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36 hours in Paris. Here are some of the highlight

36 hours in Paris.

Here are some of the highlights of our short stay in Paris.
I don't know the names and areas where most of the pictures were taken, but you'll definitely see some famous spots.

We just enjoyed getting lost and finding cute little corners.
And we were lucky enough to still see some of the evidence of the Olympic games.

#paris #paris2024 #citytrip #explore #family

A stolen moment. I capture some of my favourite mo

A stolen moment. I capture some of my favourite moments when the client's don't even know I'm taking photos of them yet.

Here we were at the start of the shoot, and I told them that I just need a moment to get my settings right for the light, which was true. And while adjusting I caught this moment.

#zwanger #pregnancyshoot #realmoments #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #lifestylefotografie #zwangerschapshoot

Yesterday marked 6 years since my arrival in the N

Yesterday marked 6 years since my arrival in the Netherlands.

We celebrated my arrival with a borrel on a balcony in Utrecht. And I remember how scared I was that I had to take the train AND a tram to get to work 2 days later.

So the next day, Caspar took the trip with me to show me how it worked. 3 hours of traveling there and back, just to put my mind to rest.

And Laurence (the HR at that time, @lau_cham1) meeting me at Rotterdam Centraal that Monday to take the tram with me so I didn't have to do it alone.

Thinking back, I cannot imagine that something that is second nature to me now, felt so scary.

I'm on a new scary adventure now, and I hope 6 years from now I can look back and have a chuckle, because what feels scary now will be second nature then.

#flashback #anniversary #6years #expat #livingabroad #memories #blessed

Pure magic 🫶 That's what child birth is. A mira

Pure magic 🫶 That's what child birth is. A miracle, really, if you think about all the small details and the fact that you are creating a whole new human inside you 🤍 And I am so blessed to capture it with my birth photography. From partners supporting one another during labour and hearing that first sound of life as you deliver your newborn.

So much love for what I do and the people that trust me to join them alongside this journey.

When I post something on social media I always try

When I post something on social media I always try to be as honest as possible. I won't say something is the best thing ever if I didn't really feel it was, and I won't pretend to have booked clients just to seem busier than I am.

I sometimes even feel that maybe I might sound a little bit more negative than I intend to sound when I share difficulties or frustrations.

So I am absolutely shocked everytime someone tells me that they see on IG that "my business looks super successful", or they can see that "I'm living the dream" or that I have "everything figured out". And this happens all the time when I bump into someone that follows me on IG that I don't see so often IRL. 😯

Now I can only image, if I'm not even trying to pretend that I have it all figured out, but people still get that impression from me, how many more lies are we letting ourselves believe by looking at everything else on social media?

I try so hard not to compare my life with what I see online, but it's difficult.

So, yes, I did just spend a week with friends in Finland. Was it awesome? Yes! Did it come without sacrifices? No. In all honesty I probably shouldn't have gone on the trip. From a business and survival point of view, I've taken a few steps back because of this trip. Was it worth it? Who knows 🤷
But it's done, and I had an absolutely amazing time, and added new experiences to my life, and managed to spend quality time with people I don't get to spend quality time with all that often. And that I'll take with me moving forward.

#travel #reallife #life #reality #bereal #thisisme

"It's not about finding the time, but making the t

"It's not about finding the time, but making the time for what truly matters."

#maternity #zwangerschap #zwangerschapshoot #pregnant #lifestylephotographer #fotografie #denhaagfotograaf

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