Jan de Boer
Tell me a bit about yourself (Name, Date of Birth, Background education, and When did you join Corepics?
My name is Jan de Boer, I was born on the 25 February 1992 and I have joined Corepics in 2011.
Who is your role model?
I don’t really have a role model; when i notice characteristic I like in someone, i try to remember that characteristic and I then live up to an overall image that is composed out of those characteristics.
What do you do with your spare time?
I’m a man of hobbies, i have so many of them that and i enjoy them so much that … . Kitesurfing is the one that i enjoy the most of all and if the wind blows i will probably be at or on my way to the beach. besides kitesurfing, i like to ride the bike once in a while, take a stroll with my camera, play the saxophone, draw, build my own surfboards, compose my own bikes, ice skates, skis, sail and probably even more that i have forgotten to mention.
What are your 3 favourite bands?
I don’t have three favourite bands because my favorite band changes about once a week. However, the Red Hot Chili Peppers keep on coming back on a regular basis so I guess I can safely give them one of the three spots. The second spot would probably belong to Buddy Tate and Claude Hopkins (small chance you know them) because the first jazz album i owned was theirs and they made me appreciate jazz for the first time in my life. The Beatles definately deserve the third spot; I have listened to that music so much when i was little that it has a lot of nostalgic value to me.
What is your role within Corepics?
Within Corepics, I am in charge of the organisation of the shoots, the creative process around the shoots and I archive the meetings
Where does Corepics stand in 10 years time?
10 years is still far away and a lot can change in such a time span. maybe we have grown into an extremely large company with hundreds of people making photos for stock, but we might as well have discovered a much more lucrative business and leave the stock world.
Which are your three favorite photos of the Corepics Collection?
If you would like to change one thing in the photo-stock industry, what would it be?
I would demand a better treatment of the contributors from the agencies
