Photographer's Profile

Ilona Schong

Netherlands

My name is Ilona Schong and I am a photographer based in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. Originally I was trained and graduated as a lawyer from Leiden University, and I spent a significant amount of time working as a lawyer in administrative, energy, and construction law. Whether it was in my father's darkroom during my childhood, or the piles of photos I took during holidays and our children's early years: always I loved to photograph. Since eight years, I have started to approach photography more seriously. I specialized myself in landscape photography, but recently I have been starting to broaden my horizon, as I'm deeply interested in cultures and the story behind a persons life. In my downtime from photography, I enjoy being with our children and planning international trips.