Images have the same effect to me as the way music has. It can hit me without knowing what it was. I am a lousy musician but a great observer. It's what I do. Unveiling what is behind an image is what I find interesting. It takes both distance as closeness to do so. I love the challenges of commissioned assignments. It is a valuable counterpart of my personal work. In both I search for the same thing: People in their everyday behaviour. How we relate to each other, how we stand out, but mostly how we are alike.

Personal work: www.nielsstomps.nl 

Born: 13-01-1974 Driebergen-Rijsenberg, The Netherlands
Education: HKU, University of Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands and a Master degree in Photography at ST Joost, Breda, The Netherlands

Client list: ABN AMRO / Action / Aegon / AKZO Nobel / Aluin Theater Group Utrecht / Amnesty International / ANWB / ASM / Avans Hogeschool / Bambie / Bambix / Ben / C&A / Chrysler / CNN / De Correspondent / Cultuurnetwerk Nederland / Dodge / DONG Energy / Douwe Egberts / E-fiber / Essent / EyeOpen / Famous Grouse / Fast Company / Festival aan de Werf / Festival van de Oude Muziek / Fortis Bank / Heineken / HEMA / Hogeschool Utrecht / Holland Casino / HVU / ING Bank / Julidans / KLM / KPN / Liander / Mars / Maxeda / Mondo Leone / Nederlands Architectuur Instituut / NEW DAWN / NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE / Nike / NRC NEXT / Nuon / ONVZ Verzekeraars / Onze wereld / Opzij / Paradiso / Photogrist Photo Magazine / Postbank / Post NL / Praxis / Progris / ROC / Schiphol / Simyo / Slachtofferhulp / SLO Rotterdam / Smart Business Centre / Stivoro / TIO / T-Mobile / Travel Essence / UPC / Van Harte & Lingsma / Vendex / Videoland / Vintura / Volkskrant / VPRO / Vrede van Utrecht / Wired / de Zellingen / Ziggo