09/05/2017
Jaaaaaaaa het festival seizoen is weer begonnen en ik ben zo blij dat ik weer voor Humans of Festivals aan de slag mag. Hier mijn eerste portret van het festival seizoen en er zullen nog velen volgen!
"Holland is the only country in which I can fully express myself and that is my biggest value in freedom. I was born in Holland but quickly after that I moved to Italy where I lived for 20 years. Then I moved to Spain. However, here in Holland, especially in Amsterdam I feel a different kind of freedom. One that I've never experienced. The mentality of the people is like 'f**k it!'. You can be who you are. Yes I know that sounds a bit cheesy. But it seems like they do not really care about it. After experiencing difficulties where people would not only care but also hate you for being yourself, here I feel liberated! I could never be myself for a full 100% and saw myself as this weird person so I was always busy hiding parts of who I am. Now I can finally be open about it and focus on the more important things in life. My main focus right now is to work on my fashion career, my goal is to have my own fashion brand. The sweater I am wearing right now is one I made two weeks ago, let me pose for you!"
Vrijland Festival
Portrait by: Anna Verkerk & Miran Bel hanafi