about Ruud.
Let me start by welcoming you to my website. I really appreciate you reading this page to get to know me a bit better. I hope you are doing well!Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ruud Claessen. It's a pleasure to meet you. Roughly 30 years ago, when I was i
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London baby! I'm terribly sorry, but I have this compulsion to say that every time London comes to mind. I blame Friends. People that know the show will get the reference. But even before Friends descended upon London, I had the joy to visit this beautiful and vibrant city two ti
2 Fearless Awards & Top-100 worldwide at Fearless Photographers
2018 is starting off great! After being honored with a 16th place worldwide at ISPWP, some more great news came my way today. This time it was about the Fearless Awards.Winning a Fearless Award is no easy fe
Destination Wedding India - De Indiase bruiloft van Jessika&Sanal
‘Are you looking forward to see India?’
That's what Jessika said to me in an e-mail she sent me about a year ago. You can imagine my heart skipping a beat, since shooting a wedding in a faraway land had alway
Looking for an awesome photographer to capture your wedding day?Dutch wedding photographer - Anne Lieke & Mark's bohemian weddingVENDORSMake-u
Wedding Photography Awards - 16th place worldwide in 2017 at ISPWP
A 16th place in a competition? That's hardly something to write home about. However, this 16th place makes me more than happy. Why? Because it's a 16th place worldwide over an entire year, at the renowned ISPWP -
France Wedding Photographer - Mellaney & Joachim's France Destination WeddingAfter flying to South France in May last year, I was more than excited to go back to the Sunny South of Europe to shoot another Destination Wedding. Especially since Mellaney and Joachim are such a v
Destination Wedding Zuid-Frankrijk: A dream come true!
Finally, the moment had come: My first Destination Wedding as a photographer. I've had the honour of traveling to Southern France, to the lovely Ardèche region, to capture the amazing wedding of Sal and Graeme. And ever sinc
I often feel privileged. Over the past decade, I've been able to make my profession out of my biggest passion: Photography. It allows me to see and do so many wonderful things. It even allows me to travel. For all of those things, I am deeply grateful. But one of the things I lov
Time flies, and before you know it, a new year has started. 2016 went by so quickly! And even though technically, a new year means nothing more than a different number on the calendar, it seems to be wired to think that a new year is in some way a new start. Personally, I see it
Dutch Wedding Photographer
Welcome!I'm Ruud en I've been a Dutch wedding photographer since 2007. Even after 12 years, shooting weddings is still an adventure in which I discover new things every day. Wether it's a home wedding two blocks away or a Destination Wedding at the