WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BE A PHOTO-GRAPHER?
I don’t know if you can actually say that I was inspired to be a photographer, it was more that photography was always a part of my life! I already had a tiny camera (more toy than camera) when I was 8 years or even earlier and somehow seemed to always enjoy taking photos. My parents were also both taking a lot of photos and my dad worked with cameras in his job so I was always surrounded by photography and really enjoyed it. I got side-tracked a little bit after school when it seemed to be more sensible to study something “proper” which is what I did. I studied to become a translator and worked in that field for 4 years after I was finished studying and had travelled the world for half a year. But I always had photography in the back of my head and in the end quit my job to become a freelance photographer.
WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME FOR FUN?
I try to spend as much time with my family as I can - I have two stepsons who live with my partner and me half of the time. Other than that, I enjoy going to flea markets, I love travelling,
cooking and baking (to the great happiness of my friends and family) and now that the weather has become warm again, play rugby outside (but not the rough kind).
happiness of my friends and family) and now that the weather has become warm again, play rugby outside (but not the rough kind).
HOW MANY PHOTO SHOOTS DO YOU HAVE A MONTH?
That totally depends! In the past few months when it was so extremely cold I only had one or two per month but normally I try to have at least 2 if not more per month. It also depends how
long the preparation takes of course. If it is an image for the “My Secret Garden” series, then the preparation will be a few weeks already so more time will go into the preparation than
shooting in that time.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PHOTO SESSION AND WHY?
Last November I had a big photoshoot for my “My Secret Garden” series. At that time, I had an intern for almost 3 months and we had been working on the props for the past few weeks! There were over
300 poppies made from paper, we made a huge skirt and I sewed the cloak that then also ended up being used for “The Autumn King”. It was the biggest team I