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Family life with a newborn and all the cosyness of home
Thinking of treating your family to a lifetime of precious memories? Are you pregnant and thinking of booking a newborn photoshoot? I arranged for my family to have a photoshoot a couple of weeks after the birth of our second baby. I regret not doing the same with our...
Welcome baby Bodhi – Juliana Kinderziekenhuis Den Haag
Sweet Bodhi was born at 30 weeks in the Westeinde Ziekenhuis in Den Haag, weighing only 1370g. He was transferred to the LUMC in Leiden before arriving back in Den Haag to the Juliana Ziekenhuis where his Earlybirds photoshoot took place. He was exactly 3 weeks old...
Love and laughter; an in-home maternity session
Music filled the room with a wonderful Brazilian beat as bright sun rays streamed in through the windows. A bottle of red wine was opened and a glass poured for the father-to-be. Freshly cut gerberas and tulips were placed on the dining table and on windowsills,...
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To be comforted by photographs
I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I'm curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white...
Yes. It really has been 15 years!
I'm celebrating 15 years in business today!! Thank you to all the families who have trusted me over the years. Every photoshoot is very special to me. I photograph with a lot of love and care. A little piece of my heart is amongst all the photos displayed on your...
when it’s impossible to choose your favourite images… because you love them all.
Your images belong together and tell a story of your here and now. When it seems impossible to choose your favourites (because you love them all), you can have them all. You can upgrade to the complete set of digital images after viewing your proofing gallery :-) Look...
Family life with a newborn and all the cosyness of home
Thinking of treating your family to a lifetime of precious memories? Are you pregnant and thinking of booking a newborn photoshoot? I arranged for my family to have a photoshoot a couple of weeks after the birth of our second baby. I regret not doing the same with our...
Photographs are the keys to unlocking our memories
I asked my 9 year old daughter what her earliest memory was. She remembers playing with her cousins in England when her hair was short (that would be around 4 and a half years ago when she was 5 years old). She remembers because of the photos and videos she's seen....
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