The moment I discovered my mum’s Pentax-camera and dark room, was extremely joyful. I was 16 years old and had never seen something that interested me more. I later studied photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KABK) in The Hague. My photography can be described as a marriage of portrait and social documentary. My photos portray people intimately in their natural environment.
I am intrigued by relationships and traditions and inspired by my family, Western-Australia & Vlieland, the giant ant-eater, Alec Soth, Bertien van Manen, Sally Mann, Marina Abramović, Rebecca Norris Webb, Hans Holbein the Younger, Johan Mekkink, Roald Dahl, Louis Theroux, Bert Haanstra, cats & birds, trees & paper, 999 Games, Richard Linklater, Bach, the Temminck’s stint and many other creatures and places.
I’m working happily together with my problem solving producer and agent Monique Grondijs (www.mrs-robinson.nl ), with whom I gather the best suitable talents for small till large-scale productions for commercial shoots.
Clients:
Welkoop, Lyceo, van Gogh Museum, Nationale Politie, Nierstichting, Essent, NS International, NS, PvdA, Meldpunt Discriminatie Amsterdam, Kindergarden, CZ, VROM, Stadsdeel Osdorp, Nederlands Dagblad, KPN, ROC, Rabobank, I AMsterdam (Amsterdam Partners), Robeco, Hogeschool Zeeland, Shell, MVA, Ordina, Zuidas, Friesche Vlag, De Baak, Right to Play, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Delta Lloyd, UWV, Bureau Inspectieraad, T-Mobile, Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Pleegzorg, Levvel, XS4ALL, Ziggo, ABN Amro, Lindenhoff, Stichting Hendrick de Keyser
Magazines:
Humanitas, Onze Wereld, Dier (Dierenbescherming), Helder (Waternet), Elle Eten, DUF, AvantGarde, Dichterbij (Rabobank), Safe, VROM, NRC-Magazine, Volkskrant Magazine, BLVD, Marie Claire, Esquire, Quote, Elegance, UWV Perspectief, Nido, Thuismakers
Participation in several exhibitions 1999/2023:
50 ontmoetingen, 10 jaar later, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht e.a.
Aan de Overkant, OBA, Amsterdam-Noord
Women Alone, NEL, Amsterdam
ExperimentaDesign / Groeten uit Noord, Amsterdam
Passie van Noord, Amsterdam
Fotofestival Noorderlicht / Boer en Boerenzoon, Groningen
Teen Facts, Nemo Amsterdam
Everyday is not like everyday, FOAM Amsterdam
I AMsterdam, FOAM Amsterdam
Art in Ads, Hoofddorp
50 most beautiful pictures, Amsterdam
PANL exhibition, Amsterdam
Past the Borders, Meppel
Australia, Utrecht
50 Ontmoetingen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Groningen
Fotofestival Noorderlicht / Childhood, Groningen
Debuut, The Hague
I am intrigued by relationships and traditions and inspired by my family, Western-Australia & Vlieland, the giant ant-eater, Alec Soth, Bertien van Manen, Sally Mann, Marina Abramović, Rebecca Norris Webb, Hans Holbein the Younger, Johan Mekkink, Roald Dahl, Louis Theroux, Bert Haanstra, cats & birds, trees & paper, 999 Games, Richard Linklater, Bach, the Temminck’s stint and many other creatures and places.
I’m working happily together with my problem solving producer and agent Monique Grondijs (www.mrs-robinson.nl ), with whom I gather the best suitable talents for small till large-scale productions for commercial shoots.
Clients:
Welkoop, Lyceo, van Gogh Museum, Nationale Politie, Nierstichting, Essent, NS International, NS, PvdA, Meldpunt Discriminatie Amsterdam, Kindergarden, CZ, VROM, Stadsdeel Osdorp, Nederlands Dagblad, KPN, ROC, Rabobank, I AMsterdam (Amsterdam Partners), Robeco, Hogeschool Zeeland, Shell, MVA, Ordina, Zuidas, Friesche Vlag, De Baak, Right to Play, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Delta Lloyd, UWV, Bureau Inspectieraad, T-Mobile, Sociale Verzekeringsbank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Pleegzorg, Levvel, XS4ALL, Ziggo, ABN Amro, Lindenhoff, Stichting Hendrick de Keyser
Magazines:
Humanitas, Onze Wereld, Dier (Dierenbescherming), Helder (Waternet), Elle Eten, DUF, AvantGarde, Dichterbij (Rabobank), Safe, VROM, NRC-Magazine, Volkskrant Magazine, BLVD, Marie Claire, Esquire, Quote, Elegance, UWV Perspectief, Nido, Thuismakers
Participation in several exhibitions 1999/2023:
50 ontmoetingen, 10 jaar later, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht e.a.
Aan de Overkant, OBA, Amsterdam-Noord
Women Alone, NEL, Amsterdam
ExperimentaDesign / Groeten uit Noord, Amsterdam
Passie van Noord, Amsterdam
Fotofestival Noorderlicht / Boer en Boerenzoon, Groningen
Teen Facts, Nemo Amsterdam
Everyday is not like everyday, FOAM Amsterdam
I AMsterdam, FOAM Amsterdam
Art in Ads, Hoofddorp
50 most beautiful pictures, Amsterdam
PANL exhibition, Amsterdam
Past the Borders, Meppel
Australia, Utrecht
50 Ontmoetingen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Groningen
Fotofestival Noorderlicht / Childhood, Groningen
Debuut, The Hague