Portraits for Everaert Advocaten - Immigration Lawyers

In 1989, as a young photographer, I received a temporary residents permit in the Netherlands with the help of Carl Everaert and Everaert Immigration Lawyers. A few years later, I received a permanent residents permit, and the Amsterdam law firm became one of my first clients in the Netherlands.My first assignment was to make portraits of two of their clients, a Korean restaurant owner and an Australian artist. The firm used the images on their New Year's card, and the models received a print. Everaert received a tremendous amount of positive feedback, which led to an ongoing assignment. The idea behind the project was to show the full range of immigrants, either working or living in the Netherlands.Later they ordered a selection of the portraits enlarged as 70x70cm prints that to this day decorate the walls of their Amsterdam office, as well as the pages of their website.I continue to work for them, delivering business portraits of their partners, employees, and clients.