Dutch-American photographer Hedwig M. Heerschop lives and works in Santa Cruz County, California. She successfully completed her Master of Fine Arts/Photography Degree at San José State University.

Hedwig works with alternative photographic processes including historic 19th. Century printing techniques, mixed media, and hand made books. She has been a recipient of many scholarships. Her work has been exhibited nationally and abroad in different solo and group exhibitions.

Currently Hedwig is Adjunct-Professor of Photography in Alternative Processes in Photographic Media at San José State University, San José, CA.