Hey friends,
Thanks for being here!
I am a family and small business photographer - if you follow me on social media or subscribe to my mailing list updates, you will know all that - along with having fair familiarity with my work.

But the way I run my business is very personal to me and so I thought it would be good fun to introduce myself in a little bit of a different way - with a list of random facts about myself!
Curious?
Read on... and don’t forget to join in the fun!

📸I shoot with Nikon D800E
👁My favorite lens is 70-200 2.8
☕️I prefer Starbucks to Costa (Venti Caramel Macchiato with oat milk, blonde roast and peppermint syrup instead of vanilla)
🍫I’m not huge on chocolate, but if I had to choose, GuyLean pralines, Ferrero Rochers or Kinder chocs would get the pick
🍎I love apples and have been known to devour 6 in one go... MacIntosh Red and Braeburns are my favourites
❄️I lived in northern Russia until the age of 13. -30 C (and lower) is no stranger to me
🤪I am a Tom Cruise fan. He seems to have a bit of a bad rep, but I love his movies, think he’s a great actor and good looking fellow
✨I love sparkly knitwear
🌻I probably love dried flowers more than the fresh ones... ‘probably’ maybe
🌍I speak fluent Russian and English and can understand Ukrainian fairly well. I want to learn French
🏎I drive a car with reg plate that reads ‘SMILE’ - this was a complete accident and it just came like that (sign?)
💥Our babies were born 10lbs6oz and 10lbs14oz. Gas&Air rule!
📜I studied Legal Studies and Politics and International Relations in Uni
💝My mom is my style icon and my dad is my favorite family photographer
🇺🇸I used to have a very American accent when I first moved here - because I went to American School in Holland
🌎I’ve been to 31 countries and lived in 4
✌🏼I was ‘Baby Spice’ in my friends’ group of Spice Girls - we used to put on concerts and invite our poor classmates to come watch
⚔️I think the Game of Thrones ending was fine. Underwhelming, but I’m good with it.

I’d love to hear 3 fun facts about you - these are kind of hard to come up with at first, but once you get going, there’s no stopping 😂
One thing you will know about me, no doubt is that I am all about community, both - local and global!
With this in mind, I invite you to check out a beautiful minis session from Annika - Child Photography in West London !
Chtefan. Photography is a family lifestyle portrait and commercial business photographer based in Laurencekirk, Aberdeen - Scotland.
I specialise in beautiful, natural photography of children and families and professional and environmental portraits and headshots.
Chtefan. Photography covers the following areas: Montrose, Inverbervie, Arbroath, Ellon, Westhill, Banchory, greater Aberdeenshire and Angus region and would be delighted to travel on both national and international assignments.
Love this introduction! What a wonderful idea!
So fun reading about you!
What a fun little post, I'd love to play along. Three things about me: 1. I spent 9 years in social work and loved every minute of it. 2. Chocolate and "sleeping in" are my Love Languages.
3. Given the opportunity, I would become a beach bum tomorrow and never look back. ;)
Such a fun idea to introduce yourself in this way!
Such a good idea and fun way to introduce yourself! Mind if I copy you one day - not the facts, the idea?