Twelfth Collection

The day was terrible and the weather very depressing. The bride and groom were worried that they would not get a single good image. They were pleasantly surprised.

This colorful wedding photo was taken at the wedding party of Neal and Karin in Uden a city in the south of the Netherlands. The bride and the groom we’re dancing on the dancefloor and all the dancelights we’re moving fast in different directions. I anticipated and freeze the perfect moment with a epic back and hairlight around the weddingcouple.

We love these special moments. Zane & Jennifer are so in love and watching their first dance as husband and wife was beautiful. The room faded away and the music played, and between wiping the tears from our eyes we grabbed this picture of the room and the couple.

The photo has been made at the same place where the wedding couple said yes to each other two hours later. The photo shows the romance of the couple and the perfect symmetry of the cathedral.

I had a fun day at the wedding of Gemma & Richie at Haselbury Mill. Their day was one to remember for sure and I am so privileged to have been there to capture the day including the confetti shower when they left the church that day. I didn’t realise how much confetti there was. But it made for such a great image.

One of my favorite weddings. The couple are my friends and i love photographing my friends. We were for some shots in a beautiful location below there and I asked if the couple wants to go to a magical place to close a wonderful day. So we went to the rocks of Meteora in central Greece, one of the most beautiful places in our country. I told them that we will do a risky shot and should be very careful. Vangelis the groom was very worried but convince him with Evi the bride to stand at the edge of this rock. I ran quickly to a higher place to take the picture. I just told them that looks great, the groom got her close for a kiss and... CLICK!

Last shoots at Colorado Island in the afternoon. The couple were mesmerized running around and enjoying the magic of the ocean. They felt free and happy as if nobody was around them. They had the whole beach for themselves with a picturesque and lovely sunset.

This was a lovely wedding on the end of the summer, on one of the islands in the north of the Netherlands, Texel. The weather was lovely, really sunny and still a nice temperature.
They preferred just a short shoot in the dunes after the ceremony in a little church, first with their little toddler (how cute he was!) and then together. We had like 10 minutes to shoot and the light was magical.
The couple decided to go to the location of the shoot by Solex, with a double seat. Very special! On a little hill they stopped, and I was able to make this picture.

When the bride already started putting on her tight sleeved lace top, she realized she forgot her deodorant, but couldn’t reach her armpits herself anymore. Hilarious moment!

In a picturesque place of Ukraine. Happy bride Catherine, flying in the arms of Vasily manly. Dramatic sunset and texture of the trees created the atmosphere of beautiful fairy tale with a happy ending!

This picture was taken in an old Philips building in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, were Philips was founded. At the moment this building is in use by designers whom make very cool furniture and art pieces.
The top floor is filled with hudge art pieces and lighting. The mega cubicle is made of glass and steel. In the big box there are several big wooden objects. Some parts of the floor are also glass and i placed the wedding couple in a way that several levels of the cubicle can be seen.
This couple was such a lovely couple, and they loved me trying out new things. This picture is the result of it.

This beautiful rustic wedding was shot deep in the countrywide in the United Kingdom. It was one of those “blink and you’ll miss it” moments.. We had just finished up taking some portraits before heading off to the reception - as their classic car fired up and roared past the I focussed my 135mm and lucked out on this sensational one-off moment.

An October morning.. chilly but the sun was rising. We took a ride to the Panbos in Katwijk where the fog still hung between the trees. The sun was rising and shining and we couldn't wait to wander through the forest. This photo is the result of a wonderfull morning in the Netherlands with a lovely couple.

The photograph was captured at St. Dennis in central of Athens Greece. It was a romantic moment because the ceremony was finished and the bride wanted to rest because it was on the first term of pregnancy.

This wedding was at the wonderful castle Groeneveld near Baarn, a village in the centre of the Netherlands. The wedding day was amazing and before the ceremony we took the wedding couple Eva and Frank for a romantic weddingshoot in the castle gardens. It was a sunny day and the light was beautiful with a nice reflection in the water.

The photo was shot on ceremony outside the city, in the suburban hotel. We always shoot weddings together and I was able to leave the main photos on Kira. At the ceremony, I run as far as possible to make a shot. Then I saw a man who prepares champagne glasses slides. I run up to him and asked him to make a few shots in a pile of glasses champagne. I made a few shots. One of them you see now.
I also want to thank Alena and Roma that they are so sensual and truly happy in this day, it was a pleasure to capture moments of happiness!

This photo was taken during a Bridal styled photo shoot that we do in off wedding season as practice and experimentation ground held at Cecil Green Park in Vancouver Canada. It was a candid capture when Christine (the model) was posing for a couple of fellow photographers in this main hall, I wanted to create something unique from the rest, looked at this beautiful chandelier hanging and started exploring the possibilities of including it with the bride in a creative way. I took the stairs from side leading to this upper level corridor from where the hall was viewable, Christine was totally unaware and so were the fellow photographers of this move and I shot from above where I could balance the chandelier and the bride diagonally in a pleasing composition.

The location happens to be one of the beaches in Mangalore, beautiful coastal city in Karnataka (India). A home to lush greenery.
with a motley of interesting people. The plan was to shoot at twilight during sunset (my personal favourites), however due to time constraints, we arrived at 3:00pm.
The light was very harsh however I loved the colour of the sand and its texture. While pondering over what best i could offer with current circumstances, I happened to notice the shadow looking down.And there it was “the shadows” appearing larger than life which reflected joy and happiness.

This image was captured at Priya and Dipesh's reception during the cake cutting. It is a picture that defines my photography- capturing natural moments and expressions that will stand the test of time. The couple were gazing into each others eyes showing their love for one another and at the same time we had some beautiful light shining into the marquee behind them giving the image that ethereal feel. Thank you to Priya and Dipesh for this beautiful moment.

Caroline & Jafet have the kind of love for each other that standard human eyes just can't hide. And when they look at each other it's an explosion we can only really catch a glimpse of with how he holds and kisses her. I took this photograph in Salinas, Baní, Dominican Republic. I'm so moved by this photo because it was a very spontaneous moment and this is precisely what I aim at. There, in the stillness of the day, at a side of the sky, the sun testified to their love. My favorite part of this photo is probably that they're not surrounded by too many elements. Here it's just them, alone and with no noise around them.

What a great day we had in February in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. It was a cold and windy day, but the skies were great. On the moment we took this picture the sun was there for only a couple of minutes.The love story of this wedding couple is very special. They have so many stories and memories about the relationship. One of their lovely stories is the proposal. The groom asked his bride on this spot on a very special way. Because this marriage was intimate and small with only their family, you feel the love every minute. Their love story will be continuing with so many new memories. I feel very special that I could capture this moment.

I saw the mirror reflecting the stairs as soon as I walked into the room, but due to the placement of guests I didn't know if it would pan out. The ideal place to stand for symmetry also had chairs placed there. After taking my last few shots upstairs I looked back down to see the sea of faces looking back up towards the staircase, and I knew I had to make it happen. Normally I try to work and shoot around, through and in between whatever is present, but part of the appeal of this photo to me was the even placement. So, two guests were thanked for letting me squeeze and to move their seats for this one photo. I knew straight away I got the result I wanted.

This photo was taken in Hawaii, with Celeste and Peter. These two snuck away to Hawaii where they used to live, and got married secretly. We spent ten days adventuring around Hawaii shooting them. This was taken under a popular Banyan tree on a hike we went on.

On a super bright summer day I was on the way to a green place with the bride and all the beautiful people around her to take a few group shots.
Almost there, I turned my head around and mentioned the fun they had and took a picture of the scene when the bride protected herself from the sun and literally everyone followed her.
For me as wedding photographer a really good picture is to capture a real moment where anyone can see and feel the whole happiness and love which is flying around on this special day.
Every moment is unique. To catch the best out of it is my passion.

To set off a new journey of life, they bought a new ride and took this photo as reminder. When grow older, this photo will bring back memories of their trip as well as time they spend together.

Usually, when it rains on a wedding day, we can usually find a few minutes of clear skies sometime throughout the day for some photos outside. Not this day.
After sunset, we went out into an adjacent field and used an umbrella to keep relatively dry while my assistant placed the flash and we did a few test shots. We counted down from 5 and my assistant grabbed the umbrella from them as close to zero as possible.
We were soaked. Even the bride and groom.
But... totally worth it!

This picture is taken in Oye-Oersta in the west coast of Norway Actually, this was taken after our photoshoot. We took some pictures of the bride and groom standing both beside and inside the wedding car. We were on our way to the Union Hotel where the celebration was taking place- and the bride just laughed at me while she pinched the groom. A in the moment shot that radiates love and happiness.

This wedding was filled with touching moments from start to finish, but this image holds a lot of sentiment for me. Just before the ceremony, the family waited in the changing room with the bride. Everything was hushed. Daniella stood right in front of this full-length mirror and didn't even think twice about fussing with her hair or makeup. Of course she looked radiant, but she spent those last few minutes before marriage focused on her family. Dad had just wished her good luck, and it was mom's turn. She and mom couldn't let each other go. They held hands. And following ancient Jewish tradition, mom blessed Daniella with a peaceful and everlasting happiness in marriage. Every wedding I shoot is memorable, but this moment is unforgettable.

Sometimes I ask a couple to pose and they surprise me by doing something completely different. This time, we ended up with the cutest silhouette I've ever shot. It was one of those "I wish I had a camera" moments. And lucky for me, I always have a camera.