Pregnant Dunes
Pregnancy brings about both strength and vulnerability, softness and tenacity, a great power from within and a yielding to those forces. I wanted to capture this beautiful process in the middle of the dunes, that hold many of these contradictions themselves. The model’s curves blended beautifully with the soft lines in the sand, and even though it was very windy and the sand moved constantly, the shoot had a calm and tranquil feel to it.
Near the end of the shoot, her skin covered in sand, I asked her to pose between the tufts of grass. The way the grass surrounded her made for some gorgeous shots. Her softness combined perfectly with the flexible grass whipping through the air.
Testimonial:
‘Working with Joost was absolutely wonderful. Not only did he communicate in a very thorough and respectful way, during the shoot he also made me feel genuinely cared for. He was incredibly respectful of my wishes and constantly asked what I was and wasn’t okay with, which made me feel very free and relaxed. It was also wonderful to feel so beautiful during a period where my body was changing so dramatically!
When my husband and I got to see the results of the shoot, we were absolutely stunned. The colours, the backgrounds, the sharpness! My husband actually became a bit emotional and said that Joost ‘captured something really special that [husband] hadn’t realised he had wanted to be captured.’ The combination of strength and vulnerability that radiates from these images was very touching to both of us.
Pregnant Dunes Shoot
Model: Anonymous
Photographer: Joost Jagers
Producer: Joost Jagers
Photography Assistant: Jacolin van Manen
2024 Ⓒ