘ series' featured on The Inspiration Grid
03/2023 - Interviewed by Kamera Express about my nature Photography
01/2023 - Interview about travel Photography in Algemeen Dagblad
06/2022 - TV appearance, guest judge for ‘Het Perfecte Plaatje’ on RTL 4
09/2021 - Starlings video published by Apple on Instagram
05/2021 - Starlings video published by Ellen Degeneres on Instagram
03/2021 - Beautiful Destinations, starlings video published on Instagram
03/2021 - Starlings video published in a news article in Algemeen Dagblad
02/2021 - Article on De Vooravond - BNN Vara the story behind my images
02/2021 - Aries Mond, the cover of his new album ‘Gaps and Shortcuts’
02/2021 - An interview with Masters Expo Gallery about my fine artworks
09/2020 - Online feature of my Sand Creatures project on Collateral
05/2020 - Interview and outdoor tips with Bever, my Nature Photography
02/2020 - An interview with Iceland Photo Tours, about my photography
02/2020 - Online article on Phoblographer about my Frozen Silence series
10/2019 - De Wereld Draait Door about my Dutch Silence series
10/2019 - Online feature about my Gravity Project by Beware Magazine
09/2019 - Creatures created by tossing sand up in the air: Boing Boing
08/2019 - The Photo Argus feature about my Gravity Photography Project
07/2019 - My Modern Met Billowing Beauty of Shape-Shifting Storm Clouds
07/2019 - Wild Creatures emerge from thrown sand in photographs, by Colossal
07/2019 - Interview Bever Outdoor, blog about outdoor photography
07/2019 - The Magical Netherlands, featuring ‘Dutch Silence II’ by Fubiz
07/2019 - Design You Trust article on the Sand creatures II series
06/2019 - The Sounds of Silence, feature by Designyoutrust
07/2018 - Online mag Mooiwatbloemendoen, interview Gravity Flower Power
07/2018 - Adobe Creative Connection Blog about my Silence & Editing Tips
07/2018 - Online interview Werkaandemuur.nl ‘The Instagram Influencer’
06/2018 - Online article IXXI, in which I give tips about Travel Photography
06/2018 - Adobe Lightroom article about my editing tips
12/2017 - Interview about ‘Silence’ by Sony World Photography Awards
12/2017 - Book Rotterdams Eerbetoon, my images of Silence in the city
05/2017 - Dutch online article about the Flower Power series on Buitenleven.nl
05/2017 - How to take amazing summer travel photos for The Guardian
04/2017 - My 'Flower Power' series featured on Bored Panda
04/2017 - Interview about my 'Silence world' on Ixxidesign
02/2017 - Artikel in Zin magazine: Bevroren in tijd.
02/2017 - Interviewed by PF magazine: Instagram as a marketing tool
01/2017 - Interviewed by Photospecialist about my smartphone photography
11/2016 - Interview about my 2nd Silence series on The Inspiration Grid
06/2016 - Design You Trust article about Ireland’s Essence
04/2016 - Article about Sand Creatures on International Photomag.com
03/2016 - Fubiz about my Gravity Flower Power series
01/2016 - Get Inspired magazine issue 32 spread publication (print)
12/2015 - AvroTros Fotografiewedstrijd Instagram mention
12/2015 - Flair magazine issue 50, publication and interview (print)
05/2015 - Flair magazine issue 24, publication and interview (print)
01/2015 - Online publication Uncoated about my Sand Creatures series
01/2015 - Chip foto Magazine, issue 01, publication (print)
01/2015 - F11 Magazine issue 39, 11 pages publication (print)
10/2014 - Chip foto Magazine issue 81, spread publication (print)
08/2014 - PF magazine issue 44, the publication (print)
08/2014 - Villamedia Magazine
07/2014 - Photography blogger article Dutch Mountains & Silence series
06/2014 - ABC News article about my Sand Creatures I series
05/2014 - Algemeen Dagblad, interview
05/2014 - Huffington Post article about my Sand Creatures I series
05/2014 - Wired article about my Sand Creatures I series
04/2014 - Get Inspired magazine issue 20, publications
03/2014 - Collateral article about my Sand Creatures
03/2014 - FastcoDesign article about my Sand creatures I series
03/2014 - Gizmodo article about my Sand Creatures I series
03/2014 - Colossal article about my Sand Creatures I series
02/2014 - Margriet XL magazine 8, interview and publications (print)
07/2013 - Crispme.com article about my Dutch Mountains series
06/2013 - Margriet magazine 27, publication (print)
05/2013 - Instaphotographers annual, interview and publication (book)
02/2013 - Bloginity article about my first Silence series
12/2012 - Discovery magazine issue 2, spread photo publication (print)
07/2011 - Urban Photo Collective’s annual ‘Five’4x publications (book)