ABOUT ME

I am Mark Groen, a freelance photographer and videographer based in Amsterdam.

I live to put your products in the best light possible!

Since the turn of the millennium, I’ve dedicated myself to my passion for photography – honing a dynamic style much sought-after by clients. Specialising in still life, product and commercial photography, I bring to my work a precise eye, broad technical knowledge and in-depth understanding of products: skills that can be traced back to my early career in electronics and repair, across aeronautical and automotive industries.

But perhaps it all started even longer ago.

I was born in the 60’s, and as a child I was already obsessed with technique and developing technical skills: I rebuilt a step at age four, and was fitting moped engines to my BMX by age 11. A technical education led me to electrical work at Fokker aircraft factory, before training and working for over a decade as a panel beater and manager until 1999.

When I bought my first camera, something clicked.

Then came a turning point. During a long trip to Australia, I bought an analogue Canon EOS 610 camera and started shooting. After a couple of years of soul-searching, my portfolio of photos from that trip, and a further half-year course, got me into the Foto Academie (Photo Academy) in Amsterdam. I soon became an assistant at one of the best photography studios in the city, Studio 13 Amsterdam, and after a short time I was running the whole studio as a floor manager. The contacts and knowledge I picked up there led to so much work that I quickly opened my own studio.

Since 2005, I’ve built a solid career and an enviable portfolio out of this dedication and expertise: with clients including Adidas, Easywalker, Piet Boon, Quote Magazine and Rituals. Now based in Amsterdam Westerpark, I have also moved into professional videography, and continue to produce precise, otherworldly commercial photography in high demand.

I’m not the kind of person who likes to beat their own drum, but I’m proud of the work I do, which I hope speaks for itself. I’ve worked hard on my strong sense of composition and mastery of top-spec equipment, and I take joy in bringing luxury and other products to life: whether it be jewellery, headphones or Scotch whisky. From my early years smoothing out damaged car doors to achieving sensational lighting in my current still life shots, I am and always have been a perfectionist – putting more time and energy than anyone I know into achieving exactly what my clients need.

Just let me know how I can help you.
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