Together with my stylist, we built this artwork layer by layer. First the background, then the clothes, then her tufts of hair. She was beautiful. But I was missing vibrancy and playfulness. I asked my stylist to tickle her with her shadow and then this one moment emerged.
As a photographer, the first thing I look for is atmosphere, a setting to match and light. When all those elements come together, there is still a human being and a human being is alive. I don't take the photo alone, I always do that together with my models. And in this case also with my stylist.
Personally, this photo always makes me very happy. I look at it regularly to remind myself to keep playing and living.
Are you looking for something that is alive and makes people happy? This eye catcher will stand out in any room where you hang it.   
                                
 
                                
                                        I grew up in a small village in Brabant,  where from an early age I was busy seeing the world in a dreamy perspective. For me,  the camera is a viewing box in which I can capture my fantasies.  
I'm raised in a small village in the..
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