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My favorite portrait & commercial work from 2023

Photographing people is one of my favorite things to do. Wether that is for a portrait, a branding series or a commercial shoot focused around a service, place or apparel: working with people in front of your lens launches a collaborative creative process that I’ll never grow tired of. This year was filled with assignments […]

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Pia – Environmental portrait session in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

  Art is an adventure⁠ into an unknown ⁠ world, which can be⁠ explored by those⁠ willing to take risks. ⁠ – Mark Rothko⁠   🌈 Pia is an amazing artist from Argentina, living in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Her work (to me) is colorful, fun, unique and full of passion – and so is […]

Artist in her studio in Costa Rica | Raisa Zwart Photography

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Mersea | Editorial photoshoot in Valencia, Spain.

Editorial photography is something I absolutely love to do. And since a year, I photograph the collection of Mersea & Co, a brand from the US that has quickly stolen my heart since I connected with them through Instagram. Last year, we shot in Paris, and this summer, in Valencia & Sevilla. I asked Lina & […]

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Editorial shoot: Scandinavian Androgyn

Yesss!! I finally blogged this awesome editorial shoot I did with the incredibly talented ladies from Fig & Forest. They asked me to photograph an editorial shoot with them inspired by the nordic minimalism. With two beautiful models, a simple but awesome location and the most pretty materials. For some minimalistic, nordic-styled editorial vibes with […]

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Editorial shoot in Paris: Mersea & co

Coffee, croissant and champagne: Bonjour Paris! A story of how a single Instagram message can mean a lot: I ‘met’ the women of Mersea through Instagram, and a few weeks after that first contact, we were in Paris shooting their collection! Kind of amazing, since they’re from the states, and I am from the Netherlands. They […]

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We go with the currents, plan around the tides

“At the beach, life is different. A day moves not from hour to hour but leaps from mood to moment. We go with the currents, plan around the tides, follow the sun. We measure happiness by nothing we can hold, nothing we can catch. Everywhere, life is jumping and elusive and momentously momentary.” – Sandy […]

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Surf’s up | Sabine & Sven | Surfer couple shoot

“Everything changes when your board touches the water”  It has been on my wishlist for a while: photographing a surfer couple. Imagine my excitement when Sabine told me that her and Sven would love to do an adventurous couple shoot, including surf boards on the beach. I used to surf, back when I was in […]

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Edgy White with a fling of Pink – Editorial Bridal shoot

Simplicity. Fun. A Dash of Pink. Lots of greenery and minimalistic details: time for some fresh wedding inspiration!  As seen on the Pretty blog but now on my own blog as well: Edgy white with a fling of pink. Thanks to an awesome team: Concept styling, Rentals & Organization: Something Borrowed, Something New Concept, Stationery, Lasercut […]

Fine art wedding photographer Minimalistic Editorial Wedding shoot - Wedding candles

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