MY VISION
MY VISION
BIO
BIO
"My photography is born from an enduring romance with light, beauty and the world around us. To me, a camera is a tool to capture moments that make the heart sing—the breathtaking magic of a location at golden hour, the sensual drape of silk against skin, and the quiet poetry of feminine grace. I create imagery that invites you to step out of the everyday life and into a dream world"
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20 years of international experience
"My vision is deeply rooted in a lifelong dedication to aesthetics. My eye was trained, starting at the age of 17, through the fashion design studies at the School of Fine Arts in Maastricht and was later refined working globally as a makeup artist. This multi-layered background gives me an instinctive appreciation for the tactile world—knowing exactly how a designer's garment is meant to sit and move and how skin radiance beautifully transforms under natural light. With 20 years of international experience chasing the sun on location, my passion remains entirely unchanged: I love to craft cinematic, luminous stories that evoke romance, nostalgia, and are a celebration of all the things in life that touch our soul"
Throughout my international career, I have had the pleasure to collaborated with leading global brands and worked on top-tier fashion publications. My commercial clients include renowned names such as:
TRIUMPH, S’OLIVER, CACHARELDIM, SWAROVSKI, PASSIONATA, BETTY BARCLAY, O'NEILL, FA, ACUVUE, SILAN, HANSGROHE, DEICHMANN, ELLE, MARIE CLAIRE, BEAUMONDE, MAXI, JOLIE, GALA, GRAZIA, KULT, LOVESOME, MIRAGE, GQ, COSMOPOLITAN, AFRICAN BOTANICS, EVARAE, ARROW, BLUE FIRE CO, TRUWORTH, PATRICE BREAL, HALLHUBER, ST&SAT, ZIVAME, RITUALS, MARYLISE, LINGADORE, SESOIRE, TCHIBO, COTTONILL, MISS ELAINE, LITTLE MISTRESS, ZERO, GO COLORS, CYELL, BAXXE, LTD
