I was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and I live in The Hague not far from a popular beach and boulevard. It is there that I shoot most often: enjoying the diversity and unpredictability of people I encounter: real people. With just one camera and lens (Leica Q) I shoot close to people and because I mostly use flash People do notice me while shooting. But I don't mind... I like to connect to people and hear their stories.
In 2017 I started my long-term project 'Pier to Pier' which is about the 2.5 km of beach and boulevard in Scheveningen between the two main Piers. In 2018 I published my first photobook under that name and my first solo exhibition on the Pier, which was outside for 6 months, has been visited by more than 200,000 people.
Last year my work has being exhibited by Museum Panorama Mesdag in The Hague and a part of this series (Dog & Company) was on show in Muzee, a local museum in Scheveningen at the end of last year.
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