Ton Broekhuis

photographer

Dutch b. Heerlen^[1]

Ton Broekhuis is a Dutch photographer and educator born in 1951 in Heerlen. He graduated cum laude from the School of Photography in The Hague and later pursued training at the Social Academy in Culemborg and the Film Academy in Amsterdam. Broekhuis began his career as a 'visualizer' at the Kritiese Filmers in Breda before becoming an influential figure in the Northern Netherlands photography scene. In 1990, he co-founded the Noorderlicht photomanifestation, of which he served as a long-time director. His photographic style is characterized by aesthetic landscape photography that seeks beauty in decay, often featuring large open spaces, sharp horizons, and dramatic lighting. He has been a significant contributor to the development of engaged photography in the Netherlands.^[1,2,3]

• beauty in decay
• landscape photography
• Northern Netherlands scenery