From 14 April to 9 July 2017, the Jan van der Togt Museum presented the first museum retrospective by art photographer Micky Hoogendijk. The exhibition "Through the Eyes of Others" offered an overview of portraits that reflected the vulnerability and hidden beauty of people. At the same time, her first photo album of the same name was launched.

Micky Hoogendijk received a camera from her mother in 2009. From that time on Micky started a continuous search for people and cultures with a special story. A search for freedom to be who you want to be. Looking through the eyes of another creates an atmosphere in which exchange of knowledge and experience can take place.

The work of Micky Hoogendijk is usually based on a meeting, dream or subject that results in an explosion of ideas. Recurring themes are religion, society, androgyny and mythology. Her powerful, iconic photos make the viewer think; especially with the mystical images under water.

Micky Hoogendijk (1970) comes from an art family and developed a strong sense of creativity and aesthetics at an early age. Hoogendijk was business partner of artist Rob Scholte and creative director of the Supperclub. She also stood in front of the camera for years as an actress and model. Since 2010 Micky lives in America and she is behind the camera as a photographer.

The autonomous work of Micky Hoogendijk has been shown in recent years at exhibitions in Austin, Bogota, Houston, Istanbul, Cologne, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Santa Fe, Tokyo and Washington. In the Netherlands, Eduard Planting Gallery presents its work at art fairs such as FOR REAL, KunstRAI, PAN Amsterdam and Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair.