About me & my creative business photography
in the Netherlands
CREATIVE BUSINESS PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NETHERLANDS
Hello! I’m Sarah, a Northern English lass living in Rotterdam. I help purpose-driven freelancers, small business owners and teams feel at ease in front of the camera with my creative business photography in the Netherlands.
Why? Because I meet so many people, like you, doing amazing things, but whose work and values aren’t clear to the people they serve. Great photography can help with that.
My approach to photography
​​​​I think it’s a brave decision to step in front of the camera. Especially if you have a marginalised identity and don’t often see people like you represented in photography.
Being photographed can bring up all sorts of insecurities and worries - I feel super awkard myself in front of a camera! That’s why I really try to understand what you’re looking for, any concerns you have, and I ask how I can best support you while we work together.
I give lots of guidance and encouragement during the photoshoot, particularly with posing – most people’s worst nightmare! So that you get photos of you, or your team, that feel authentic, relaxed and professional.
Here are some of the words people use to describe working with me:
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Relaxed, reassuring, creative
Positive, friendly, honest and authentic
Candid, engaging, accessible
Fresh, joyful, real
And:
“I wasn’t expecting it to be so much fun!”
“This has given me such a confidence boost.”
“For the first time, I can see the ‘real me’ in my photos.”
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When I'm not with my camera...
As well as being a people photographer, I’ve worked for many years in the world of sustainability and still work on projects as an independent advisor and facilitator.
I’m learning a lot about how colonialism created and still drives the ecological and social crises we’re facing. And wondering a lot about what it means to be in community with each other during these times of unravelling and uncertainty.
Some of my favourite writers and teachers who ground and inspire me on all this include adrienne maree brown, bell hooks, James Baldwin, Tara Brach, Bayo Akomolafe, Krista Tippett – and most of the guests on her On Being podcast.
Some of the things I love include singing in my local choir, walking, hosting gatherings, tennis, yoga, watching the plants, insects and birds, playing piano, making playlists, and drinking A LOT of Yorkshire Tea.
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​More about me...
​​​I’ve been photographing people for about five years now. It’s an excuse to meet people doing all kinds of fascinating work– from the world of social justice, environmentalism, art and design, communications, activism and beyond.
I started my business shortly after having my son and rediscovering my creative side after a very tough time transitioning to motherhood. A few years later, as the UK prepared to leave the EU, me, my partner, and my three year old came to try out life in Rotterdam after a decade in London. We live in Oude Noorden and spend a lot of time strolling up and down the river Rotte.
I grew up just outside Lancaster, studied in Edinburgh and have spent most of my adult life living in Manchester and East London, before making Rotterdam my home.
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Finally, here’s a quote I come back to when it all feels a bit much...
"Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once,
but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach."
Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estés
