RVDA

A VISUAL DIARY BY REINIER. PHOTOGRAPHER.
for portfolio see www.RVDA.nl

COIFFURE AWARD 2013 powered by SCHWARZKOPF.

from top to bottom; a (to me) unknown model for the coiffure show, mr SIMON COOK for TONI & GUY, mrs KIM FEENSTRA Dutch Topmodel and last but by definition not least miss AGNES WESTERMAN for TINS Hair&Beauty who won HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR. so she’s boss.

for more on the evening: www.coiffureaward.nl

JORIS VAN DER AART08-05-1972 - 24-08-1991 yesterday my brother would have turned 41, and though he never reached the age of 20 he’s is still my ‘older brother’. funny how that works. I miss him. we miss him. X ps; before I became a photographer I used to draw from time to time, this black and white watercolour pencil drawing was made in 1995, inspired by the photo Mrs MOOS PUTTO took of my brother as a publicity shot for the band NOWEL. mr TONY DAUDEY, married to MOOS, was the lead singer, my brother played guitar.

JORIS VAN DER AART
08-05-1972 - 24-08-1991

yesterday my brother would have turned 41, and though he never reached the age of 20 he’s is still my ‘older brother’. funny how that works.

I miss him. we miss him.

X

ps; before I became a photographer I used to draw from time to time, this black and white watercolour pencil drawing was made in 1995, inspired by the photo Mrs MOOS PUTTO took of my brother as a publicity shot for the band NOWEL. mr TONY DAUDEY, married to MOOS, was the lead singer, my brother played guitar.

mr JANTAMINIAU had the, well deserved, tremendous honour of dressing Her Royal Highness Princess MAXIMA on the day her husband became KING of the Netherlands, the day she became our QUEEN.and where normally the Dutch are known for having an ‘opinion’ here a country was united in adoration of this Royal Blue Gown. Jan made the Couture House of JANTAMINIAU immortal. and I was so lucky he asked me to portray the dress. here with mr Jan Taminiau himself overlooking his creation. www.JANTAMINIAU.com GrR RVDA.

mr JANTAMINIAU had the, well deserved, tremendous honour of dressing Her Royal Highness Princess MAXIMA on the day her husband became KING of the Netherlands, the day she became our QUEEN.
and where normally the Dutch are known for having an ‘opinion’ here a country was united in adoration of this Royal Blue Gown.

Jan made the Couture House of JANTAMINIAU immortal.

and I was so lucky he asked me to portray the dress. here with mr Jan Taminiau himself overlooking his creation.

www.JANTAMINIAU.com

GrR RVDA.

miss VICTORIA KOBLENKO (Виктория Кобленко) at VOGUE’s one year BD-Bash. the LOBSTERHOUSE studio was the decor for a VOGUE exhibition, the best photography of the first year, with work of ao ALIQUE, MARC DE GROOT and PETROVSKY AND RAMONE and a smashing performance by HANDSOME POETS. VOGUE knows how to throw a party.. GrR RVDA

miss VICTORIA KOBLENKO (Виктория Кобленко) at VOGUE’s one year BD-Bash.

the LOBSTERHOUSE studio was the decor for a VOGUE exhibition, the best photography of the first year, with work of ao ALIQUE, MARC DE GROOT and PETROVSKY AND RAMONE and a smashing performance by HANDSOME POETS.

VOGUE knows how to throw a party..

GrR RVDA

classic white shirt by HUGO BOSS. shot at the decorated VAULT of the BASEL building in Amsterdam. GrR RVDA. 

classic white shirt by HUGO BOSS.

shot at the decorated VAULT of the BASEL building in Amsterdam.

GrR RVDA. 

“15 minutes of fame.” if no one else makes you famous, if only for those well known 15 minutes, you best do it yourself.. so add a dash of Warhol and a lot of Bugaboo, sugar it with colour and a little bit of you. BUGABOO now collaborates with the legacy of mr ANDY WARHOL, see: http://www.bugaboo.com/515 GrR RVDA,

“15 minutes of fame.”

if no one else makes you famous, if only for those well known 15 minutes, you best do it yourself.. so add a dash of Warhol and a lot of Bugaboo, sugar it with colour and a little bit of you.

BUGABOO now collaborates with the legacy of mr ANDY WARHOL, see: http://www.bugaboo.com/515

GrR RVDA,

Her Royal Highness Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands. in the final month before her abdication our beloved Queen had only a few public appearances left.. ao. the 125th birtday of the Concertgebouw, the opening of the New Rijks Museum and, shown here, the 125th Birtday of the Royal Theatre CARRÉ. and what an appearance she makes. GrR RVDA.

Her Royal Highness Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands.

in the final month before her abdication our beloved Queen had only a few public appearances left.. ao. the 125th birtday of the Concertgebouw, the opening of the New Rijks Museum and, shown here, the 125th Birtday of the Royal Theatre CARRÉ. and what an appearance she makes.

GrR RVDA.

the RIJKS MUSEUM, collection 20th century.

GrR RVDA.

Her Royal Highness QUEEN BEATRIX of the Netherlands flanked by The Dutch Royal Theater CARRÉ director MADELEINE VAN DER ZWAAN. this group portrait was shot just minutes after the closing act of the star-studded celebration night in honour of the theater’s 125th birthday. fltr: Frank Sanders, Rene Froger, Wende, Paul van Vliet, Herman Finkers, Vera Mann, Claudia de Breij, HRH Queen Beatrix, Karin Strobos, Casey Herd, Madeleine van der Zwaan, Marco Borsato, Igone de Jongh, Liesbeth List, Simone Kleinsma, Freek Bartels, Paul Eenens, Danny Gerlof, Karin Bloemen and Henny Vrienten. it was a night to remember. GrR RVDA.

Her Royal Highness QUEEN BEATRIX of the Netherlands flanked by The Dutch Royal Theater CARRÉ director MADELEINE VAN DER ZWAAN.

this group portrait was shot just minutes after the closing act of the star-studded celebration night in honour of the theater’s 125th birthday.

fltr: Frank Sanders, Rene Froger, Wende, Paul van Vliet, Herman Finkers, Vera Mann, Claudia de Breij, HRH Queen Beatrix, Karin Strobos, Casey Herd, Madeleine van der Zwaan, Marco Borsato, Igone de Jongh, Liesbeth List, Simone Kleinsma, Freek Bartels, Paul Eenens, Danny Gerlof, Karin Bloemen and Henny Vrienten.

it was a night to remember.

GrR RVDA.

IGONE DE JONGH and CASEY HERD performing HANS VAN MANEN’s Trois Gnossiennes at the celebration of the Royal Theatre CARRÉ’s 125th birthday. both IGONE and CASEY are principal dancers at the Dutch National Ballet (‘eerste solist bij het Nationale Ballet’). GrR RVDA

IGONE DE JONGH and CASEY HERD performing HANS VAN MANEN’s Trois Gnossiennes at the celebration of the Royal Theatre CARRÉ’s 125th birthday.

both IGONE and CASEY are principal dancers at the Dutch National Ballet (‘eerste solist bij het Nationale Ballet’).

GrR RVDA

the loviest of lovely mrs SUSI VAN DER AART - SOMMER.. 35 weeks pregnant with BESS, our daughter.

shot on Hasselblad / PhaseOne.

GrR RVDA.

the BUUTVRIJ for LIFE team invited me to exhibit my work at BUUTVRIJ x 60/62, aka The Bacardi House. One Night of Photography, losts of Guests, sweet Tunes and Bacardi. Thanks to REUBEN ALEXANDER, MAARTEN BOER, TEUN BACKER, GERBEN VAN DER ZWAARD, FLORENCE SCHREINEMACHERS and TIMOTHY ADÈR.

Thanks to ALL WHO CAME!

and thanks to BACARDI.

lots of LOVE, GrR RVDA.

NEW WORK by RVDA. one night only. larger than life portraits and yet un-exhibitioned fashion photos while Bacardi serves the drinks.. brought to you by Buutvrij. nice. portraits of Sieb Posthuma, Joost Belinfante, LUCY&BART, Jolanda van den Berg, Leroy Aznam (Comme Des Leroi) etc and fashion photos in collaboration with JANTAMINIAU, Sylvia van der Klooster, VOGUE Constant de Boer, Katja Verheul, Sabrina Meijer (AfterDRK), L’Officiel, David Koppelaar, Het Parool etc etc GrR RVDA. Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/490257164355860/ www.Buutvrij.com

NEW WORK by RVDA.

one night only. larger than life portraits and yet un-exhibitioned fashion photos while Bacardi serves the drinks.. brought to you by Buutvrij. nice.

portraits of Sieb Posthuma, Joost Belinfante, LUCY&BART, Jolanda van den Berg, Leroy Aznam (Comme Des Leroi) etc and fashion photos in collaboration with JANTAMINIAU, Sylvia van der Klooster, VOGUE Constant de Boer, Katja Verheul, Sabrina Meijer (AfterDRK), L’Officiel, David Koppelaar, Het Parool etc etc

GrR RVDA.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/490257164355860/

www.Buutvrij.com

mr LEROY AZNAM, better known as COMME DES LEROI, is a blogger, freelance fashion editor and is Mister G at Glamour magazine. shot here at a superbe lunch by VOGUE NL to celebrate their 1 year anniversary. most of the bloggers present were female, for whom the following CHANEL workshop was bliss. mr LEROY was a sport and joined in by getting the ins and outs on how to apply a base layer and a black finish with CHANEL nail polish.. he was also cool enough to pose for me with his new fingertips.true  king. for more photos of the VOGUE NL 1yr BD Bash see: www.VOGUE.nlalso see: www.commedesleroi.com GrR RVDA.

mr LEROY AZNAM, better known as COMME DES LEROI, is a blogger, freelance fashion editor and is Mister G at Glamour magazine.

shot here at a superbe lunch by VOGUE NL to celebrate their 1 year anniversary.

most of the bloggers present were female, for whom the following CHANEL workshop was bliss. mr LEROY was a sport and joined in by getting the ins and outs on how to apply a base layer and a black finish with CHANEL nail polish.. he was also cool enough to pose for me with his new fingertips.
true  king.

for more photos of the VOGUE NL 1yr BD Bash see: www.VOGUE.nl
also see: www.commedesleroi.com

GrR RVDA.