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My new website is live!

Welcome to the new website of Ed Peeters Photography.

So glad you're here! I'm so excited to welcome you to my brand new website. After months of hard work and planning, it's finally here: a fresh, renewed online experience that fully reflects my photography.

Why a new website?

The answer is simple: I wanted to create a place that is both clear and inspiring, where you can quickly find what you are looking for and at the same time enjoy my work. Whether you are looking for impressive landscape or nature photos, portraits or a photoshoot, everything is now easier to access and better organized.

What's new?

• A fresh look: The new website has a sleek, modern look that better suits my photography style: personal, authentic and with an eye for detail.

• Easy navigation: You can now quickly browse my portfolio, read more about my services and easily get in touch.

• Faster contact: Thanks to the renewed contact page you can reach me in a few clicks for questions, bookings or just to share something nice.

• More inspiration: Let yourself be carried away by the images in my portfolio. Discover the different styles and subjects that I capture – from breathtaking landscapes to personal moments.

• Newsletter : The time has come - you can now sign up for my newsletter! This way you will automatically stay up to date with everything that happens on my website, including new blogs, photo inspiration and updates about my work. Don't want to miss a blog? Sign up now and be the first to receive my latest stories and images!

What can you (still) expect?

With the launch of my new website there are some exciting new features that I would like to share with you:

• A new blog every two weeks: In my blog I share my journey as a photographer. I show you what photos I take, what inspires me, and take you behind the scenes of my photography process. Whether it’s finding the right location, experimenting with light, or just the joy of capturing special moments – I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy sharing it!

• Webshop in the future: I am busy developing a webshop, where you will soon be able to buy beautiful prints of my work.

• I have many more plans and am busy with new projects. What exactly is that? I will keep that a secret for now, but I promise you: it will be exciting! Stay tuned!

Have fun browsing! I hope you'll come back regularly to discover new content. Do you have any questions, or do you want to stay up to date on all the updates? Follow me on social media or sign up for the newsletter!

Cheers,

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FloJa calendar 2023

The FloJa desk calendar 2023 can be ordered again!

Also this year with photos of the FloJa children made by Ed Peeters. All proceeds benefit the FloJa project in Malawi.

You can order the calendar via the order form of the FloJa foundation.

https://www.flojamalawi.nl/kalender

Cheers,

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Mateyo's transformation

On April 23, 2022, Malawian boy Mateyo Kumwenda stood in front of my camera. During the photoshoot, my wife curiously asked about the story behind his eye. Mateyo told her that he had lost his eye while playing, when a stone accidentally hit his eye.

The story begins two years earlier, when my wife and I met Axel, a specialist in artificial eyes. He told me about his work in the artificial eye laboratory in The Hague, where he makes lifelike eyes. When Axel took the artificial eye out of his bag, we were astonished. It was so lifelike that it was almost unbelievable."

When my wife first met Mateyo, she made the connection to the artificial eye that Axel had given her. Would this eye fit Mateyo? After consulting with Jan, a retired surgeon who visits us annually and had previously placed an artificial eye in Malawi, we decided to take action.

First, my wife spoke to Mateyo and his parents to see if they were open to this special proposal. Despite the implausibility, they agreed. I took photos of Mateyo's face and the feature of the missing eye, which I sent to Axel in the Netherlands. Now it was a waiting game.

On November 26, 2022, Jan arrived in Chitimba with the artificial eye, where Mateyo and his parents were waiting anxiously. After a brief introduction, the eye was quickly placed by Jan's skilled hands. A beautiful metamorphosis took place before our eyes. The artificial eye fit perfectly, and Mateyo radiated self-confidence.

It was special how all this came about from a distance. The artificial eye, made in Utrecht based on a few photographs, was brought to Malawi without Axel ever having seen Mateyo. Yet the eye fit perfectly, and it not only changed the face of Mateyo, who lives in Chihanga, but also had a deep meaning for the people in Chitimba, where the process took place.

Jan and Axel, thank you for this wonderful gesture, on behalf of Mateyo, his parents, the community of Chihanga and us.

Cheers,