Ellen van deelen biography of martin

When creating my portfolio for grad schools, I noticed that my work is sometimes really harsh. The strong lines and the geometric vision lends itself well to architectural photography, though at times I almost wish my photographs were more accessible and gave a better sense of who I am as an individual.

Ellen van Deelen's photographs are an example of a soft, compassionate aesthetic; a type of photography I admire, yet can't quite bring myself to create.

I really like the way she uses human objects to make rats seem completely adorable.

In giving them this human quality, she encourages a lot of people (who would normally be repulsed by these gutter-dwellers) to reconsider these animals.

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When I see her images, I think of my own rats. Though they're anything but human, it's common for me to associate them with decidedly human traits. I also like that she seems so compassionate in relation to her subjects. I get a sense of Deelen as a motherly fig