About me
Hello! I am Coen Zondervan, I’m a photographer and work in the digital world. I’m a curious person, and am very interested in people and what they do. I observe and see a lot, that becomes an image, usually a photograph, sometimes as a video.
Beeld
It doesn’t matter that much what medium an image is. The image itself is what counts. The emotion, the moment. Over time I’ve come to look at this differently, and I gave it another meaning.
Teamwork
My daughter, Megin, is a photographer and filmmaker as well. She graduated the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. We photograph together a lot. With Megin as director, I regularly take a ‘visit’ to moving image. How good does it get?
Out (of) the box
I have always loved photography. Photography was all around me as a child, there are even many pictures of my grandparents. The little box with roll film, belonging to my grandfather, was the first camera I took a photo with.
Inspiration
Next to photography I was interested in a great deal of topics. I started working at Fodor as product manager. There I met Rob Ehbel and Ton van Bruchem, who both worked for Olympus Photo. They gave me tips and tricks, lent me equipment and introduced me to Rob van Heyst. A photographer who, seemingly effortlessly, made stunning images. Both these men were very inspiring. I wanted to do this too! I’ve learned a lot in Rob van Heyst’ studio and realized there that my foundation could be better. Thus I enrolled for the photography class at the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn.
Digital
The world looks different now. I’ve made the change from analog to digital and I am happy about it. It didn’t just happen. I want to know more about the technology. I started my digital discovery journey with childhood friend Leen NIeuwenhout. He was an IT-specialist at TNO and asked me the life changing question: “do you want to use it, or do you want to understand it?”. I answered along the lines of “try to explain it.. I’ll let you know when I’m lost”. I didn’t get lost. Because of that I haven’t just been making photos the last years, but have been involved in developing several e-media projects for companies and government bodies.
When everything comes together
The different disciplines complement each other now. Photography, video, content. It all connects into e-media. Despite the fast pace of the sector, the power of photography has been just as big. Maybe it’s bigger than ever even. And I like that.
Beeld
It doesn’t matter that much what medium an image is. The image itself is what counts. The emotion, the moment. Over time I’ve come to look at this differently, and I gave it another meaning.
Teamwork
My daughter, Megin, is a photographer and filmmaker as well. She graduated the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. We photograph together a lot. With Megin as director, I regularly take a ‘visit’ to moving image. How good does it get?
Out (of) the box
I have always loved photography. Photography was all around me as a child, there are even many pictures of my grandparents. The little box with roll film, belonging to my grandfather, was the first camera I took a photo with.
Inspiration
Next to photography I was interested in a great deal of topics. I started working at Fodor as product manager. There I met Rob Ehbel and Ton van Bruchem, who both worked for Olympus Photo. They gave me tips and tricks, lent me equipment and introduced me to Rob van Heyst. A photographer who, seemingly effortlessly, made stunning images. Both these men were very inspiring. I wanted to do this too! I’ve learned a lot in Rob van Heyst’ studio and realized there that my foundation could be better. Thus I enrolled for the photography class at the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn.
Digital
The world looks different now. I’ve made the change from analog to digital and I am happy about it. It didn’t just happen. I want to know more about the technology. I started my digital discovery journey with childhood friend Leen NIeuwenhout. He was an IT-specialist at TNO and asked me the life changing question: “do you want to use it, or do you want to understand it?”. I answered along the lines of “try to explain it.. I’ll let you know when I’m lost”. I didn’t get lost. Because of that I haven’t just been making photos the last years, but have been involved in developing several e-media projects for companies and government bodies.
When everything comes together
The different disciplines complement each other now. Photography, video, content. It all connects into e-media. Despite the fast pace of the sector, the power of photography has been just as big. Maybe it’s bigger than ever even. And I like that.
