Photographer: Alette Holman

Since my childhood I had a wish… I wanted a dog so badly that sometimes there was nothing else on my birthday wish list… In 2012 it finally happened, our own blond labrador LouLou became part of our family. This beautiful 'blond lady' just had to be captured! The beginning of thousands of dog photos…
As long as I can remember, I have been working with cameras. My father was a fanatic videographer and I learned from and with him through play. From the end of the 80s I owned a SLR camera with rolls that could hold a maximum of 36 photos. It was important to make choices about what, when and how I took the photo. An important foundation for photography had been laid. During a recovery period after a huge flare-up of my Colitus/Crohn, LouLou and my camera turned out to be my right recovery therapy. How cool I thought it was to take beautiful pictures of her! I decided to follow my heart and delve further into dog photography.

Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to her this summer...
That still hurts, it is a huge loss. But at the same time I am also so incredibly grateful for what she has brought me and still brings…