Eeuwig enthousiast, liefhebber van de liefde, kattenmoeder van Ziggy en Bruno, chipsverslaafd, ongeduldig, nostalgische ziel, fan van schoon licht.
Documentary wedding photographer from Belgium, Europe
I was that kid who always juggled a camera with them from the age of 14. I got my first (at the time) fancy camera, and my main subjects were my cats, my sister and my friends. Even though I was obsessed with photography, I never really thought it was possible to make a living out of it. So I went and studied Journalism. After completing my bachelor’s I realized I love storytelling, but somehow along the way I lost my creativity. My boyfriend pushed me to go after my dream and study a photography bachelor in Brussels. I quickly fell in love with street photography, capturing small moments that no one might’ve seen and getting to know new people through photography. When I got the chance to photograph my first wedding in 2018, something clicked. The beautiful chaos of it gave me so much energy. I got to photograph big, memorable moments, but also tiny fleeting moments all at once. It felt like hitting the photography jackpot.
Ik ben een nostalgisch persoon, en dat kan je ook terugzien in mijn werk. Ik probeer naar de wereld te kijken zoals kinderen dat doen — onbevangen en nieuwsgierig. Ik ga op zoek naar de eindeloze schoonheid van het alledaagse en leg enorm graag de liefde vast, in het lang en het breed. Die kleine momentjes vangen, op grote of gewone dagen, dat is waar ik goed op ga.
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I am Birgitt Surma, a documentary wedding photographer based in Belgium.