It’s Not All Men, but It’s Always a Man

This project is a photographic exploration of the silent yet pervasive forms of harassment women face daily—acts that may not breach the law but deeply erode emotional, psychological, and personal freedom. Through staged, hyperreal imagery, I depict “contactless” violations such as catcalling, stalking, unwanted comments, and the unsettling feeling of being watched or followed.
Each image is the portrayal of women who have experienced harassment first hand. By sharing their stories and participating in the staging of these scenes, they reclaim control over situations where their power was once taken. The act of reconstructing these
moments on their own terms becomes a form of agency— transforming vulnerability into authorship. The work is also grounded in research I conducted through an anonymous questionnaire, gathering real accounts from women about their experiences of harassment, where it occurred, how it affects them
today, and why they often felt unable to report it to authorities. This project functions as both a form of resistance and a space of refuge. By bringing attention to a subject too often silenced or dismissed, it seeks to raise awareness of the everyday harassment many women endure. It gives voice to lived experiences that rarely enter public discourse, offering participants—and by extension, others who relate—a sense of visibility, validation, and agency.
Rather than offering solutions, the work calls for recognition, empathy, and conversation. The project welcomes ongoing contributions, building a growing archive of women’s stories and
strength. By occupying the blurred space between legality and morality, this work reveals how public spaces can become sites of invisible violence.
It asks: How can women feel free in places where they are never truly safe?

The series consists of a video work and large format prints 110x147cm on Fine-art Hahnemühle Photopaper Rag Baryta mounted on dibond. 
Creative direction & photography by me
The Netherlands / 2025 - ongoing

My Friend Ana 

   
The project is a series of double-exposure self-portraits that explore my personal experience with an eating disorder I have struggled with for several years. This work aims to highlight the disorder as a serious mental illness, challenging the common misconception that anorexia nervosa or bulimia is merely a “weight” issue. Many believe that only those who are underweight are “sick enough” to receive help, which can lead to misunderstanding and a lack of support, even from close family.
By depicting my daily life with the disorder, even after being labeled as 'recovered,' I strive to capture the ongoing impact it has on my life. I have chosen to personify “my” anorexia as a Barbie figure—symbolizing the unattainable ideal of perfection: tall, blonde, slim, and white. This ideal represents a form of perfectionism that is unrealistic and detrimental. The project features scenes of everyday activities presented in a theatrical manner, reflecting how I experience and navigate life with an eating disorder.
The series consists of a publication and a personal essay describing the story from a personal perspective. Parts of it are available in the publication. My story is also a part of the 'Invisible Fighters' project. Creative direction & photography by me
The Netherlands / 2022

THAT GIRL

The project is a series of pictures based on my fictional self posing as "That Girl". A trend that became viral through social media indicating an unreal way of keeping up ones life. It may seem harmless, however it hypes up a toxic productivity phenomenon and there’s generally only one type of person represented in the trend: a slim, conventionally attractive, usually wealthy, White woman. I wanted to depict the actual reality behind the pictures by putting myself into character of 'that girl'. I have decided to use text to criticize the idea in an ironic way.

Creative Direction & Photography by me  Shot on medium  format camera 
The Hague, NL / 2022

Invisible Fighters 

The project focuses on eating disorders as an everyday mental fight rather than a simple ‘weight’ problem. I want to give voice to a few girls who experienced the struggle with food throughout their life. All the stories differ from each other. However, all of them have one thing in common - a fight that can’t always be observed from the outside. Eating disorders are like a plague that spreads fast in the world and still, there are no resources to get the proper needed help to recover. Is the recovery even possible then?

Selected Works
Creative Direction & Photography by me     Models: Agata, Alena, Marie, and Beth The Hague, NL Cologne, DE / 2021-2022