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 […]

It’s time for my annual recap post. A tradition that I’ve been keeping up with since 2014(!). It’s a tradition that I’ve started to keep you updated on all that has happened, but that turned out to be just as important for myself, as making a recap of my year ensures that I take some […]

Monteverde Cloud forest in Costa Rica is the most special place. I visited this lush green cloud forest in 2006 as part of a roundtrip through the country, but in 2020 I came back to remote work there for a month. And since then, it has a special place in my heart. Cloud forest makes […]

Croatia was not on the schedule. But it definitely should have been… Let me explain a bit: Erik and I planned to go on a world trip for 7 months. We were planning for a little over 2 years, and were supposed to start our trip in the US and make our way down to […]

Every year I write a reflection blog about the past year. I have been doing so since 2014 and I here I am writing one about 2020. But where to begin… Just stating the obvious here: this year was not what I expected it to be. I mean, it hasn’t been that for anyone right? […]

“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. […]

An amazing couple, kind family and friends and one of my favorite places in the world: the wedding of Anouk & Joost at Club Zand in Castricum aan Zee was amazing. And so, selecting my favorites was hard. I hope when you scroll through these highlights of their wedding day, you’ll feel the kindness, the […]

Palm trees everywhere. A gorgeous and kind couple, guests from all over the world, a bunch of luxurious villas and the amazing backdrop of Las Terrenas for a beautiful, catholic ceremony on the beach and hours and hours of dancing. Yup, Laura & Javi know how to celebrate life and love. It was a while […]