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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welcoming a beautiful baby boy

welcoming a beautiful baby boy

Do you remember Frøya? I'm sure many of you do. She was one of my very first clients, and a Baby Plan client too! I absolutely loved our photo sessions together and watching her grow :-) Exciting news... this wonderful family is now a family of 5 - Frøya has a baby...

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love is beautiful | studio maternity photoshoot in The Hague

love is beautiful | studio maternity photoshoot in The Hague

I think this has to be one of my favourite maternity sessions. With so many beautiful images to choose from, I had such a hard time deciding which images to share as a sneak preview. These two gorgeous ladies are waiting for a very special arrival, and I can't wait...

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Apenheul’s squirrel monkeys like diamonds!

Apenheul’s squirrel monkeys like diamonds!

It's a monkey post... do you like monkeys? We visited Apenheul Primate Park in Apeldoorn yesterday, where monkeys roam freely among the visitors... Monkeys are very good pickpockets so visitors are given a monkey proof bag on the way in :-) My favourite primates are...

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a beautiful family portrait session in The Hague

a beautiful family portrait session in The Hague

Remember my peek-a-boo post last week? Here's the official sneak peek for a wonderful family that I met in the centre of The Hague on the day of the World Cup Final (this explains the orange nail varnish ;-)) These two little girls were absolutely A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. and...

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peek-a-boo

peek-a-boo

I absolutely LOVED working with this particular family, their two little girls were A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.!!! I'm almost finished proofing their gallery but couldn't resist sharing this one image as a quick teaser... The real sneak peek is coming next week so stay tuned!...

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