Merlijn Doomernik has photographed almost every famous person in the Netherlands.
Merlijn is best known for his portrait photography for most of the major newspapers in the Netherlands, including NRC and Trouw, his portraiture for Filosofie Magazine and de Groene Amsterdammer as well as his work for de VPRO. In addition, Merlijn's photographs adorn numerous record covers and book covers.
Merlijn studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague. His work has won several prizes at The European Newspaper Award.
Every photograph Doomernik creates is a small visual story in itself. The person photographed, his subject's surroundings and Merlijn's characteristic use of light and composition come together in the photograph - often with a little wink from the photographer.
Even though there seems to be a plan underlying Doomernik's images, he usually improvises with the coincidences of his subject, the location and the often limited time allotted to him.
Merlijn Doomernik is available for your editorial or commercial photo assignment. For information or your booking, please contact us.