Ruben van Schalm is a contemporary Dutch photographer. And known for his aesthetic of the male nude, usually working in series, he often focuses on the pristine beauty of man, but also on the fragility of nature that surrounds us."Born on May 12, 1988, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Van Schalm started working as a model and actor in 2008 for renowned Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. He developed a love for photography and started to create his vision in photography in 2012.
Van Schalm, Ruben
b, 1988, Rotterdam NL
Group Exhibitions
2023 Kahmann Krollmann Collection - Berlin
2023 Kunstrai - Amsterdam
2023 BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! - Australia
2023 Haute Photographie - Rotterdam
2022 The Future is here - Kahmann Gallery - Amsterdam
2021 Haute Photographie • Amsterdam • Museum square
2021 Haute Photographie • Rotterdam
2019 Gup New Talent 2020 - Amsterdam
2016 The Barbadian, X Bank, Amsterdam, NL
2013 London Boys, La Culture Tel Aviv, IL
BOOKS
Solo 2020
Paradise, Ruben van Schalm, 2020, publisher Komma,
Foreword by Erwin Olaf, Essay by Marth von Loeben ISBN 978-94-91525-91-9
Highlights
Paradise added to the research library Rijksmuseum collection - The Netherlands.
2023 - BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! - KEHRER VERLAG
2020 • New Dutch / Gup New Talen 2020 X Publishers
2020 • BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! - Mendo, TeNeues
Nominations
New Dutch / Gup New Photography Talent Award 2020