Boaz, 15 years old, Amsterdam. Already being photographed by Jasper Groen for 5 years. Known for choosing special clothes, but when photographed yesterday he was wearing old clothes because he was playing with his younger sister in a messy street. Fanatic in sports.
Bart, 18 years old, Venlo. Enthusiastic skater. Member of local scouts. Listen to Cranberries, Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Likes to draw and to edit photos in Photoshop.
Selina, 14 years old, Venlo. She likes to sing, draw and being creative. Ambition: a job in the music industry, as a singer or a producer. She listens to techno, dubstep, drum & bass and R&B.
Dylan, 12 years old, Amsterdam. Visiting the Affordable Art Fair. He likes to climb public spaces, a sport called ‘freerunning’ or ‘parcours’. Names Daft Punk as his favorite artists.
Wessel, 15 years old, Assendelft. Likes to change his style every now and than. Second model that posed twice for A Portrait For Breakfast, this time at home. A great drawer. Likes a lot of music, including The Dubliners, Elvis Presley and Guns N’ Roses.
Ruben, 22 years old, Amsterdam. Professional model and actor. Works frequently with Erwin Olaf for photography and film. Now creating an artwork on the internet.
Sofie, 13 years old, Amsterdam. Photographed after an auction at Christie’s. Her mother bought for 10.000 euro a numbered and signed print of a young Michael Jackson. Sofie likes the music of Jackson, as well as Alain Clark. She is defender in a football team.
Nadieh, 17 years old, Venlo. Has another hairstyle every month. She likes movies like Seven, Saw and The Beach. Her favorite television program is Temptation Island.
Tim, 18 years old, Venlo. Bass player from Upon the Faithful, a band that plays gospel, death metal and progressive. Influenced by Veil of Maya and Impending Doom. Plug in his ear has the size of 40 milimeter.
Laura, 19 years old, Kaatsheuvel. Wants to become a social worker. A right winged striker in a football team for ladies. Likes to listen to Eminem.
Joel, 17 years old, Amsterdam. Motto: Enjoy life. Likes punk music, including The Misfits and The New York Dolls. Not yet a clue about his future.
Roberto, 17 years old, Amsterdam. Into photography and riding BMX. Often visiting concerts, anywhere in the Netherlands and abroad. Saw Haribo Macht Kinder Froh a record of seven times. Has several piercings in his body. His hero: Mitch Lucker, singer from extrem metal band Suicide Silence.
Kariem, 18 years old, Amsterdam. Studies Japanese language in Leiden. His interest in the language and the culture is kind of a protest, because secondary school only teached him about European culture and he was fed up with this egoistic attitude. He also likes anime and Japanese music styles, including visual kei and J-rock. Favorite band: One OK Rock.
Jessy, 14 years old, Amsterdam. Vocals in the death metal band Hollywood Heezay. In future he wants to be a tattoo artist. Will give a huge party in Vondelpark to celebrate his 15th birthday in November.
Shanna, 12 years old, Amsterdam. Member of a fanfare, together with her mother. She plays horn and she particular likes to play pop songs. One of her favorite songs to play is ‘Hallelujah’ from Leonard Cohen.
Arjen, 18 years old, Rotterdam. Photographed is his new found student room. Studies at Willem de Kooning Academie, at the department ‘Lifestyle and design’. Just nominated to get his work presented in New York and Paris. Likes Mika and Armin van Buuren.
Michiel, 18 years old, Utrecht (met on the train from Amsterdam to Utrecht). Studies graphic design. Wants to work in a tattoo shop. Doesn’t have a tattoo himself, but draws them on a daily base. Favorite band: Beyond the Horizon, a metal band from Skopje, Macedonia, former republic of Yugoslavia.
Thomas, 13 years old, Amsterdam. Interested in a job in the game-industry. Thinks about designing a game with young, alternative characters (like punks or goths). Favorite game: Fall Out. Favorite punk band: The Exploited.
Selina, 15 years old, Amsterdam. About to start with singing lessons. Likes the christian rock band Skillet, but not for specifically the texts. Says her favorite movie is Finding Nemo.
Dereck, 24 years old, Amsterdam. Professional dancer from France. Specialised in contemporary dance. Photographed at home, just after waking up.
Tristan, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Likes Haribo Macht Kinder Froh, an upcoming Dutch band.
Nina, 15 years old, Amsterdam. Likes to draw, to photograph and to write poems. Wants to become a graphic designer and work in the world of advertisements. Favorite food ranges from donuts to sushi.
Zion, 11 years old, Venlo. Likes: his dog, school, playing football, watching football, Ronaldinho, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Ajax, playing drums, inline skating , Adidas, Nike and Playstation.
Nizar, 18 years old, Venlo. Used to have dreadlocks and emo-style-hair. Shaved his hair and started a new life as a student. Good in skateboarding. Likes Nirvana, 3 Doors Down and Black Sabbath.
Sven, 14 years old, Venlo. Likes to hang out on the streets and play football with friends. In future he is planning to work in the army and to serve during peace missions. He says he has no specific preference for music.
Sasha, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Wants to open a combination of a coffeeshop and a snackbar in the future, since ‘everybody wants to eat after some joints’. Likes dubstep house. Favorite band: Chase & Status.
Christy, 15 years old, Amsterdam. Likes to draw and to wants become a tattoo artist. Visited a concert of Welsh heavy metal band Bullet For My Valentine. Zodiac sign: Gemini.
Marc, 19 years old, and Ylinde, 18 years old, Amsterdam. In love since a several months, but this is their first photo together.Marc wants to become a producer of a tv-program, while Ylinde wants to write stories for music-magazines. Met each other while studying Journalism in Zwolle. Photographed before the BBYCKS -concert at the Melkweg.
Wessel, 15 years old, Amsterdam. Still in secondary school, but already specializing in graphic design. Lately designed some T-shirts for Dance For Life. Likes to draw people, from the face till – for example – a single finger only. Inspired by Canadian artist and art director Michael Shantz.
Ramon, 18 years old, Amsterdam. Gets educated as a designer and maker of fashion. Likes to sing, mostly in private, and is into streetdance.
Koen, 18 years old, Amsterdam. Even alternative people comment on his hair, Koen says. Still schooling, but wants to work in the IT-business. Listen to all kind of metal styles.
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