I'm Andy
I photograph people, not performances.
I'm a portrait photographer based in Wassenaar. I work with international professionals in and around Den Haag who've built something they're proud of and whose visual presence hasn't caught up yet.
My work is shaped less by style and more by temperament. I'm quiet by nature. I listen carefully. I pay attention to what makes people comfortable, and to what gets in the way. That matters, because most people don't enjoy being photographed. I believe good portraits begin with reducing pressure, not adding to it.
Before focusing on photography, I spent over two decades in visual communication as a designer and creative director. What mattered then, and still does, is whether the work is honest. Whether it serves its purpose.
Whether it respects the person it represents.
Family keeps me grounded.
Family anchors me. I've been married to Anvita for over twenty-five years. We have two children: one studying sustainability in the UK, the other filling the house with music and the pulse of his bass guitar.
Presence matters to me, in work and in life.
Caring for my mother through her experience with dementia shaped how I understand identity, memory, and dignity. It led to Through Their Eyes, a photographic and poetic collaboration exploring dementia from the inside. It reinforced something I already suspected: that witnessing matters more than explaining.
At 42, I was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease. It changed the pace of my life. I became more deliberate, more patient, with myself and with others. It also deepened my understanding that everyone carries something unseen. That awareness sits at the centre of how I work. Sessions are unhurried. There's no expectation to perform. We take the time needed to arrive at something that feels true.
If this sounds like the kind of process you've been looking for, I'd be glad to talk.
some numbers about me
five
The number of continents I've lived on. Movement became normal early. Home became something internal rather than geographical.
one
The number of times I've been married. Twenty-five years, and I'm still certain I got the better end of the deal.
nine
The number of schools I attended by the time I was 18. It taught me to read a room quickly and assume very little.
two
The number of books I've written. One is a fantasy novel. The other is about quitting smoking. More in common than you'd think.
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