about


Highly skilled in theater photography. Started as a freelancer and founded the company In Beeld together with graphic designer Anya Troost. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

I work or have worked with: Disney Theatrical Productions New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. London, Stage Entertainment Netherlands, Germany and Spain, Het Nationale Ballet (Dutch National Ballet), Het Zuidelijk Toneel, Het Nationale Toneel, Opera Zuid, De Nederlandse Opera (The Dutch Opera), Het Toneel Speelt, LeineRoebana, Joop van den Ende Theaterprodukties, Orkest de Ereprijs, Het Holland Festival, Holiday on Ice, Dansgroep Krisztina de Châtel, Het Nieuwe Luxor Rotterdam.

Goal: to grasp the essence of theater productions in striking images.
Specialties: dance photography and theater photography.

Dance: movement and aesthetics
I started to work for the Dutch National Ballet in 1992. Untill 2004 I did all stage photography for them and worked closely with Rudi van Dantzig, Toer van Schayk, Hans van Manen, Wayne Eagling and Ted Brandsen.

Marieke Simons en Boris de Leeuw
Dancers: Marieke Simons and Boris de Leeuw

Opera: picturesque scenery and light
I also started to work for De Nederlandse Opera under the direction of Pierre Audi and Opera Zuid.

Rigoletto, de Nederlandse Opera, direction Monique Wagemakers, 1996
Rigoletto, De Nederlandse Opera Direction: Monique Wagemakers

Theater: emotion
Then theater caught my attention.

Chris Nietvelt in De Tramlijn die Verlangen Heet, Het Zuidelijk Toneel, director Ivo van Hove, 1996
Chris Nietvelt De Tramlijn Die Verlangen Heet (A Streetcar Named Desire) Het Zuidelijk Toneel, Ivo van Hove

Musical: movement, picturesque scenery, light and emotion
And finally musical, a combination of all the above. My first musical was Titanic with Danny de Munk in 1996.

Les Misérables by Cameron Mackintosh, New Jersey USA 2010
Les Misérables, Cameron Mackintosh, New Jersey USA

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