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
Every now and then, being a wedding photographer brings you to amazing places. But I do think that an Iceland elopement or destination wedding is every photographer's dream. It was my dream for sure! The land of fire and ice, of ocher colored grass and ice blue glaciers. The roug
An Austria elopement? Count me in!
Vera and Shenshen traveled all the way from China for their Austria elopement in Salzburg. A moment to be captured, they thought. I had the privilege that they booked me as their destination wedding photographer in Austria.Off course, I'm n
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
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 -
What a pleasure it was to return to the wonderful Kasteel de Hoogenweerth. I'm going to keep the story short this time. This day was amazing. Check it out, and enjoy:
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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
Dutch Wedding Photographer Maastricht - Château Neercanne - Hella&Ryan
The American wedding of Hella and Ryan. What a fairytale it was! During a trip to Paris, the idea emerged to get married in Europe. "That's madness!", was Ryan's first response. But as time went by, both
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
Waarom zou je je verloving niet ook uitgebreid en uitbundig vieren met vrienden, familie en kennissen? Jessika en Sanal deden het, en hoe! Hun Indiase verloving was een geweldig mooie en kleurrijke mix van de Indiaase en Nederlandse culturen. Jessika in een traditionele, Indiase