I am Marcel van Balken, a photographer in the Netherlands.
Honours: MFIAP * EFIAP/d3 * MPSA * BMK * U-FB * RISF-3 * ELDAF * HonFKU
Favourite techniques: altered reality, surrealism
Favourite subjects: citylife, urbex, people, statues, movements
- EFIAP/d3 (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique DIAMOND) – 2019
- H-FB (Honorair Fotograaf Fotobond) – 2019
- MFIAP (MASTER Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique) – 2018
- MPSA (Master in Photography Photographic Society of America) – 2018
- EFIAP/d2 (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique DIAMOND) – 2018
- EFIAP/d1 (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique DIAMOND) – 2017
- EFIAP/p (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique PLATINUM) – 2014
- EPSA (Excellence in Photography Photographic Society of America) – 2011
- EFIAP/g (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique GOLD) – 2009
- PPSA (Proficiency in Photography Photographic Society of America) – 2008
- RISF-3 (Reconnaissance level 3) Image sans frontier – 2008
- EFIAP/s (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique silver) – 2006
- EFIAP/b (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique bronze) – 2004
- HonFKU Honor of member Fotokring Uithoorn, Netherlands – 1998
- Ehrenloge Deutscher Amateurfotogafen (ELDAF) – 1997
I’am a member of the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographiquejoined (FIAP) since 1989.
In 2018 I received the title of EFIAP/d2 (Excellence Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique DIAMOND2) and MFIAP (MASTER Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique).
I joined the PSA in 2006. In 2018 I received the ‘Master’ distinction (MPSA) and the title of ‘Excellence’ (EPSA) in 2011.
