Serge van Neck Photography, LLC

P.O. Box 77 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota 57101

Summary

Fine art and freelance photographer specializing in street, architecture, landscape, event, documentary, and authentic portrait photography.

Artist Biography

Serge van Neck is a fine art photographer focused on urban and rural landscapes. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Serge spent most of his adult life in the Phoenix, Arizona area, where in 2014 he started photography as a serious hobby. In 2018 he moved to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota where he was inspired to photograph the landscape as well as rural life. He later became a member of Professional Photographers of America and earned his CPP certification in 2021. Since moving to Sioux Falls in 2021, Serge has immersed himself in street photography, using digital as well as analog media. One of his favorite photo spots is the downtown area, but he also enjoys photographing his own historic neighborhood as well as the various parks in and around the city.

Artist statement

One World. Many Lenses.℠

I believe that the earth is a single homeland for all of humanity, and that the diversity of the human race is a cause for celebration, not conflict. That diversity is not only expressed in different nationalities, ethnicities, cultures and languages, but also in different world views and perspectives. Everyone perceives the world through their own “lens”. In the same way, the photographer captures not what is objectively there, but rather what the camera lens perceives. And of course, a photographer can never have too many lenses!

Website & social media

Professional memberships & certifications

  • Professional Photographers of America, 2019

    • Certified Professional Photographer, 2021

  • Startup Sioux Falls, 2022

Professional clients

  • Brookings Register

  • High Country News

  • Human Rights Commission of Brookings, South Dakota

  • Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls Simplified

Artistic and technical skills

  • Wedding, group and portrait photography using DSLR and mirrorless cameras

  • Natural light, on-camera and off-camera lighting

  • Documentary and street photography

  • Landscape and astrophotography

  • Architecture and real estate photography

  • Event photography

  • Authentic portraiture

  • 35mm and medium format film photography

  • Film developing and negative scanning

  • Photo editing using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Capture One Pro

Publications

Juried and special exhibitions

  • Green Acre Baha’i School, “Just, Diverse, United – The Destiny of America” (December 2000)

  • Augustana University Center for Western Studies, “Stallions and Mares—Legends of the Plains”, juried by Augustana Center for Western Studies’ Art Committee (July–November 2022)

  • ArtLink exhibition Fort Wayne, “Nocturne”, juried by John Hrehov. https://www.artlinkfw.org/nocturne (September-November 2022)

  • Green Acre Baha’i School, “Creative Power of Unity” (November 2022–May 2023)

  • Brookings Art Council, 45th Annual Photography Exhibition, January 25–February 18, 2024

  • Serendipity Studio, “Meet the Parents: Art of Moms & Dads”, Honorable Mention, April 27–May 18, 2024

  • July 30–August 31, 2024: Guest artist at Eastbank Art Gallery, show titled “Serge van Neck: One World, Many Lenses.”

Other group exhibitions and art shows

  • Art in The Lot at ICON event hall (August 2022)

  • Falls Art Market at BronzeAge Art Casting (August 2022)

  • “Hot Dog! Art Show” at Third Eye Gallery in collaboration with Sioux Falls Humane Society (August 2023)

  • Art Collective at Washington Pavilion (August 2023, December 2023, July 2024)

  • BronzeArt Fire + Ice (December 2023)