Hello, I’m Melanie

I originally come from France,, I have lived and traveled different places with my lovely husband (and assistant!) Olivier before landing in 2003 by a lovely canal in this fantastic and fascinating multicultural city that is Amsterdam!

I’m a passionate and enthusiastic photographer, I think every person is photogenic, capturing feelings, small moments and interactions between people quickly became a passion and I also always had an insatiable creative itch. This is the reason why after a few years taking assignments on the side next to my office job as a customer service specialist and after graduating from the Dutch photography school Fotovakschool in Amsterdam, I did everything in my power to turn my passion for photography into a full-time occupation.

My favorite area is to photograph events and capture beautiful portraits. I really blossom when I have the chance to meet people from all walks of life and cultures, but most of all because I truthfully love helping people and capturing their emotions and the connections between them.

My mission is to capture the memorable essence of each event and to offer imagery with a vibrant twist to my clients, imagery that has real heart & soul.

My goal is to help people building their image, authentically, and bring a story to life with creative and thoughtful photos.

Everybody deserves incredible and authentic photos! I would love to help you capture yours!

Contact me now!

“10 of my favourite things”

1.Quite obvious I agree… carrying my camera around and pulling the trigger…!

2. Related to images but in motion this time, cinema, from Truffaut to Cohen brothers via Almodóvar!

3. Cooking and eating. My favorite dish? Too difficult to tell although there would certainly be some French dishes, cheeses and wines in the list!

4. When we are not running around, cocooning and spending time with my husband, my cat and Netflix.

5. Ice skating, I used to be an artistic ice skater before going to college.

6. Traveling and discovering new cultures and people. Fun fact: next to my degree in photography, I also have a degree in Tourism.

7. Birds and nature in general, I love staying hours to watch birds and possibly capture a great shot!

8. Norway, visiting my friends there, catching a northern light or midnight sun. And eating Norwegian waffles naturally!

9. Humor, irony, absurd. To illustrate: Monty Python, Magritte, Man Ray…

10. Bretagne, my homeland, its landscapes and its magic light.

 

Our happy customers have their say

Grace Lorraine Angeles
04:09 10 Feb 24
I had a great time shooting with Melanie. She's just so friendly and professional. She will keep you at ease during the photoshoot that makes the picture looks natural. There's no dull moment when working with her. Plus points is she deliver the pictures ahead of agreed time. I strongly recommend her for everyone who wants to have fun while taking great photos in the Netherlands.
Voornaam Van der Plas
18:27 10 Oct 23
I can only say: Melanie is very flexible, dedicated and perfectionistic in her work. She prepares very well and leaves almost nothing to chance.During our wedding preparations we had our first meeting. We got to know her in advance, and she helped us to improve our wedding schedule. Very nice.Several weeks before our wedding, Melanie travelled from Amsterdam to our wedding venues. Together we decided what the best location was for group photo's (in terms of daylight and group size) and for our brides couple photo's. Superb.During the wedding she was Melanie was very energetic and enthusiastic - for over eight hours straight. Her pictures are beautiful, and she even made some small videos for us.We are very happy with the 1700 photo's 🙂
Daphne van der Werf
19:36 30 Aug 23
Melanie recently took photos during our party, with great results. I think taking pictures of people dancing in a dark room is the hardest thing there is, but Melanie managed it. And how! All photos razor sharp, people laughing, friends dancing, well lit. Thank you very much for this lasting memory.
Luke Donkervoort
08:37 30 Aug 23
Melanie was a great support in surprising my now fiancée with our proposal. She took her time, prepared diligently and it resulted in great photos!
Puja Patel
18:24 05 May 23
Truly made our first photoshoot experience a dream 🙂 you both were lovely, funny and made the photoshoot natural and fun! Thank you so much for everything, when I visit Amsterdam I will definitely be seeing you ☺️
Anneke Davy
11:51 13 Oct 22
Loved working with Melanie! Always funny, light and professional. Would highly recommend and I will be using her again next time for sure
Jenne Verhey
17:49 27 Jul 22
Melanie,Thank you for the beautiful wedding photos and excellent service!!!!
Nataliia Bortnik
09:06 10 Jun 22
Mélanie Lemahieu – a very professional photographer! Strongly recommend Mélanie for your event. She is punctual, responsible, polite, creative and positive.All our guests adored her! Received very nice photos in time and satisfied with a result. Very easy to work with!Wishing you good luck, Melanie, and hope to work with you soon again!
Sylvester Sroka
21:20 20 Apr 22
Professional photographer with the friendliest and kindest attitude! Melanie offered so many solutions and ideas for our proposal photoshoot and helped keep me calm as plans changed due to weather or last minute hiccups. I was able to stay in constant contact with her and everything went according to plan. Highly recommend!!
Aileen Bonack
07:55 28 Sep 20
For our PR workshop of the German National Tourist Board in September 2020 (corona-proof edition) we worked together with Melanie and were more than satisfied! Melanie is very professional, the planning and communication before the event was uncomplicated and fast. She brings her own ideas, but also pays close attention to what the company wants. The results are really great - Melanie definitely has an unique way of capturing people's emotions. Thanks again for your great work and see you at our next event!
Katerina Sibinovska Mitikj
17:59 19 Sep 20
I have worked with Melanie and i strongly recommend her services. She is very responsive, highly professional and always meets expectations. If you are looking for capturing the most important moments of your life in an artistic and highly quality manner - talk to Melanie! She will make sure you get what you are looking for, even if it takes her to roll on a dusty floor so that you and your precious moments are captured in the best light

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