Before baby was born: an in-home maternity photoshoot

Are you pregnant? Is a baby growing in your belly? Pause a while, take a deep breath, inhale this moment and capture it in your mind. What is life like right now? What do you feel right now? In this moment. What would you like to remember? Step forward into a future...

Memories. They’re timeless.

Time is not something we can buy. Time is a gift. The passing of time is most noticeable in nature's cycles and seasons and children growing up. There is always enough time. Spend it wisely. Photograph the everyday as well as the important moments. One day you'll look...

Life is amazing

Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living...

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...

Birth

It’s a boy!

It’s a boy!

I'm absolutely delighted to announce the arrival of a beautiful baby boy! Hedda and Michiel welcomed their second child, a son, early this morning. Introducing Phineas Joaquin. Born at 07:26 in the Hagaziekenhuis, and weighing 4200g (9lb 4oz), he's absolutely perfect!...

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Happy Birth Day, Baby Zephyrin

Happy Birth Day, Baby Zephyrin

It's with heartfelt joy and happiness that I announce the arrival of Zephyrin, a gorgeous baby boy, welcomed to the world at 06:50 this morning. It was absolutely incredible to have been there to share in his journey to birth. Many congratulations to Eric and Marie -...

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To be comforted by photographs

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