Jeroen Kramer was born in the Netherlands in 1967 and grew up in Amsterdam. He moved to France at the age of 19 and studied French literature and attended classes at the art faculty.
In 2000 he started working in the Middle East as a documentary photographer. At first based in Syria, he has since moved to Lebanon. Kramers documentary work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, The New York Times and Vanity Fair amongst others covering subjects in the Middle East, Africa, Afghanistan, Burma and the Philippines. His images have featured in a number of exhibitions, including Noorderlicht's Nazar and Act of Faith, FotoFest USA's 2005 exhibition, the exhibit La Vita Nuda at Milan's 2008 Triennale. In 2009 a retrospective of his documentary work came out in the book titled room 103. The work was exhibited at the New York photo festival in 2010 where it won an award and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome.The book was also awarded in the Netherlands by the arts foundation. Dutch public television started making a documentary about his work and life. The television crew followed him during 3 years. The full feature documentary will be broadcasting accompanying his solo show in the Museum of photography of Amsterdam.
Charity selected: Lebanese Red Cross