Klaas Jan van der Weij

Klaas Jan van der Weij

For the rodeo cowboys traveling around America, the rodeo is not just a hobby or a job: it is a way of life. They spend most of their time on the road between one event and the next, planning their lives around the rodeo calendar. For some, it is not unusual to take part in more than 100 rodeos a year all over the US and Canada. Today's competitive rodeo, where skills like lassoing and broncobusting are demonstrated, finds its origin in the cattle ranches of the Wild West. 1994.

Klaas Jan van der Weij (b. 1952) is a Dutch photojournalist based in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the Netherlands’ leading sports photographers. 

Van der Weij has covered 15 Olympic Games, 30 editions of the Tour de France, professional and amateur soccer, and youth sports. In recent years, he has focused on storytelling through exhibitions and presentations, where he is celebrated for his engaging and entertaining approach to sharing his experiences with audiences.