Interview with Annemiek Muller-Rijnaard | A Passionate Pet Photographer

BY Sylvester October 04, 2024

Annemiek Muller-Rijnaard | European Photography Awards

Annemiek Muller-Rijnaard

Annemiek Muller-Rijnaard is a photographer from the Netherlands. She's a photographer with a healthcare background, while most of the time she shoots during her spare time, she also takes photographs professionally. Her photography specialises in pet photography as it always made her happy while doing so, which inspired her to start her small business.

My name is Annemiek Muller-Rijnaard, a photographer from the Netherlands. Most of the time I photograph pets. It always made me happy and after a few years I started my small business.

I did not have a school diploma in photography. Some workshops and a lot of practice made me into the photographer I am today.

It was a shot of my own dog.

I own a Canon 6D, a 7D MII, a 24-70 f4, and a70-200 f2.8.

I hope to make more people happy with my photography.

One of the most touching moment was a viewer saying that I make beautiful photos in a painterly way.

Old paintings and the almost human qualities/emotions you see in animals.

Painterly, emotionally, and pure.

Thank you! It is a beautiful recognition of the love I put into my works.

Gathering of snails was a project in the studio to make some still life photography, and I gave it a twist by using snails. In Holland, we had a snail plague and I made it into an 'art' with them.

Winning awards in photography has developed my career, but I hope to enter exhibitions to show my work more internationally.

The one photographer who inspired me is Richard Wood.

It was"Just go for it... Have fun!"

Just enjoy creating the type of photography that you love.

I love learning, so I tend to learn from other professionals for more knowledge and details.