Camping Wedding Weekend in North Holland
This was truly a unique wedding in North Holland—a whole weekend of camping-style celebrations, surrounded by tents in a beautiful forest setting.
September 22, 2023
In my blog, I write about the beautiful weddings that I have been trusted to capture in the past years. These are all real weddings with real wedding couples who have given me the confidence to capture the story of their wedding day. I share a selection of photos of one and the same wedding here so that you get a good idea of what you can expect when you hire me as your wedding photographer. Please note that this is just a small selection of the hundreds of photos I usually deliver to the wedding couple.
I like to put my photos to the test and therefore participate in various wedding photography competitions. Participating in these kinds of competitions helps me to remain critical of my work, to constantly improve and to think about the following question with every image:
'How can I make this photo even better?'
In addition, the competitions are an enormous source of inspiration. The best photographers of the world participate in these competitions and there is often only a small percentage of photos that win an award. And that's why winning an award is extra special!
From 2022 I'm participating in 3 competitions; Fearless, The Masters and This is Report.
Internationally and widely known as the most difficult award to win. Fearless is known for its low percentage of winners and extremely high-quality photos that win an award. You have to be genuinely 'Fearless' to win an award here because it requires you to step out of your comfort zone and look for unique images that are truly original.
I am very excited about the fact that I have already received one Fearless award and an Honorable mention.
A competition among the best wedding photographers in the Benelux. Now you may be thinking; 'The Benelux isn't that big, is it?' And that's right, but there are a lot of amazing wedding photographers in the Benelux. That is why this competition is certainly one that matters and I am very happy that I have already won 3 Masters awards.
Because my style is mainly storytelling and journalism, I think it is important to test myself in this area as well. And that is exactly what This is Reportage stands for; pure spontaneous and unposed moments told in a journalistic photo that really captured the essence of the moment. And also very cool; At This is Reportage they also hand out awards for a series of photos.
Since the end of 2022 I have also entered competitions of the Wedding Photojournalist Association; WPJA. Like This Is Reportage, this competition is also entirely devoted to journalistic wedding photography, in which storytelling is central to the photograph.
And this was unexpected, but right on my first entry I hit the spot and I win an award for this photo of the bride's son enjoying himself during the preparations while his mother is getting ready.