Unveiling life behind the appearances is the thread through the photographic works of Eric Pijnaken. Photographing already as a child Eric Pijnaken obtained at the age of 19 years a second prize in the Dutch National Photo Contest with images of Rotterdam metro in construction, the city where he was born. After a journalistic carreer he settled in South-French Ardèche where he had time and energy to develop his photographic works, and soon he has been invited to exhibit in France, Holland , Greece and Switzerland. He won in 2016 a Bronze Award of Tokyo International Foto Awards (Tifa) with series of photo collages « The Torn World » and in 2018 three Silver and one Bronze Award(s) from Tifa with series « God's Blessing of Trump Curses the World » and « The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle». In 2022, 2023 and 2024 six "Silver Winners" at New York Photography Awards, Muse Photography Awards and Global Photography Awards.