Michel de Groot (1969) is a photographer based in The Netherlands. After a career as an Art Director at a design and advertising agency he studied photography at the Academy of Photography Amsterdam (Fotoacademie Amsterdam).
Working as a professional photographer since 2000 his work has appeared in various national and international newspapers and magazines such as:
The New York Times, USA Today. The Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Liberation, NRC Handelsblad, Volkskrant, Parool, Het Financieele Dagblad, FEM de Week, Contrast, Quote, Nature Magazine, L’Express, Paris Match, Specchio, The Smithsonian, Newsweek and National Geographic Magazine.