Patricia Steur did not shoot standard pictures and as a young photographer made a name for herself when her male colleagues - who first wouldn't take her seriously - did not. International rock stars asked her to tour with them, she helped lift the taboo on the tattoo, became a glamour photographer and captured indigenous peoples.
Patricia's dream came true when a Maori tribe in New Zealand opened up to her. Over 25,000 people visited her exhibition at the Maritime Museum. Now she was also taken seriously in the art world. Her goal was to give oppressed people a voice which she still does.
After a forty-year career, ten books, several awards and countless exhibitions at home and abroad, Patricia looks back in 'Hungry eyes'. The publication consists of two books: a photo book and a textbook because Patricia doesn’t just have many photos to her name, she also has plenty to tell. From drinking tea with life-threatening head-hunters in the jungle to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers sleeping in her living room. Patricia has been through a lot in her career. Her friends Patty Brard, Barry Hay, Henk Schiffmacher, Manuëla Kemp, Govert de Roos, Marion Lipschits, Liesbeth Steur and Apollonia van Ravenstein also reminisce.
The collectors edition of ‘Hungry eyes’ comes in a edition of 30 copies. The photobook and the textbook, together with three beautiful photos by Patricia Steur, are placed in a luxury box.
