Marjolein Martinot is a Dutch photographer. She was born in Leiden and moved to France in her early twenties. She is based in France.
She is a mother of six. She became more seriously interested in photography as an art form after her fifth child was born.
She attended Atelier Smedsby, a one-year workshop with JH Engstrom and Margot Wallard. She also took part in a workshop with Vanessa Winship, George Georgiou and Israel Ariño.
In 2023 she won third place in the Portfolio category of the Professional competition at the Sony World Photography Awards, with Riverland and Other Projects.
Her first book, Riverland, was published by Stanley/Barker in July 2025. She made the pictures at a river in the South of France. She shot them on black-and-white film with analogue cameras.
