Fort de la Chartreuse This popular urbex location in Belgium was on my Go-To List for a while now and I’m so happy that I got to see it! I found this amazing restroom on the second floor, just being perfect in it’s own way. The fort was built by the Dutch between 1817 – 1823 to defend the city of Liège, and was later used as a prison, baracks and as a military hospital. … Continue readingWabi sabi
This week, I went to Middelburg to shoot for the theme “Walls”.It’s a beautiful, historical, typical Dutch city and it’s the capital of the province of Zeeland. Fun fact: The invention of the microscope and telescope is often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers. My goal was to go to the Abbey, which has beautiful arches and halls, and I was really looking forward to go and shoot there for the extra credit “Arches”. Unfortunately, it turned … Continue readingwalls
I used to be extremely overweight, I weighed 140 kg/308 lbs, and looking in the mirror used to be the hardest things in the world. I avoided my reflection like the plague and when I did saw myself, I would die a little inside. There was a point in my life where I decided I was done feeling hideous and awful about myself…Something needed to change! I flushed my medication through the toilet, dragged myself … Continue readingCurves
This week, I really wanted to honor my boyfriend Clint. Even though I’ve made thousands of photos of him during the years we’ve been together, he just had to be my model for this week’s theme “Man”. I’m very lucky to call him my partner in life, my best friend, and the person I call home. He is extremely kind, loyal, and even though he can be very irritating at times, he is the one … Continue readingMan
When I think about “Music” and how important that is in my life, I also think of my brother-in-law, Tom, who is a brilliant musician, amazing person and an awesome dad and partner. Tom made all the important events with my family so special: He turned a whole restaurant into a concert during Christmas dinner and parties into improv jamming. He played at family weddings, birthdays, live with his bands and he made the difficult … Continue readingMusic
This week I went to Rotterdam, a city in The Netherlands, with my dear aunt Marianne.Every once in a while, we go for a photowalk or make a trip together, since we both love photography and travelling. We always have a great time and I really enjoy those days a lot! Rotterdam is such a lovely, photogenic city and I ended up with lots of great pictures, which resulted in having a hard time choosing … Continue readingWide Angle
There is a shade of red for every woman.” For this shoot, I immediately thought of my gorgeous friend Eunise, a feisty, charming woman, to be my model for the color Red. There was no doubt in my mind that she could pull off representing my meaning of “Red” and she surely delivered! There is strength in “Red”, a popping color that can embody all kinds of strong feelings like power, passion, love, sexuality, danger, … Continue readingRed
For me, this week flew by in a blink of an eye. I’ve had lots of appointments, new opportunities and even accomplished some big (life) goals! In all the chaos, I’ve only had a few peaceful moments where I could just sit down and enjoy the stillness around me. This was one of those moments. A moment where the platform at the train station was completely abandoned, empty and silent, just before some new trains … Continue readingA Perfect, Little Moment