The WIT Wedding Catwalk & Wedding Fair was held in the Lichtfabriek in Haarlem yesterday. They had fun booths: colleagues of ours promoting their wedding photography, a patissier, a videographer, wedding planners, a cocktail bar, make up artists and of course, bridal shops. The bridal shops put on two awesome catwalk shows during the wedding fair. We were there to once again cover the event for WIT Wedding. The catwalk show was opened by this beautiful dark model in a dress by Victor’s Wedding Design – a great statement to make it very clear to everyone that WIT Wedding is the non-traditional wedding magazine of the Netherlands!

This is the poster for the event, with photos we took at the WIT Wedding catwalk last year.

Pisa is a community centre for people with cancer, and their loved ones. It is a welcoming home in the city of Hoorn and it is a very important place. It supports people with cancer and organizes many different activities. Partners and family members are welcome in the centre as well. And last week on Thursday, Pisa organised a special day to pamper its visitors. There were masseuses, and a hairdresser. Mindfulness traning and a zumba-workout. Great snacks and drinks by the Hoorn Bagels&Beans team. And the possibility to have a professional portrait done. Me, my lights and my camera were at the Pisa ‘pamper day’ last year and I couldn’t wait to join the team again this year.

I photographed strong, beautiful, vulnerable women. And a few men. But I didn’t just take photos last Thursday, I mainly listened. All these people have their own unique story. I can only hope these images do them and their stories justice.

The Pisa centre is going through some rough times due to the economic recession and cost cutting, but last Thursday made very clear why centres like this are so important. This is a small selection of the photos I took. Thank you all for posing for me. Thank you all for letting me share these images with our readers.

ps/ On the left, in the middle, with the great smile and the beautiful flower on her sweater, is Wiek Luza -the centre’s co-ordinator and the driving force behind Pisa and this special day.

No introduction is necessary for Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout – these Olympic Eyecatchers have been very important for Dutch sailing for many years. Yesterday, they had their 2011 Friends of Lisa and Lobke Sponsorday in the Twiskerslot in Twisk. A whole day in which not the sportswomen themselves but their sponsors were put in the spotlights. There were speaches, there were awards and there was the Friend of the Year competition. There were activities for the sponsors’ kids, there was live music and there was plenty great food and cold drinks.

Mini-massages by Puur & Zuiver:

Ritsko van Vliet:

Sponsors were put in the spotlights by Lisa and Lobke.

Lisa and Lobke’s motto is “Folow your Dream” and it’s great to see how these gals, with help from their entire team and their sponsors, are following their dream. London 2012 is fast approaching and even though they won’t talk about Gold, they will not be competing in the Olympics to come in last. Very impressive to see so much talent combined with so much vigor.

Lisa and coach Jacco Koops:

The new boat was uncovered and all kids released a balloon.

Henk Gemser had the honor of naming the new boat and he gave Lisa and Lobke a great advise: as soon as you’re on the water, the world end at the soles of your shoes. Focus on you and the task in hand and don’t think about the rest of the world until after the finish.

The name of the new boat was released: Like!

Champagne for the new boat.

Cheers!

Yesterday was a very special day, because the Exhibition 2011 of Mrs. Sylvia Boogh’s Beeldentuin De Booghgaard had it’s grand opening yesterday. Sylvia owns a beautiful 1.5 acre garden in the beach town of Callantsoog, where each year she organizes an exhibition with many