Mark Van Wijk

“Whale, sing to me whale, sing me a songtell me that things will never go wronghide me away, don’t let them stay I’ve been swimming for a thousand years and I’veseen more than you can realizebut I accept that you will never understandso I will gladly take your hand” -Yellow Ostrich   Whales are conscious …

Behind the scenes

When I shoot behind the scenes, I feel like the “fly on the wall” by being part of the creative process I am observing from the sides and recording history. Each project is different, challenging and exciting in its own way. Never know what surprise is next, running between the stage and the editors, one …

IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life Set 3

Wild, free, untamed, natural, native, galant, tenacious, adventurous, radical…. How would you describe your life? Have you taken risks, stepped out of your comfort zone or howled in broad daylight? “What if you wake up some day, and you’re 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or novel written; or you didn’t go …

IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life Set 2

In the early days of pure car racing, the sport was considered dangerous for the drivers as well as the spectators. The collisions where the cars came flying into the crowds were a common recurrence. It has taken many years on the battlefield between the racers, technicians, the car owners and the committees, for car …

IKEA Wonderful Everyday Life Set 1

“There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It …