• Debaltsevo, Where Are You?

    What does it mean when you have roots in different countries? What are the stories that are known and what is there to find out? Debaltsevo, Where Are You? is a personal story about the fascinating and elusive search for your heritage. Photographer Karine Zenja Versluis started her own quest in 2013 when she decided to explore her family history in the city of Debaltseve, Donbas, Ukraine. The place where her grandmother was born. Along the way, for more than ten years, everything went differently than expected. The quest became the common thread in the story. 

    “A beautifully, sensitive and personal account of a search for her roots.” (Rianne van Dijck)
    –NRC

    Top 10 Best Photobooks NRC 2023
    Top 10 Most beautiful photobooks de Volkskrant 2023
    Les Rencontres D’Arles PhotoText-Book Award 2023 (shortlist)
    Selected for The Best Dutch Book Designs 2023

    Concept, photography an text Karine Zenja Versluis
    Archive photos Dick Versluis
    Design Jeremy Jansen
    Pages 148
    Dimension 17 x 24 cm
    Language English
    (with online Dutch and Ukrainian translation)
    Publisher The Eriskay Connection
    ISBN 9789492051912
    Edition 750
    Year 2023
    Amount € 35,00
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  • Staphorst

    Staphorst is a book about Karine’s hometown. Staphorst is one of the last villages in The Netherlands where you still can see people in traditional clothing and culture, but the village is now changing. The younger generation no longer wants to live according to the traditional lifestyle. STAPHORST is a personal portrait of people in a changing village.

    "Beautiful, playful and intimate" (Merel Bem) – DE VOLKSKRANT

    Concept, photography and text Karine Versluis
    Archive photos Dick Versluis
    Design Rémi Bouwer
    Introduction Martijn van de Griendt
    Pages 64
    Dimension16 x 24 cm
    Language Dutch
    Publisher Karine Versluis in collaboration with Historical Foundation Staphorst
    ISBN 9789081187718
    Edition 2300 
    Year 2007
    Amount €17,50
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  • Enkeltje Schiphol / One-Way to Schiphol Airport

    A book about young people from the Antillean island Curaçao who leave their families and come to the Netherlands to study. Karine Versluis followed some of them in their daily lives for about two years in both Curaçao and in the Netherlands. Enkeltje Schiphol is a portrait of an era. A personal story about young people from different backgrounds who all are trying to find their way in Dutch society.

    “The work of Karine Versluis is particularly mature and accomplished. She managed to infiltrate a group of teenagers in the Dutch Antillean Islands. Her combination of portraits and still life makes this intimate project powerful and captivating.” (Caroline Niémant)
    –PEEPING TOM PROJECT

    Concept, photography and text Karine Versluis
    Design Rémi Bouwer
    Introduction Francio Guadeloupe
    Pages 152
    Dimension 17 × 23 cm
    Language English, Dutch, Papiamentu, Spanish
    Publisher Karine Versluis
    ISBN 9789081187718
    Edition 1500
    Year 2010
    Amount €24,50
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