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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Impressions from July & August 2017 : a personal project

Impressions from July & August 2017 : a personal project

The six weeks of school holidays passed by so quickly! They were filled to bursting with time spent with our families in the UK, in Germany, and here at home in The Netherlands. It couldn’t have been more perfect, family was exactly what my heart needed. Here's a...

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Nostalgia, and photos that become our family history

Nostalgia, and photos that become our family history

My childhood was entirely 'analogue'. Over the the last couple of weeks I've been scanning old family photos that I've inherited from my Grandma so that I can share them with my brother back in the UK. We live in a digital world now. Sharing has got a whole lot...

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Impressions from January & February 2017 : a personal project

Impressions from January & February 2017 : a personal project

I find myself drawn to comparison photos of the girls lately; photos taken in the same places but months/years apart. When I look back and compare, it really shows how fleeting these early years are and how fast our girls are growing up! Here's a glimpse into our...

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Impressions from November & December 2016 : a personal project

Impressions from November & December 2016 : a personal project

We've had more than our fair share of winter illnesses zap our energy over the past couple of months, so I haven't been out and about with my camera as much as I would have liked. 2017 is looking bright though and i'm so excited for all the babies - family, friends...

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