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...

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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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Feel at Home in The Hague Fair – ticket giveaway!

Feel at Home in The Hague Fair – ticket giveaway!

Fresh from maternity leave, I'm back to work this month and very much looking forward to documenting more beautiful birth stories :-) Also coming up, the seventh Feel at Home in The Hague Fair takes place this Sunday 16 September at the City Hall Atrium, from...

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celebrating a special birthday today!

celebrating a special birthday today!

Hip Hip Hooray, Happy 1st Birthday dear Lola! And congratulations to Holly and Dirk on one fabulously successful year of parenthood! :-) It's hard to believe a year has gone by since the day Lola was born; I feel blessed to have shared such incredibly special moments...

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our little Rebekka, just 10 days new

our little Rebekka, just 10 days new

How quickly the days turn into weeks! I'm so glad we made time for a sleepy newborn photo session for Rebekka - of which the preparation took longer than the session itself. We promptly finished when she pooped on one of my favourite blankets before I got a chance to...

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welcome baby Reuben, 7 days new

welcome baby Reuben, 7 days new

Introducing sweet baby Reuben, a tiny bundle of joy and an absolute delight to photograph. I adore the first image (above in colour) - his parents ordered this on canvas and it looks absolutely stunning! I love Reuben's cute little hat too :) *happy sigh* another...

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