Marc's tantalising images capture the viewer’s attention for much more than a quick glance. Often the viewer seems a voyeur, witnessing something that was not meant to be seen.
His images typically show only a part of the story. When looking deeper, there are references to persons or items outside of the frame and/or unexpected elements that trigger questions. The viewer is invited to think and wonder about what one is actually seeing, what it means and in the end complete the story with one’s own thoughts.
In 2012, I quit as director at Unilever, to focus on my passion: photography.
I realised that although I made pictures since my early youth I lacked some of the skills required to create the fine-art images I envisioned. So I went ‘back to school’ and graduated top of my class from the Fotovakschool, Rotterdam in 2015.
I try to create tantalising images that capture the viewer’s attention for more than a quick glance. My images mostly show an incomplete story or an unexpected twist that invites the viewer to think and wonder about what she/he is actually seeing and what it means.
Awards 2015 International photography awards (IPA Lucies): 2 honourable mentions
2016 International Color Awards: 1 honourable mention and 1 nomination.
2016 Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA): Bronze medal and 6 honourable mentions.
2016 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3): Silver medal.
2016 Photographers forum: Finalist
2016 International photography awards (IPA Lucies): honourable mention.
2016 ND Awards: 5 honourable mentions
2016 Tokyo International Foto Awards: 4 honourable mentions.
2017 London International Creativity Contest (LICC); 1 honourable mention and 1 finalist.
2017 International Color Awards: 2nd place; 1 honourable mention and 6 nominations
2017 PX3 (France): 2 Honourable mentions
2017 Fine Art Photography Awards: 5 Nominations
2017 Sienna International Photography Awards: Finalist
2017 Photographers Forum: Finalist
2017 ND Awards (UK): Honourable mention
2018 Fine Art Photography Awards: 6 Nominations
2018 ND Awards (UK(: 2 Honourable mentions
2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards: Gold Award
2018 International photography awards (IPA Lucies): 2 honourable mentions.
2019 12th International Color Awards: 2nd Place & 2 hon. mensions.
2019 Prix de la Photography Paris (PX3); Hon mention.
2019 Int. photography awards: 2 hon. Mentions
2019 Spider B&W Awards: 1 Nomination
2019 ND Awards 7 Hon. Mentions.
2020 13th Int. Color Awards (US) 1 hon. Mention, 5 Nominations.
2020 Seeingwomen 2020. 2nd place in category Egality
