Mark van den Heuvel (Geldrop, The Netherlands, 1982) was raised in the wonderful city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. After turbulent school years, Mark worked as a sound engineer and tour & stage manager for national and international events. Ten years later he started his second career in the telecom business where he quickly reached the position of regional manager at a large international company. In 2016 Mark’s job is on a dead end. Commercial business does not give him the satisfaction and freedom he finds in his great passion: fine art photography. He decides to quit his job and continues as a freelance photographer.
At the end of 2016 Mark releases his first photo production: ‘Alienation’. This production is soon recognised by a local art gallery. This cooperation is very successful. His debut, “The Ego Has Landed” and the polaroid series with the old film are sold out rapidly. In 2017, two unique photographs of “Hieronymus Garden” 2017 serie are added to the collection of the Hieronymus Bosch House 2017 as a private collection. These can still be seen in the former house of the world-renowned painter, Hieronymus Bosch.
In the beginning of 2021, “Stadhuis II” x 2 are added to the collections of Karlskoga Kommun & Konstenheten of Region Värmland, Sweden. “Moerputten” from the photo series: “Alienation” was bought by Årjäng municipality, 2022, directly after its art exhibition. “Color Madness” from the same photo series was purchased by Region Värmland again in the summer art exhibition at Laxholmen Kulturhus in Munkfors. Soon after, Region Värmland also purchased “Paleisbrug I” for completing the interior of new buildings of Centralsjukhuset Karlstad in 2023.
Mark considers himself as an autodidact and he finds his inspiration mainly in the rapidly changing society with its dynamics. With his photos, he strives to put both a frown and a smile on people’s faces. Mark is currently living in Sweden where he, together with his wife, runs the gallery and summer shop, Studio Mark & Jimena. He keeps continuously with his fine art photographs in which he allows himself to be inspired by debates about societies all over the world.