Mini exhibition Animalia Amsterdam: Animal Portraits
Until June 28, 2026Looking at her photographs, you would almost think the pets were paid models! That is the magic of photographer Isabella Rozendaal. Admire a mini exhibition featuring a selection of her animal portraits in the Green Salon of the Museum of the Canals until June 28, 2026.
Amsterdam pets in the spotlight
For her project Animalia Amsterdam, Isabella Rozendaal (Amsterdam, 1983) was commissioned by the Amsterdam City Archives to photograph more than a hundred Amsterdam pets. This collection of portraits of dogs, cats, birds, horses, mini-pigs, giant snails, and other exotic animals was published in 2017 in the photo book Animalia Amsterdam: Animal Portraits.
Since then, Het Parool has published one of Rozendaal’s animal portraits as a full page every week. From the very first publication, Amsterdammers from all parts of the city have signed up their animals for a portrait, making the project a unique, long-term collaboration between the animal, the Amsterdammer, the newspaper, and the photographer.
