New zines available now!

Rolf Venema

18 Jan 2025 — 1 min read

Apologies for sending what basically amounts to an ad. I'll keep it short. As I hope you're aware, I'm an avid photographer. Looking at my work in 2024, I found three themes emerging: the countryside, the city and concerts.

Hence: Country/City/Concert. Three A6-sized zines, roughly 50 pages each with the best shots (in my humble opinion, of course) of each theme.

If you're interested in getting copies, please hit the 'shop' button up top or just click here.

A note on shipping costs: I'm aware they're high. I'm sorry. As I don't ship in bulk, I'm at the whim of the Dutch postal services. It's why my zines are as cheap as they are – I'm basically selling them at cost. Which is fine, since I'm not delusional enough to think I'm going to make money selling DIY zines.

The Year In Pixelated Music

It’s hard to determine what broke inside of me or when it broke, but for some reason I find experiencing live music most enjoyable if I’m photographing the artists. This illness does not seem to have a cure yet, and as such this year, too, I was photographing

The Year In Therapeutic Music

Greetings. ’T is the time for looking back, though frankly I’ve skipped a lot of the year-end lists. I’ve also not much of a stomach for creating one of my own, or at least one that pretends to be a ranking of musical quality. Having said that, I’

On the Perversion of Collecting Records

The record is a sweet circle, container of tones and delivery mechanism of sweet catharsis. Whether dulcet or harsh, slow or fast, soft or loud, this physical object is filled with ethereal emotions. In an age of untouchable music, the record is here to deliver the magic of sound emanating

Look Out For the New

Before we begin, a small reminder that I have zines for sale. Find them here. Any purchase is appreciated. The big tent was restless, its occupants aware of things that were, as of that moment, secrets to me. The air thick with anticipation – an eery sensation when its origin remains

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The Year In Pixelated Music

The Year In Therapeutic Music

On the Perversion of Collecting Records

Look Out For the New