The intention of this website:
RobsPlace Online Gallery is the personal photosite of Rob Sloot, The Netherlands. The intention of this site is mainly showing you my photo's in the Gallery and right here to give you some personal information.
Photographic experience (overview):
Started taking pictures more serious early 1980. Got several acceptances at home and abroad, stopped photographing almost completely due to starting a business in 1990. As from 1990 almost only being at work in an organizing way.
Most important activities:
President Photoclub Enkhuizen De Streek until 1982;
Member of Photoclub Heerhugowaard ever since 1982;
Started developing computer program to administer the judging of international slide circuits/salons, as there is Tribute To Colour and later the Holland International Image Circuit with 5 International Salons ever since 1984;
Member of the I.S.F. (Image Without Frontier) since 2001, A.ISF since March 2006;
Setting up and maintaining the website of the Federation of the Netherlands Fotobond B.N.A.F.V. until mid 2004;
Active together with others at the organization of the 23rd FIAP Congress held in the Netherlands in 1993;
Chairman of the International Image Salon Tribute To Colour since 1994;
Ever since 1998 co-founder and member of the Board of the Foundation Holland Circuit;
Managed the judging of the Europa Cup on request of I.S.F. in 1998;
February 2005: invited by the Chinese Photographers Association and recommended by the I.S.F. for the event "Tibet from eyes of Chinese and foreign famous photographers";
Honorary member of the Netherlands Fotobond B.N.A.F.V. since April 2005 (FLV);
September 2005: reception by the Ambassador of China, the Hague, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Tibetan Autonomous Region featuring the photo exhibition "Tibet in the Eyes of Foreign Photographers";
September 2006: invitation of the Chinese Photographers Association to participate in the event "Lishui from eyes of Chinese and foreign famous photographers";
February 2007: ended membership of I.S.F. due to ignoring official made agreements as well as indecent management by the board;
September 2007: invitation of the Chinese Photographers Association and the Qinzhou Municipal Government to participate in the photo event "BeibuGulf -Qinzhou in the eyes of Chinese and foreign famous photographers";
September 2007: one of the founders and appointed to the post of Secretary-General of United Photographers International U.P.I.;
October-December 2007: developing new computer program to administer the judging of international digital circuits/salons, as there is the Holland International Image Circuit with 5 International Salons;
July 2008: resigned from the Board of the Foundation Holland Circuit as well as the function of chairman of the International Image Salon Tribute To Colour;
December 2008: resigned as Secretary-General from United Photographers International U.P.I.;
April 2009: U.P.I.-representative for the Netherlands by special request.
Exhibitions a.o. (together with other photographers):
Photoclub Enkhuizen De Streek;
Heiloo: De Zevensprong;
Photoclub Heerhugowaard;
Rijen: FIAP-group;
Beijing, Augustus 2005: Tibet in the Eyes of Foreign Photographers;
The Hague, September 2005, Embassy of China: Tibet in the Eyes of Foreign Photographers;
Lhasa, Tibet, August 28, 2008 to September 3, 2008: The most beautiful place in the world---Himalayas Photo Exhibition;
September 15, 2008: China-Chengde 2nd International Photographic Exhibition;
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from August 19 to September 5, 2009: international exhibition "Say, cheescake..." to mark the 170th Anniversary of Photography in the world.
The future:
The future is an uncertain factor for everybody. Thinking in terms of the best, and why shouldn't we, I do hope to shoot a lot of beautiful pictures in the near future.
The results I whish to show you on this website. Therefor you're invited to come back at any time.