FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER THE HAGUE
Honest, authentic and meaningful family photography that tells the story of who you are.
Awarded in the TOP 5 family photographers in the Netherlands and TOP 10 storytellers worldwide by This is Reportage: Family. Family photographer The Hague, available throughout the Netherlands and Europe.
In the digital era we have received this incredible gift of being able to take more than only a couple of pictures with our family in a lifetime. Our cameras can now capture all the time spent caring and nurturing for our tiny humans that now feels like never ending busyness. We have the gift to revisit those small moments that seem so insignificant...until they’re gone. We can use this gift to take more than perfectly posed images of our families wearing matching sweaters in perfect light, we can give ourselves meaningful memories to sustain us in those moments when we wonder what we were thinking when we signed up for parenthood, and we can give our kids the childhood memories that we ourselves can only try to piece together from our own.
Hi, I’m Theo and in my 15 years as a family photographer, I discovered that life is too short to be anything but exactly who you are. I believe in honesty, I support authenticity and I strive for meaningfulness. I know memories can lose their edges quickly. And I know that memories are the only things we’re left with. I do my best to create family photography that honours all of that.
AWARDED, PUBLISHED AND PROUD MEMBER OF
PRICING
You can choose between four packages that suit anyone from the minimalists who only want a couple of keepsakes, to conscious families who want a comprehensive story of their life together.
All family photography packages include:
- a carefully curated editing process for all images
- delivery of images at high resolution, without a logo and with no restrictions on personal use
- online gallery to view, share and download your images with a print store to order products
- every package includes all digital images from our photoshoot and most also include an album
- taxes, travel time and travel expenses
Are your photography coverage needs in between packages? You can add extra hours to any package, at anytime for the cost of 150€ per hour.
Moment in the life
1h of documentary family photography
50+ edited high res images
online gallery
taxes, travel time and expenses in The Hague area, after that 0,50E/km
need more coverage? add extra hours for 150€/h
400€
Half day in the life
4h of documentary family photography
100+ edited high res images
online gallery
30x25cm album with 20 images
taxes, travel time and expenses in The Hague area, after that 0,50E/km
need more coverage? add extra hours for 150€/h
900€
Day in the life
up to 12h of documentary family photography
200+ edited high res images
online gallery
30x25cm album with 30 images
taxes, travel time and expenses in the Netherlands
1200€
Year in the life
16 hours of documentary family photography (can be shared within an extended family)
400+ edited high res images
online gallery
30x25cm album with 40 images
taxes, travel time and expenses in the The Hague
possibility to pay in instalments
2400€
THE FAMILY ALBUM
I take pride in the print quality and high level craftsmanship of the albums I offer. I work with one of the best album manufacturers worldwide to offer family albums that combine exceptional quality with environmental concerns, using paper that only comes from sustainably managed forests that have been certified by FSC®.
The family album is available in natural linen or sustainable suede fabrics, 28 colours and 3 different cover options. You can also add a box to store your family album in and order grandparents album copies.
Every album comes with instructions of use and a lifetime warranty.
FAQ
What is your experience as a family photographer? How many families have you photographed?
I have been a family photographer for over 15 years ago. I am an internationally published and awarded photographer, having been ranked in the TOP 5 family photographers in the Netherlands, TOP 10 storytellers worldwide and TOP 30 photographers overall by This is Reportage: Family, a judge in photography competitions and a speaker at photography conferences. I have photographed more than 350 families until now.
What is your style? And what is documentary family photography?
My goal in photographing your family is to offer you slices of real life - who you are, what you do, how you connect to each other. I want to photograph the way your life feels, not just how it looks. I believe that family life is a beautiful mess, that a family photo doesn’t have to be perfect and that imperfection is a magical form of freedom. It might feel uninteresting to you, but the story we are telling is not about that. We are doing this for our future selfs as parents and our kids future adult selves. This is how they will actually remember their childhood and who their parents were. All you need to do is be yourselves. Don’t worry about the photographer, don’t clean the whole house before, don’t overthink it. Just trust me enough to let me in and tell the story of your family life just as it is. Nothing staged, nothing posed, just the honest, authentic, and meaningful story of who you really are. That's what documentary family photography is all about.
Where will we do the shoot?
The photo shoot will be done outdoors and/or in your home or anywhere that's meaningful to the story of your family. I live in The Hague but I travel to document family life throughout the Netherlands and Europe.
When will we be receiving the images?
I have a maximum of 2 weeks delivery time for short photo shoots and 4 weeks for "day in the life" sessions.
Do we receive digital images? How about printed ones? Can you do an album for us?
All sessions include digital images and most sessions also include an album, because I believe that memories deserve more than to be forgotten on iPads, hard drives and cloud services. You will be able to choose prints, albums and wall art in the store available within your online gallery.
How do we book you?
I believe having a conversation so we can see if I am the right photographer for you is very beneficial. We can schedule a call to get to know each other and see if we are a good match. Then I will prepare a contract and an invoice for a flat booking fee of 100€. Once these are signed and payed for, your session is booked.
CONTACT ME
Photography is priceless so thank you so much for your interest in my art! In order to preserve the high quality of my work I only do a limited amount of family shoots per year, so please contact me sooner rather than later to make sure I am available. I do my best to answer all messages within 48h.
If you have an urgent request, you can also reach me on whatsapp using the speech bubble in the bottom right corner of this page.
I welcome and support everybody 🏳️🌈