ELLEN van den DOEL

Ellen van den Doel is a landscape photographer from the Netherlands. She is photographing since 2009 but landscapes became more and more her passion. Born and raised on the island Goeree Overflakkee she is always surrounded with water. Water is an important theme in her photography. Playing at the beach with the camera and long exposures and ND filters is her favorite thing to do. The coast gives Ellen always new inspiration and it is a good place to clear the mind. But she photographs more than only seascapes. Foggy sunrises with a classic windmill or in a nature reserve are also her favorite. She doesn’t photograph only in the Netherlands, but also in other countries. Iceland and Madeira our favorite places to go to. She loves to go out during sunrise or sunsets and go hunting for the perfect light or sky. This means that you need to have knowledge about the weather forecast to predict the beautiful moments.

In her studies for her previous jobs, learning to teach was an important part. When she grow more and more into photography she decided to combine both worlds into giving workshops. Knowing how to teach people is a very important part of giving workshops. People have to feel comfortable and also having a good time. That way the learning part about photography, becomes a lot easier for them. Ellen gives workshops since 2015. She is also organizing photo tours to Iceland, Madeira, Tuscany, Dolomites and to Northern Spain. The workshops and photo tours are hosted by Dutch Photo Academy. Ellen is also the founder of that organization. Letting people enjoy photography and other countries gives her so much energy.