Collection 9 winners
This photograph is taken in an abandoned convent, of which only the tower remains, is located in high mountains and access is only on foot with a walk of one hour. Its location is in the province of Avila, Spain. Near the hometown of the bride. It is surrounded by nature with scenery and stunning views.
I love the tradition of throwing rice after a wedding ceremony. Unfortunately it is forbidden in a lot of places in the Netherlands. Most of the times people are blowing bubbles or toss rose petals. So having the opportunity to photograph people throwing rice is very rare. That's why I really love this picture, where bride Xenia and some of the wedding guests are literally pelted with rice.
“Before taking the Jump”
Destination weddings inspire the most romantic shots! This was captured this summer in Cyprus!
This photograph is taken at the Church of Candelario, Salamanca, Spain. A wonderful light coming through the rose window, the bride alone, kneeling in that light gave us a very special photograph. I have a special affection for this picture.
Magical private wedding (2 couples friends and me) in ice chapel. It was just +2 degrees in the wedding week in Lapland Finland but at the next week there were -27 celsius. We were lucky to get nice weather. Daylight at December in Lapland is only 2 hours. This shot is lit with flash behind the couple.
If I would chose any wider lens on this shot, there might be a rainbow visible on background. But I had to choose better angle so the old and crappy railway station is hidden and composed outside of this picture ;)
This couple was so in love and I noticed from the early beginning, that this story is real and they are meant to be with each other. When we came to this location, it rained a lot and when we leaved, it rained again. So there was some high level forecast lord with us, thank you!
Chelsea & Tripp’s wedding was my ideal wedding. An intimate affair in the Highlands of North Carolina. We hiked up to Sunset Rock in the Highlands for these sweet couple’s photos and the wind was simply perfect. These two had wonderful chemistry and I just let the mood the take over. I thought Chelsea’s dress was one of the most beautiful I had ever seen.
Mitoo & Atilla came from Germany to have their dream wedding on the beach. This was a very special couple for me and the bar was raised quite high as the groom is a very good wedding photographer in Germany. I was quite tense and anxious, but as soon as I met them my worries faded quickly because they were very laid back and had extremely easy going personalities. The ceremony was one of the most emotional ones I have witnessed, especially for the groom J. It was such a lovely day, everyone was super relaxed, with guys playing football, a delicious barbecue and even dips in the pool. This was the funniest group of guests ever and everyone just had such a great time and those emotions came out really well in the picture.
At the end of our story dating in Piazza San Marco he started the tide so we took the opportunity to make a reflection in the water.
Wadi rum in Jordan is one of the most beautiful natural places on earth. It's not surprising that most sci-fi movies that are set on Mars end up being shot there. It has an other-worldly look and feel to it. I have been trying to convince a couple to come with me on this shoot for a little over a year. Wadi Rum is a 3.5 HR drive away from the capital Amman and deep In the desert. The mountains and rock formations are not exactly an ideal situation for a bride in high heels and a mobility hindering wedding dress.But luckily, Farah and Bilal were as excited about this as I was and equally as crazy. The entire experience was a lot of fun. One glorious thing about the area is the endless blanket of stars and that was something that we had to capture. The bride was such a rockstar because it got extremely cold at night and desert cold is dry and goes through the bone, but she pushed through it until we got what we wanted.
Amin is an air force pilot from his country's fighter squadron and the couple wish was for their photos to represent what he loves to do most, to fly.
I took a glance at this picturesque airplane and immediately they got into the role, a safe return from a mission, to Cristina his beautiful and loving bride.
The moment was emotional, full of meaning and hope. The frame captured the beauty of it.
Imagine you shoot this beautiful couple. Imagine she is this irresistible Italian beauty, and he is this ultimate Latin. Imagine the passion they are sharing. And how stunning they both look on their D-day. And now imagine it starts pouring with rain…
If you thought these two would fear the rain, you would be wrong. If you thought they would project less love and passion to the world around them, you would be wrong too. And if you thought they wouldn’t have fun together in the rain, again you would be wrong. «Singin’ in the rain» was written for this couple.
Their smiles, their laughter, their love was only magnified by the dramatic skies and Leman Lake (Switzerland) scenery. My favorite rainy-day-bride-and-groom will have fun till death does them part.
This couple loves each other. We walked in Sydney Royal Botanic Garden. My attention was attracted by a huge tree, its unshakable strength in comparison with a man shocked me. Only the power of the human relations can be compared with the power of nature. They were alone under the canopy of trees.
This photo is part of the Trash the Dress photoshoot, done with Sandra and Fábio, after their dream wedding.
As they are adventurous and both love sailing and yachting, this photoshoot actually happened in the middle of Tagus River, Lisbon. The scenery was perfect! As Bride and Groom were.
At this wedding we were with a very nice couple Erna and Michel in Rijssen, a small village in the east of the Netherlands.
Erna is a teacher and her class was invited to the reception. Just before leaving I asked Erna and Michel to kiss each other. The reaction of the children in the old schoolbus was priceless.
This was the wedding of Rajshri and Rakesh from the Netherlands. Rajshri and Rakesh married two times! The first day was the Hindu ceremony wedding en the second day was the reception.
The picture was made at the first dance at their reception. This couple is very sweet and after being the photographer for two long days, they become quicky very good friends.
After making some pictures from the ground, I moved tot the second floor to tweak my flash. While making soms testshots, this moment happend!
The wedding was a big wedding with almost 400 people. I like that kind of weddings because of the many story’s at the day like this one.
Stijn and Willemijn got married on a sunny day in August. Their wedding day was exactly 6 years after the day they first met each other. They had an outdoor ceremony at the beautiful castle Engelenburg in Brummen, which is surrounded by some magical old trees.
This couple is so kind and nice, on their weddingday we had so much fun.
This picture is taken in a small town called Wijk bij Duurstede and is near Utrecht. Just a small old street and I was standing against a wall, between a bush full of nice orange berries. Dennis and Marjon are so in love with eachother, and that shows on this picture. It was not a sunny day on their weddingday, it was sometimes a little bit chilly and windy, but they keep eachother warm. I was so glad to be the photographer on their big weddingday. I love these guys!
This couple were amazing from the very start and have become friends to me. With hearts that would fight off any adversity to ensure their love came out on top. The photo was taken at the bride’s home. She grew up on a farm in a little rural town called Woodslee. It was the perfect setting for romantic and relaxed photos. With the bride and groom is Lily, one of the family’s horses. She was so curious what we were doing, she had to bring herself nice and close. Making for a memorable photograph
Amie & Elliot got married in an old school house in the forest which unsurprisingly is called Old Forest School. Amie arrived in an amazing 1965 Mercedes which has only ever had one owner so we took an opportunity to go for a post ceremony cruise through the woodland roads