I am Petra. I am 66, and I have a husband, son, and daughter whom I love very much. My family and I have lived in the South of France for 20 years, since 1996. While living there, I worked in tourism. After 20 years, my roots started calling for...
A few weeks ago, I received a message from Hilde. She wrote: Hi dear Denise, How are you? I think you are busy, but in the context of daring to ask:in a month, June 17, I’ll be turning 60. I think it would be great to celebrate this special birthday...
Tell Us About Yourself and your life? My name is Marion. I was born and raised in The Hague and I still live there with my two cats, Jan and Arie. I married my first love when I was 21 but unfortunately, we divorced when I was 24. It was...
When visiting Paris, it is impossible to leave without a portrait of Caroline. This beautiful French woman has an Instagram account that I have followed for quite a while now. Her feed exudes a typical French feel of sex appeal and freedom, and she proves with her appearance that beauty...
This is Steffie (68); she crossed my path through an acquaintance of Dayenne. We asked her for a portrait, and she came to my studio without really knowing what to expect but with great enthusiasm. Can you believe her age? Healthy living and lots of sports have done her very...
This is Mieke (61). She is the mother-in-law of one of my best friends and, we know each other from the occasional birthday parties at my friend’s house. Mieke’s smile was the reason I asked to portray her, the gap between her teeth makes her unique. We laughed about it...
This is Petra. When she arrived at my studio I could hardly believe she is 64 years old. Her appearance is so youthful, perhaps because of the sporty short hair? But after spending a few hours with her, I understood it better. It’s her mindset, she still feels young, she...
This is Willemijn, she was one of the very first women I photographed a little over a year ago for &Bloom. I asked to portray her again, and this time I asked her some questions. What do you do for work? I started modelling when I was 50 and nowadays...
