Marit van Ekelenburg is a macro photographer who specializes in photographing insects and spiders in their natural habitat. She seeks out her subjects in the early morning light creating colorful backgrounds that compliment each creature. Marit works as an editor and enjoys combining her skills as a writer and photographer to tell stories. But photographing insects is her favorite occupation. Marit was born in Udenhout, The Netherlands in 1988 to Henk, a mechanical engineer and entrepreneur, and Olga, a gardener. She has an older sister, Kim, a psychologist, and younger brother, Thijs, who is an architectural draftsman. Marit was educated at Utrecht University, and Leiden University where she earned her Masters in Russian Studies and History. Her interest in photography developed a few years after graduating, and in 2018 she realized her true passion was learning the habits of the smallest of earth’s creatures and capturing them in larger than life images. Marit will be showing her work in an exhibition entitled Design by Nature at the State Museum Muiderslot from March 16 - May 12, 2024. Marit lives in Delden in the east of The Netherlands. Marit’s website: https://www.macrobymarit.nl/ Marit on Instagram: @macrobymarit Host: Chris Stafford Produced by Hollowell Studios Follow @theaartpodcast on Instagram AART on Facebook Email: [email protected] Marit’s playlist: Sting // Fields of Gold - When we Dance - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Keane // Bedshaped - Somewhere Only We Know Dire Straits // Money for Nothing Coldplay // Trouble - God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Fleetwood Mac // Little Lies - Dreams John Mayer // Vultures - Stop This Train Enya // Lazy Days - Wild Child Fleet Foxes // Ragged Wood Saybia // 7 Demons - Fool’s Corner Muse // Supermassive Black Hole - Pressure Elderbrook // Old Friend Marit’s favorite female artists: Alison Pollack Carlijn Kingma Kristine