About
A vision
I don’t capture what I see.
I hold onto what I feel.
My work begins with a moment — a light, a color, a presence that quietly calls my attention.
Using only a mobile device, I photograph flowers in close proximity, almost at the point of touch.
What emerges is not a simple image of reality, but something more personal — a softened, sometimes blurred, often intensified expression of what was felt in that fleeting instant.
This way of seeing is deeply rooted in who I am.
As far back as I can remember, my vision was slightly out of focus.
It was only when I learned to read that it was corrected, and I discovered — quite magically — the world of details, edges, and clarity.
And yet, that blur never truly left me.
Even now, when I remove my lenses, I return to that space — a softer world, without sharp lines, made of shapes, colors, movement, and light.
A place where perception shifts, where intuition takes over, where I learned to feel before I see.
This way of experiencing the world naturally shaped my artistic language.
Through an explosion of petals, colors, and light, I create what I like to call floral emotions — small, intimate universes, where feeling becomes visible.
As a child, I was highly sensitive to the world around me — guided more by emotion than by fact, navigating between fear, imagination, and intuition.
Very early on, I became aware of two parallel worlds: the one we show, shaped by expectations and the desire to be enough, and the one we carry within — a quiet, honest space where our true thoughts and feelings exist.
For a long time, I tried to align with the first.
Today, I choose to reconnect with the second.
This is where mindfulness found its place in my life.
Through it, I learned that accepting what I feel does not mean giving up on who I wish to become — it gives me the clarity and strength to move forward.
Pause. Breathe. Reflect.
From stillness, I begin again.
This inner journey naturally became part of my artistic expression.
Flowers, with their fleeting beauty and silent intensity,
became a language — a way to translate emotions that cannot always be put into words.
They carry light, fragility, strength, and presence all at once.
Small worlds, holding something universal.
They don’t try to be anything else — and maybe that’s where their quiet strength lies.
My work is not meant to be understood intellectually.
It is meant to be felt.
If it allows you to pause, even for a moment — to reconnect with yourself,
to feel something without needing to explain it — then it has already done what it was meant to do.
Welcome to Ellen’s world…
Welcome to the world of mobile art photography, where the beauty of flowers are captured through the lens of a mobile. Ellen has a keen eye for detail and an undeniable passion for capturing the essence of nature in all its glory.
From delicate petals to bold and vibrant blooms, Ellen’s photographs showcase the diversity and wonder of the flower kingdom.
Flowers are like persons for her, with feelings and their own personalities.
Through each photograph which is carefully composed and expertly edited, Ellen’s aim is to emphasise the unique characteristics of each subject.
Each photograph invites the viewer to stop and appreciate the beauty and fragility of the flowers.
We invite you to browse through her work in her portfolio accessible on the website.
More about Ellen…
Born in the Netherlands, more specifically in the Polders, Ellen was surrounded half of the year by fields full of colorful flowers. She only realised how much she loved them when she left her country. and did not see them anymore.
When she moves to France in 1987, nothing prepares her to become a mobile art photographer.
For several years, she works in the printing and publishing business before finally embarking in her photography journey.
It is in 2018 that Ellen starts online mobile photography courses initially just to improve her personal photography.
Along the way, she discovers macro photography which immediately triggers her curiosity.
She buys a first macro lens for mobile to get started and after a few shots, she knows she will be completely hooked.
Her everlasting love for flowers makes her favorite subject quite obvious.
Within a capture, Ellen likes the unreal in the real. As well as the textures and colors that blur elegantly almost like a painting…
During the first lockdown in 2020, macro photography constitutes her escape route.
Spending most of her time in the garden shooting gives her understanding of the light and improves the quality of her captures drastically. Simultaneously she continues to develop her skills with editing courses enabling the final touch which turns a photo into a fine art.
Ellen’s unique artistic signature is born that she shared through social media since.
After reaching a large audience on Instagram, she is now travelling from the virtual world to the physical world through dedicated exhibitions at prestigious places.
You can follow the latest news on the Blog page of the website.