Jo Mertens was born in The Netherlands and moved to New Zealand in 2005. The beauty of New Zealand is an ongoing inspiration for her work.

Her work has been exhibited in an Amsterdam Art Gallery, published in Dutch digital photography magazines and featured in an Italian online gallery.

Jo Mertens now specialises in New Zealand stock, art, architectural, nature and aerial photography. Her image collection can be viewed here: www.farbeyond.co.nz