I’ve just received the most heartwarming review from my first Glamour Photoshoot Session I’ve done.. I’m most humbled and grateful. I guess it’s been a journey for both of us, Su ! “Ever since I celebrated 30 years of my life I was preparing for my 40th birthday. I wanted to celebrate this milestone with […]
I wanted to capture what it feels to go back into your natural way of being. Lorena was an actress and a dancer before she became a mother. She renounced her career to move to Holland and build a family. Her own power stepping into her natural self, who she really is as a person […]
That Chick in Amsterdam is a new community for international girls that just want to have fun, meet other girls that want to go out and hangout. It grew to 1500 people over night and it’s very active online. Me and my colleague photographer Teresa Hulst, hosted a photo shoot for this group. We wanted to meet-up with some […]
Here are some of my intentions for 2017 for myself and my photography. Put more meaning and emotion into my photographs. Take less photographs to achieve the right one. Make photographs more like paintings. Move to new studio. Remember the purpose of my photographs every day. Define my style as a photographer. Set new professional […]
Portraits for me, speak about self- love and loving your body. So many women struggle with their image, as we are judged on impossible standards of appearance. This insecurity is passed from generation to generation. This is why it is so important to teach your daughter to love herself now, the way she […]
I have been in a celebratory mode lately. Summer is here, flowers are in bloom, sun shines high. Me and my husbands’ 5 years anniversary happened, and we celebrated it in style. My husbands’ birthday happens to be at the same time, we had a double anniversary. Holidays are near. Being in this mood, I […]
Last week I had the crew from NL Supervrouwen TV documenting my team and I for their Me-Time Program. They sent over a gorgeous woman, Sonya Dias, to participate in the Glamour Experience and then share her thoughts about it. This initiative belongs to Wendy Broersen – she is starting a new online TV program where she talks about women entrepreneurs and their […]
Every year I go back home to visit my parents, at least once or twice. It is my get-away from day to day life. I enjoy going back to a safe place where everything feels familiar. In a way it’s like returning back to the past. It’s a moment of reflection and deeper […]
This beginning of spring was all about introspection for me. I had countless of hours of editing in my studio, so lots of time for reflection. Questions like “How did I get here ?”, “Why am I doing this ?” ran through my head. 3 weeks into editing and one energy reading later, I realised my payoff […]
I am asking the women I photograph to tell me about how they feel about themselves. Sometimes they surprise me with poems, other times they teach me the 10 steps to get there. Here’s Nisa, amazing woman, mother to two beautiful kids, teacher and inspirer of her community. We were discussing the importance of self-love […]