MEET EWIEN
Through her love of lines, strong moments, shadows, funky details and bold colors, Dutch photographer Ewien van Bergeijk-Kwant
seeks to capture Hope and Beauty in everyday life
through her lens.
Her curious nature brings her the most unexpected adventures while wandering the African streets, trying to discover what African life really
holds. Once she thinks she has seen it all, something totally unexpected unfolds itself in front of her eyes.
Though much of her work is vivid and bright, she doesn’t shy away from capturing the harder side of the beautiful continent she came to love. Having lived abroad for 15+ years, she has learned to take herself less seriously. African resilience and persistence despite their circumstances, inspires her daily to fully embrace life as it comes.
Though much of her work is vivid and bright, she doesn’t shy away from capturing the harder side of the beautiful continent she came to love. Having lived abroad for 15+ years, she has learned to take herself less seriously. African resilience and persistence despite their circumstances, inspires her daily to fully embrace life as it comes.
BIO
Ewien van Bergeijk – Kwant (1974) studied (Visual) Communications in the Netherlands. She is a Christ follower, wife, visual storyteller, book lover and the voice behind
b-twienCLICKS | Film & Photo.
She uses her passion for photography to raise awareness and funds for non-profit work in West-Africa. Building relationships with people forms the foundation of her art. Although her travels often take Ewien and her husband around the globe, Senegal, West-Africa is where she calls home.
She uses her passion for photography to raise awareness and funds for non-profit work in West-Africa. Building relationships with people forms the foundation of her art. Although her travels often take Ewien and her husband around the globe, Senegal, West-Africa is where she calls home.
Her work, both photo and video, has been seen in Africa and Europe. A recent photo series, Dreams of a Talibe, was on display in France to raise awareness and funds for the work being done among this group of beautiful but tormented kids.
Some of her recent pictures, Charlie Films Marilyn (2024 | Decisive Moment), Art Of Living (2024 | Architecture) Dog Bar Open (2022 | Humor)
and Surreal Surroundings (2020 | Taking Shape), received an Honorable Mention Award
in the Click VOICE Image Collection. This yearly competition has more than 40,000 submissions and the image made it in the top 2%.
"Voice is an international photography collection created entirely by women.
Through each photographer's unique lens, the Voice Competition & Collection provides a platform for real women to share real stories. With almost 40,000 images entered annually, Voice is one of the most powerful visual documentations by, of, and for women around the world."
One of her own favorites, Passed
out,
was selected for inclusion in the 2018 VOICE Image Collection from an extremely competitive, truly incredible pool of almost 48,000 entries. It was on display in Dana Point, California and appeared in the January/February issue of Click Magazine.
WORLDWIDE TRAVEL
Available for travel worldwide. Ewien loves to get to know new people, cultures and places through traveling.
FILM & PHOTO
Ewien's true passion is with stills, but telling stories through compelling video is powerful and on her heart as well.
FROM THE HEART
More than willing to accommodate your requests to accomplish a mutual goal.
Our experience with Ewien was exceptional. She is creative and willing to accommodate your requests to accomplish a mutual goal. She is inspiring to be with and invested in her clients desired outcome. Highly recommended!
Christie Bevel | Senior portraits
So, we had the best photographer we could wish for: aunt Ewien! She even arranged a cat, that made my daughter feel happy and I think more comfortable. It was a long-cherished wish for her that you would be able to do the senior pics, so glad things worked out. You are creative, flexible and fun to work with. You did an awesome work!
Hanneke van Bergeijk | Senior Portraits
Samaritan's Purse Canada hired Ewien to film, edit and produce 8 promotional videos for a delegation of pastors that visited Senegal. Ewien was a delight to work with. She has the eye of an artist, a tireless work ethic and a touch of magic in the finished product. She delivered ahead of schedule, while maintaining a very high degree of quality. I highly recommend Ewien for your photography and videography needs. You won't be disappointed. SP Canada would hire her again without hesitation.
Ian Stokes | SP Canada
I have worked with many freelance videographers over the years. Ewien is one of the truly special ones - hard-working, creative and yet also client-focused. She's reasonable priced and also makes a very positive impression on the people she is recording - doing her work with respect and empathy. I look forward to working with her again.
Jeff Adams | SP Canada
It is always a pleasure to work with Ewien! She has an ability to navigate different cultures and languages, while capturing powerful images to get to the heart of the story. I have worked with Ewien, both in person and across the ocean, numerous times over the past 13 years - and have seen her grow in both her confidence and mastery of craft. I would recommend Ewien to anyone needing a visual storyteller who will grasp and convey powerful messages for their organization.
Josh Whiteman | Lead Field Video Producer, The Alliance
Ewien has shown over and over again, how she is able to converge high-quality photography with a pleasant model experience for our organisation with a product of deep and emotionally touching masterpieces all the while not showing the faces of the children. Truly outstanding in every way. We highly recommend her! (March 2024)
