Walk of life: In 2012, after working 21 years in industry (as a technology director at Unilever) I decided to follow my passion and switch to photography. Realising that I lacked some of the skills required to produce the fine-art images I wanted to, I went ‘back to school’ and graduated after 2 years as best of the class from the Fotovakschool, Rotterdam in 2015. Field of work: My main strength is the creative ability to imagine and design images that are tantalising with the technical skills to realise them. I try to put a story into each image to make the viewer think and wonder about what she/he is actually seeing and what it means. My technical and engineering background is helpful in realising the intended images. Exhibitions 2021 Venice contemporary (1 work), Venice Borders (1 work), London Contemporary (1 work) Kunsthuis 18 (Netherlands) 2020 Seeing women France (1 work) 2019 Kunstschouw; De verbeelding Pijnacker; Kunsttoer Lansingerland; Zomerexpo (1 work). 2018 Kunsttoer Lansingerland; Kunstgalerie Bleiswijk; Kunstfestijn Amstelkwartier Amsterdam; De verbeelding Pijnacker 2017 Kunsttoer Lansingerland; Gemeentehuis Capelle aan de Ijssel; De verbeelding Pijacker 2016 Kunsttoer Lansingerland; Kunstkelder Haarlem; tHUIS aan de AMSTEL Amsterdam; Kunstmarkt Capelle aan den IJssel. 2015 Kunsttoer Lansingerland; Kunstkelder Haarlem; Oosterzwembad Rotterdam; Retraiterie Bleiswijk. Kunstmarkt Capelle aan den IJssel. Awards Marc has received more than 100 awards from international contests. The most important are: 2016 Silver medal Prix de la Photography Paris (PX3) 2016 Bronze medal Moscow International Foto Awards 2016 Finalist London International Creativity Contest. 2017 2e place categorie Silhouet 10th International color awards (USA) 2017 8e place Fotowedstrijd.EU 2017 Finalist Sienna International Photo Awards 2018 Gold award Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019 2e place category Nude International Color Awards (USA) 2019 Selected for Zomerexpo in Museum de Fudatie in Zwolle 2020 2nd place cagegory “Egality” in Seeingwomen 2020 (France) 2021 Overall winner Itsliquid International contest. 9th edition; Silver medal Muse photo awards The other awards are honourable mentions/nominations from International Photography Awards (USA); International color awards (USA); Moscow International Foto Awards; Photographers Forum (USA); ND awards (UK); Tokyo International Foto Awards; London International Creativity Contest; Prix de la Photography Paris; Fine Art Photography Awards (UK) Career History 2012 – present Fine art photographer based in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. 1991-2012 Various roles at Unilever, one of the leading foods and personal care manufacturers. Starting as project manager, ending as Global Category Engineering & Technology Director. <1991 Education leading to Master of Science in electrical engineering.