Originally born in New Zealand to a Dutch sailor and an American nun, Paul Hoelen has managed to put his four passports to excellent use before eventually settling on the beautiful, wild island of Tasmania.
Paul Hoelen is a Master of Photography in the AIPP (two Gold Bars) and Fellow of the NZIPP (2 Gold Bars), two times Overseas Photographer of the Year in New Zealand, three times Tasmanian Professional Photographer of the Year, Tasmanian Commercial Photographer of the Year, and seven times Tasmanian Landscape Photographer of the Year.
He judges regularly at a state, national, and international level, runs photo workshops worldwide, and writes for numerous publications and magazines.
He is a member of the progressive modern landscape photography collaborative, The Light Collective, is an Ambassador for fine art bookmakers, Asukabook, and his fine art work is represented by Source Photographica and One Fine Print in Australia and overseas.