About Colin

I’m Colin Willemsen, a 20 year old landscape and nature photographer currently living in Bellingham, Washington. I fell in love with photography while growing up in Duluth, Minnesota along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Indeed this is the location where a majority of my body of work is centered around. For me, photography grew out of an inherent love for the landscape. Overtime, I worked to amass an intimate knowledge of the region that I strive to express through my photographs.

At the current moment, I am attending Western Washington University where I am studying Marine and Coastal Science. I’ve especially appreciated the knowledge I’ve gained from geology classes, as many of the concepts we’ve studied have been extremely relatable to the landscapes I frequent and the images I make. I’m continuing to explore the extremely varied Washington landscape and making new images along the way.

In my photographs I strive to express the moments in which the image is made: the self-realizations, the amazement, and any of the other gamut of ineffable feelings I experience while in the landscape. I hope that as the viewer, you are also able to draw upon your own life experience when you contemplate a photo of mine. I love hearing what images resonate with people; don’t be shy in reaching out!

Awards and Recognition

Colin received 1st place in the Nature category of the 2021 Rocky Mountain School of Photography High School Photo Contest.

Finalist in the 2022 Natural Landscape Photography Awards.