Barbara is a visual storyteller. She develops and realises concepts that take shape through images, translating ideas into photography, film and books.

Her work makes emotion, character and identity visible through coherent visual narratives with a strong sense of direction. She thinks in sequences and narratives, choosing the medium best suited to convey the essence of each project.

In commissioned work, she creates portraits, books and cinematic portrait films. She also shapes the creative concept, translating content into form, rhythm and visual style.

In her autonomous practice, she explores identity and inner structures. Projects such as Vrij om te zijn (Free to Be) draw on personal and symbolic layers, while landscapes and encounters explore space and stillness. A recurring theme is the tension between what is visible and what remains beyond reach.

Technique serves the concept and is applied where needed. She works across analogue and digital photography, film and mixed media, combining different techniques.

Her international background runs as an undercurrent throughout her work: perspective is never singular. Images are a means of constructing meaning. What is shown is a choice — and therefore a position.

For over 25 years, I have been teaching art and photography to people of different ages and backgrounds. For twelve years, I ran Keep the Moment, an international photography school, alongside developing and teaching workshops.

My approach combines learning through making, experimentation and the exchange of perspectives. I work with both analogue and digital photography, exploring different materials and techniques. Photography can become a starting point for a broader visual language, film, animation and mixed media.

A particular interest lies in the process of creating personal visual narratives and translating them into artist books. From the first idea and image-making to sequencing, editing and book design, I encourage participants to explore how images can come together to tell a story.

My courses and workshops focus on identity, visual storytelling, analogue and experimental image-making, and the creation of personal art books.