Margrieta was born under Northern skies, in the Netherlands.
She has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Italy, Algeria,
the Caribbean, Chile, Portugal and Romania.
During her biology studies with a major in philosophy at
Wageningen (the Netherlands), she started with a variety of
studies in bronze casting, painting, etching and ceramics.
Her work embraces poetry, sculpture, but her main creative
outlet is photography since her father showed her how
to print in his self made darkroom in the attic of their house.
She uses analogue cameras (from 35mm to whole plate).
Her work has been awarded and exhibited internationally,
it has been published in magazines (Silvershotz,
B&W fine art Magazine (with several of her albumen prints),
Fotonostrum, Dodho,Seities magazine,
the Photoreview).
Her book “The Taste of Tears” received a Gold medal
in the Prix de la Photography (Px3).
“Una Terra Sacra” won bronze in the Px3 2022
(Paris Photography Awards).
”L’Infiorata” received a bronze award in the Px3 Awards 2023
and in the Photo Book category in the Analog-sparks awards 2023 .
The book “Minnelied” won the “Zines and Photo Book Photographer of the Year”
