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“Why would you lie on a mowed field when you can lay more comfortable in the tall grass of the berm?”

In both my daily life and my working existence I feel drawn to the unconventional and the unknown. I hold autonomy, freedom, and curiosity in high regard, and cherish the power to marvel at anything and everything. You could say: if Mowgli and Pippi Longstocking had a child, it would have been me. Thus, my life path and its series of choices have led to me to living on wheels for years and often finding myself in unconventional places, surrounded by quirky, curious souls.

Most of the inspiration for my personal projects stems from wonder at nature, unconventional ways of living, and the magic of the mundane. In my commercial work I enjoy working in places where the senses are tickled, and am specialized in food and interior photography, with brand visualization on the side.

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My fascination for photography began around the age of ten, when I captured everything that caught my eye with a small yellow, mostly plastic 35mm camera. Years and multiple cameras followed, and capturing my family and neighborhood gave way to portraying my fellow students for the school yearbook. Around the time of my final exams, everything clicked and I began pursuing my dream, which led me to the Fotovakschool in Amsterdam. A few years after graduating (2009) I continued my education at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague. While completing and obtaining my propaedeutic degree in 2015, my life took a drastically different turn, causing me to decide not to continue with art school. In the years that followed I explored both the external world and my inner world, and aside from a few occasional photography and graphic design assignments, I worked primarily in another field. In 2022, I gave hearing to my yearning for an unconventional and creative life and traded my apartment in Haarlem for a vintage van, from which I’ve been working and living up to this day. That journey through the world and back to myself has brought me back to where it all began: my deep rooted love to capture all the aesthetics that catch my eye

I am open to be hired as your food & interior photographer and/ or help you with the branding of your business. My hands itch to create all sort of visuals that will attract the right customers and help you grow your business or brand.

One of my personal project dreams and goals is to create album artworks for (emerging) artists. If you know an artist or are one yourself, feel free to contact me for a chat to see if we can get our senses aligned.

Do you appreciate what I am creating and wish to stay updated? Then I have good news for you in forms of a Patreon page where I am sharing my creative processes and updates on my ongoing projects, among other writings and reflections.

Currently located in Amsterdam (NL) but willing to drive your way (or fly if there’s oceans between us).

mail: renee[at]reneejansen.com
phone: +31 6 42 10 11 17
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