Nikki van de Poel (1988) 

A film photographer based in the Netherlands. I love finding magic in everyday life. The way the sun slowly brightens up the endless mountain views in the morning, the way the rain makes everything sparkle, the reflections created in a lake, the wind making it look like all the leafs are doing a little dance. Yes, I'm a dreamer, but that's what makes my work unique. Let me take you away to the little dream world I like to create with my pictures ♥

The main subject you will see in my photography is the body and all its different shapes, sizes and colours. Something that fascinates me deeply. It all started with my own journey to self-acceptance, by taking photographs of my own body I started to look at it in a whole new way. I saw my body in a new light, from a new perspective and it helped me to slowly accept and love my own body. 

I wanted to share this process with the world and let people know that they are not alone. A lot of people are struggling with their body image and by sharing my images and words I want to open up the conversation about the subject. I started photographing other people naked and helped them to see themselves in a new way, just like I did. Eventually these photographs turned into my book "softer", which I published in December 2020. 

It's an ongoing project with so much more to discover, the body is a magical thing and I cannot wait to see what this journey will bring me. ♥

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