Olaf, 15 years old. Graffiti artist. Visits (illegal) tekno parties. Tekno is an underground music style that is often compared with hardcore because of the beats per minutes. Favorite DJ: Hidden. Wants to be an airplane technician in the future.
Wessel, 15 years old, Assendelft. When photographed for the first time for this project Wessel made T-shirt designs for fun. Next month international clothing brands will start selling T-shirts with his drawings.
Jedidja, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Started to teach herself how to play bass guitar 1,5 year ago. Only person to be photographed 5 times during this project.
Volker, 21 years old, Amsterdam. Appeared twice before on A Portrait For Breakfast. A photographer and a musician.
Fabian, 18 years old, Amsterdam. Guitar player in the streets, together with a Scottish friend. Mostly self written and improvised songs, which are a combination of jazz, blues and folk. A future psychologist.
Nina, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Swims and rides horses. Wants to become a judge. Likes to listen to Shakira.
Dennis, 16 years old. Bike rider on a trail with his BMX. Online radio maker and presenter. He usually plays punk, metal and rock music. Favorite band: Escape the Fate.
Samantha, 14 years old. Gymnast. Specialized in the Floor Exercise. Wants to become an actress, preferably in musicals or movies like ‘Afblijven’ (based on a Dutch book from writer Carry Slee). Listens to rap and hip hop.
Vincent, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Drummer of the infamous punk band Waardeloos. Gave hunderds of gigs already, in obscure clubs and on known and unknown festivals around the country. Acted in several television programs of the progressive Dutch tv-association VPRO.
Luca, 14 years old, Amsterdam. Interested in photography, mainly of urban life and people. Also into inventing special gadgets on his clothes, like his self constructed Lego-heart on his chest. Educated on Media College.
Mehdi, 14 years old, Amsterdam. Skateboarder. Favorite move: front flip. Likes to listen to dubsteb and the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future. If he can’t become a professional skater he wants to be a controller at the airport.
Alex, 13 years old, Heesch. Professional model. Appeared in lots of advertisements and promoted several clothes brands on the catwalk. Likes mathematics and watching anime.
Melissa, 14 years old, Heesch. Model for fashion, commercials and catwalk. Wants to become an actress. Also learning how to sing. Listens to Jason Mraz.
Milo, 12 years old, Amsterdam. Cricket player since last season, trained by Dutch internationals at VRA Cricket Amsterdam. Started to like the sport when he visited a cricket match in England. Also plays the tunes of Fawlty Towers and Harry Potter on the piano. Good in mathematics.
Fiorella, 17 years old, Amsterdam. Likes Katy Perry and Bruno Mars. Wants to become an actress. Mention horror and drama as her favorite genres. Best movies in these genres, according to her: Unborn and Titanic.
Dante, 10 years old, Amsterdam. Inspired by his grandfather to become a businessman in the future, although he also likes to get a job as a lawyer. Saxophone player. Also into football and hockey.
Brian, 17 years old, Amsterdam. Admitted to art academy St. Joost, Breda (NL). Inspired by Hedi Slimane and the Dutch photographers Erwin Olaf and David Koppelaar (previously portrayed for this project here). Works on a series of photographs about the seven sins. Also a hiphop dancer.
Bill, 16 years old, Amsterdam. Just finished his exams. Tries to form a band that plays ska and reggae, in the footsteps of The Skatalites. Also interested in the rastafari movement. Vegetarian.
Vlad, 18 years old, Amsterdam. Writes scripts for movies he wants to direct in the near future. His motto: Making films is like conjuring. It’s about playing with the viewers mind. Favorite movies: Lord of the Rings and The Island. Likes to play instruments, no matter which one.
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