Ellen Kok

Photographer and Writer

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On the Land

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Location: the Netherlands

Nationality: Netherlands

Biography: Ellen Kok is a photographer and writer from the Netherlands, who combines photo essays with written stories. She builds long-lasting relationships with her subjects, often following them for years. Her photography is based on trust and intimacy.... MORE

On the land.
Farmers and Nature in the Netherlands.

Limousin cows graze in a nature...elde, Drenthe, the Netherlands.

Limousin cows graze in a nature reserve on the banks of the brook Eelderdiepje. Eelde, Drenthe, the Netherlands.

Limousin bulls in a compost cow...elde, Drenthe, The Netherlands.

Limousin bulls in a compost cow barn. Eelde, Drenthe, The Netherlands.

Poppy field.  Nieuw-Vo...Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Poppy field. Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Dutch arable farmer Izaak Geluk...Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Dutch arable farmer Izaak Geluk, 88, checks the ripeness of the wheat. Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Barnacle geese are allowed to g...en, Friesland, The Netherlands.

Barnacle geese are allowed to graze on the pasture of a dairy farmer in De Sudwesthoeke polder.
Bakhuizen, Friesland, The Netherlands.

Polish seasonal farm worker har...Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Polish seasonal farm worker harvests artichoke flowers.
Hensbroek, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Cabage Harvest.  Hensb...Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Cabage Harvest. Hensbroek, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Dairy farmer Harm Veeneman and ...o, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Dairy farmer Harm Veeneman and his dog Timo inspect one of their pastures. Hummelo, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Straw. Finsterwolde, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Polder of Biesland.  D... Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.

Polder of Biesland. Delfgauw, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.

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On the Land

Copyright Ellen Kok 2023

Date of Work Jun 2005 - Apr 2006

Updated May 2021

Location The Netherlands

Topics Agriculture, Book, Documentary, Landscape, Nature, Netherlands, Photography

A selection of photos that I made for the book "On the Land. Farmers and Nature in the Netherlands".
Text by Ineke Noordhoff (Dutch). Publisher: Atlas, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2006.

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