my way of seeing
I didn’t arrive at photography through tradition or instruction.
I came to it through instinct.
Through curiosity.
Through the need to distill life into stillness.
“You don’t make a photo with the camera or any other equipment. When we press the shutter, the whole bundle that life gives us is always with us: The experiences we made, the inspirations we inhaled, our imagination mixed with our feelings in the present moment create the image.”
-Mag. (FH) Sascha van der Werf
It’s not just about what we see,
but what we sense
The most powerful photographs are the ones that make us feel.
What draws me isn’t the obvious moment,
but what lingers just before and just after it.
The subtle shift.
The breath that changes everything.
My way of seeing is shaped by attention rather than technique.
By listening more than directing.
By allowing things to unfold instead of arranging them.
The images grow from that place.
Unforced.
Unperformed.
They are not about display.
They are about how light meets you.
How emotion settles without noise.
How time slows—just enough to be felt.
I’m drawn to those who seek more than beauty.
Those who sense that something meaningful happens when
nothing is pushed.
Photography, for me, is not a craft to master.
It’s a language.
A way of listening.
A way of noticing what often goes unnoticed.
Every image becomes a quiet conversation
between what’s present
and what remains.
It’s not about framing life.
It’s about recognizing what was already there.
What you see is only the beginning.
What you feel is the art.
Photography is how I move through the world— a quiet dialogue between what I witness and what I feel.
Fleeting moments become reflections.
Each image holds presence, emotion,
and the way I connect with life.
– Mag. (FH) Sascha van der Werf