My work as a love letter to the ordinary

There are moments in life that are loud and unforgettable — weddings, proposals, graduations — and then there are the quieter ones. The ones you barely notice while they’re happening: a walk through spring blossoms, your baby bump reflected in a window, holding someone’s hand a little tighter than usual. I believe all of it matters.


Big or small, milestone or mundane, it’s all part of the story, and all of it deserves to be seen, held, and remembered.


I’ve always been someone who rushes. I forget to pause. I put myself last. But photography slows me down. It's like gratitude journaling in visual form, it's a moment to take in what’s good and tender and beautiful. And I want that for you, too.


When you work with me, you don’t need to worry about what’s happening in the background or if the moment is perfect. I’m there to capture it, to witness it, to hold it in images so you can stay present.

Outdoor maternity photoshoot cottagecore vibes, forest near Amsterdam, lifestyle pregnancy photography Noord-Holland Netherlands

I shoot in nature when I can. Greens, golden light, a bit of wind in your hair is where I feel most alive, and often, where you will too.


I work with people who want more than a "just a picture", they want a feeling. People in love. People starting new chapters. People chasing something real. Most of my clients are working with a photographer for the first time and I love that. It means we get to make something genuine together.

For the people who say, “I’m not photogenic”


Life is short. This version of you won’t exist forever, and one day, you might wish there was a photo that helped you remember how it felt.


I think a lot about the pictures I don’t have.


I’m deeply grateful to my parents for documenting our childhood and travels on a Minolta film camera. That camera was eventually stolen when someone broke into our house but the memories it preserved are still here. Neatly stacked and labeled in albums for me to flip through when I feel particularly nostalgic.


And even though we’ve long entered the digital age, even though humanity takes more photos in a single day than were taken in the first hundred years of photography, somehow, the ones we don’t take still hurt the most.

Recovered photograph of beloved pet dog from damaged film.

 

I regret not taking more pictures with the family dog before she was gone. I regret that my friends and I, who saw each other every day for years and now live far apart, barely have 10 pictures together. I regret not having more family photos through the years, not styled or posed, just us.


No wonder when Bad Bunny sings “Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve” it resonates with so many of us all over the world. It’s a feeling that sticks, not because you forgot the moment, but because you forgot to hold on to it.

 

So when someone says they don’t feel photogenic, I get it. I’ve put it off too. Waiting to feel better, or thinner, or “more ready.” But the truth is, the version of you right now is already worth remembering. That’s why I do this work. To give you something beautiful to look back on, something that holds the joy, the love, the softness. Even in the ordinary. Especially then.

Civil wedding ceremony in Gorinchem, Netherlands — candid moment of emotional bride during exchanging vows, documentary wedding photography

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being present.


Whether you’re here to celebrate a wedding, a growing belly, a birthday, a quiet season of your life I’m here to witness it with you. Because the truth is this day, this version of you, this feeling... it won’t repeat.


So let’s capture it while it’s here.

Groom's father helping him put a tie on, candid wedding preparation moment, wedding photography Gorinchem