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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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Photographing my parents | Portrait photography in the Netherlands

Usually, I am the kind of person to put ideas into action, like: really fast. So it doesn’t happen often that a project is shelved for years, but with this one, it’s exactly what happened. You see, I have wanted to photograph my parents and their love for years now, but I kept postponing. I […]

Lifestyle portrait photography on the beach in the Netherlands | Raisa Zwart Photography

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Pui-Yi & Rick | Morning portrait session at the sea

“I do crave the ocean. Salt. Heavy air. Sound. White waves. Sweeping tides against a forgiving shoreline under a sky that dances with its soft mirror below.” – Victoria Erickson   Pui-Yi, Rick and I met on the beach just after sunrise. We explored the dunes, got our feet wet and played with the waves. […]

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Jelena and Boet – a love story by the sea

Jelena and Boet drove from the east of the Netherlands to the beach in the west, on a workday. They took off their shoes, they cuddled, they danced in the sea. In other words, they ROCKED their photoshoot. I loved making memories with these guys, and I’m so excited to share their photos with you. […]

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Delphine & Jean | After wedding shoot in the Provence, France

Never go in search of love Go in search of life, And life will find you the love you seek – Atticus   Yesss! I’m really excited to share this shoot with you. A while back, I photographed the amazing wedding of Delphine & Jean in the Provence (check out their wedding here) – and after […]

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Teresa & Peter | Lovers in Amsterdam

I love the fact that I get to meet so many people through this job. For example: Teresa & Peter, when they asked me to do a love shoot with them during their visit of Amsterdam from the states. We had the best morning and visited a lot of places in the city. ⠀ And […]

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Andrea & Rahdiyan | Coupleshoot in at a Rice Terrace Bali, Indonesia

“Of all of the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport”  How I long to visit Bali again: to feel the sun on my skin, be surrounded by stunning nature and practice Yoga outside. Every morning. Oh well, for now, this photoshoot in the Rice paddies of […]

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