yes on the lease welcome thank you we met a few weeks ago or months
met a few weeks ago or months
met a few weeks ago or months I think months ago yes my first question
I think months ago yes my first question
I think months ago yes my first question is because I researched and read some
is because I researched and read some
is because I researched and read some stuff about you that you completely
stuff about you that you completely
stuff about you that you completely changed your career and started with
changed your career and started with
changed your career and started with photography why well I I really see
photography why well I I really see
photography why well I I really see myself now as a photographer it enables
myself now as a photographer it enables
myself now as a photographer it enables me to combine my creativity with
me to combine my creativity with
me to combine my creativity with traveling around worlds my other big
traveling around worlds my other big
traveling around worlds my other big passion and it’s my second life’s like
passion and it’s my second life’s like
passion and it’s my second life’s like my second career I was born in an
my second career I was born in an
my second career I was born in an entrepreneurial family and when after
entrepreneurial family and when after
entrepreneurial family and when after high school I studied at nail or a
high school I studied at nail or a
high school I studied at nail or a business or something totally different
business or something totally different
business or something totally different and in my early 30s I started at the
and in my early 30s I started at the
and in my early 30s I started at the academy for photography and after that I
academy for photography and after that I
academy for photography and after that I became photographer yes my second
became photographer yes my second
became photographer yes my second question is I saw a few of your pictures
question is I saw a few of your pictures
question is I saw a few of your pictures I loved the pictures of the stories of
I loved the pictures of the stories of
I loved the pictures of the stories of your grandmother here and the pictures
your grandmother here and the pictures
your grandmother here and the pictures when you travel to Africa and if it’s
when you travel to Africa and if it’s
when you travel to Africa and if it’s a– what motivates you to take these
a– what motivates you to take these
a– what motivates you to take these pictures well I think it comes from
pictures well I think it comes from
pictures well I think it comes from within it’s really freedom of freedom in
within it’s really freedom of freedom in
within it’s really freedom of freedom in my mind I never thought I was a creative
my mind I never thought I was a creative
my mind I never thought I was a creative person when I was growing up but I
person when I was growing up but I
person when I was growing up but I travelled when I was 29 for one year
travelled when I was 29 for one year
travelled when I was 29 for one year through Africa I started in Morocco all
through Africa I started in Morocco all
through Africa I started in Morocco all the way down to Cape Town and I think
the way down to Cape Town and I think
the way down to Cape Town and I think when you do something like that after
when you do something like that after
when you do something like that after around five months you you you let go of
around five months you you you let go of
around five months you you you let go of your patterns you let go of your life
your patterns you let go of your life
your patterns you let go of your life you know that’s been comfortable to you
you know that’s been comfortable to you
you know that’s been comfortable to you I slept in a tent for six months
I slept in a tent for six months
I slept in a tent for six months traveling and then I thought what do I
traveling and then I thought what do I
traveling and then I thought what do I want in life I don’t want to sit in an
want in life I don’t want to sit in an
want in life I don’t want to sit in an office anymore never again I don’t want
office anymore never again I don’t want
office anymore never again I don’t want to have a boss anymore and I was an
to have a boss anymore and I was an
to have a boss anymore and I was an amateur photographer and all these
amateur photographer and all these
amateur photographer and all these beautiful African women came in front of
beautiful African women came in front of
beautiful African women came in front of my lens and I thought you know I admire
my lens and I thought you know I admire
my lens and I thought you know I admire them there
them there
them there beautiful they’re proud they’re
beautiful they’re proud they’re
beautiful they’re proud they’re independent and I love taking the photos
independent and I love taking the photos
independent and I love taking the photos I would love to become a photographer
I would love to become a photographer
I would love to become a photographer not knowing exactly how but it’s that’s
not knowing exactly how but it’s that’s
not knowing exactly how but it’s that’s gave me the had a push to a couple of
gave me the had a push to a couple of
gave me the had a push to a couple of years later to start the academy for
years later to start the academy for
years later to start the academy for photography yeah so my last question is
photography yeah so my last question is
photography yeah so my last question is you have an exhibition when you go
you have an exhibition when you go
you have an exhibition when you go outside I think to the right maybe you
outside I think to the right maybe you
outside I think to the right maybe you want to share something about that then
want to share something about that then
want to share something about that then during the break you will see that you
during the break you will see that you
during the break you will see that you can watch and talk to Annalise about her
can watch and talk to Annalise about her
can watch and talk to Annalise about her beautiful pictures and also maybe about
beautiful pictures and also maybe about
beautiful pictures and also maybe about her journey yes absolutely the photos or
her journey yes absolutely the photos or
her journey yes absolutely the photos or the subjective of my photography is
the subjective of my photography is
the subjective of my photography is always about women it’s can be female
always about women it’s can be female
always about women it’s can be female forms connecting to nature connecting
forms connecting to nature connecting
forms connecting to nature connecting women connecting to their surroundings
the exhibition is outside it’s it’s all
the exhibition is outside it’s it’s all right when you walk out of here I’m
right when you walk out of here I’m
right when you walk out of here I’m showing 10 big art photos from five
showing 10 big art photos from five
showing 10 big art photos from five different series I’ve been making them
different series I’ve been making them
different series I’ve been making them throughout the last five years they’re
throughout the last five years they’re
throughout the last five years they’re very different some of them are nude
very different some of them are nude
very different some of them are nude it’s really about form some of them are
it’s really about form some of them are
it’s really about form some of them are really a story like my Indonesian
really a story like my Indonesian
really a story like my Indonesian grandmother she had to leave like many
grandmother she had to leave like many
grandmother she had to leave like many other Dutch people living in Indonesia
other Dutch people living in Indonesia
other Dutch people living in Indonesia after World War Two and I loved her
after World War Two and I loved her
after World War Two and I loved her story and I wanted to do something with
story and I wanted to do something with
story and I wanted to do something with my photography when she passed away so I
my photography when she passed away so I
my photography when she passed away so I followed her trail in Indonesia and I
followed her trail in Indonesia and I
followed her trail in Indonesia and I can tell you a bit more about it I have
can tell you a bit more about it I have
can tell you a bit more about it I have a catalog and some photos out there so
a catalog and some photos out there so
a catalog and some photos out there so it’s really about the women I admire
it’s really about the women I admire
it’s really about the women I admire women when I meet a woman on my travels
women when I meet a woman on my travels
women when I meet a woman on my travels who really makes a difference I think it
who really makes a difference I think it
who really makes a difference I think it is in many parts of the world so much
is in many parts of the world so much
is in many parts of the world so much harder for a woman to make a difference
harder for a woman to make a difference
harder for a woman to make a difference there for a man and that’s why they keep
there for a man and that’s why they keep
there for a man and that’s why they keep on inspiring me and I keep on
on inspiring me and I keep on
on inspiring me and I keep on photographing them thank you Emily
photographing them thank you Emily
photographing them thank you Emily [Applause]
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