Aya Musa is a curator at Foam. Prior to this, he was a curator and head programmer at the Nederlands Fotomuseum. In his work, Aya combines social developments with new exhibition forms, where photography is not subordinate to the context from which it arises, but at the same time never loses sight of this context. In this way, he gives photography a stage that goes beyond existing clichés. Since 2001, he has combined his work in the Netherlands with empirical ethnographic research into the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Currently, Aya is studying the photographic representation of victims of sectarian violence in the region.

Marcel Kollen is a photographer from Rotterdam. Besides his visual practice, he is a renowned entrepreneur in the cultural life of Rotterdam. He organized Art festivals and led projects for Kunsthal Rotterdam and Het Nieuwe Instituut, among others. In 2015, he initiated Rotterdam Photo to generate a wider stage and support for national and international photographers during Rotterdam Art Week. He likes to create new activities for image-makers and wants to propagate image culture in all its facets in Rotterdam and international. His curatorial practice is focused on creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, centered on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion. Since 2015 Marcel has been the Director of Rotterdam Photo and initiated as well as curated numerous commissions on exhibitions of contemporary photographic art. He has crafted varied programmes of artist talks, symposiums, residencies, workshops, video’s and exhibitions over the course of ten festival editions.