Costa del Soul, 2026 — in collaboration with Marjolein Theunissen)
There is a moment in every woman’s self-development journey when something quiet begins to rise.
A subtle pull.
A desire to pause, breathe, and soften into who she is becoming.
Unfiltered was born from that moment.
For years, my work as a portrait photographer has circled around a magnetic question:
What happens when we let go of the version of ourselves we present to the world and allow something truer to emerge?
Portraiture has never been just an image to me.
It is a conceptual space, a mirror, an unfolding, a conversation between visibility and inner truth.
This retreat is that space.
And this year, it becomes even deeper, through a powerful collaboration with energy-healer and retreat facilitator Marjolein Theunissen.
Together, we create a container where art, identity, emotional presence, and energetic awareness intertwine, allowing transformation to happen gently, naturally, and without pressure.
Feel called to join?
A Space to Be Seen and to Grow
Held at the serene Costa del Soul, Unfiltered offers a small, intimate setting where the noise of daily life loosens its grip.
Here, surrounded by soft light, open skies, and the natural rhythm of the coast, you’re invited to explore yourself without expectations… without roles… without filters.
Unfiltered is not simply a photography retreat.
It is a conceptual experience of self-seeing and self-becoming.
A place where portraiture becomes a form of inner work. A quiet, honest dialogue between your inner world and the frame.
But this experience goes beyond the lens.
Embedded in the retreat are various workshops and gentle practices designed to support your journey inward, to deepen self-awareness, and to open creative and emotional space.
These may include, but are not limited to, group reflection sessions, creative prompts, light movement or breathing practices, moments of shared vulnerability, and guided time to rest, reflect, and reconnect.
Through this blend of photography + workshop experience + contemplative space, Unfiltered becomes more than a retreat.
It becomes a ritual of rediscovery.
This experience is ideal for women who are already walking the self-development path, yet feel called to look at themselves from another angle.
Not the angle of “how do I look?”
but
“Who am I when I stop trying to be anything else?”
Feel called to join?
Workshops, Energy Work & Conceptual Portraiture
During our days together, we move through a sequence of intentional experiences:
Workshops with Marjolein Theunissen
Marjolein guides you through practices that help you soften, reconnect, and listen inward:
- grounding and energy-awareness exercises
- emotional-release practices
- embodied presence and gentle movement
- guided reflection and self-expression
Her work weaves seamlessly with the conceptual photography process, helping you inhabit yourself more fully before stepping in front of the lens.
Conceptual Portrait Sessions
My role is to create space for your authentic self to emerge.
Our portrait sessions are slow, intentional, presence-based, shaped by breath, mood, truth, and whatever wants to surface.
The camera becomes more than a tool.
It becomes a witness, a mirror, a quiet companion to your unfolding.
Circle Work & Creative Exploration
We gather for shared reflection, storytelling, creative exercises, and moments of stillness, allowing you to integrate what arises.
Together, these elements create a retreat that is holistic, artistic, and deeply transformative.
Why We Created Unfiltered
Both Marjolein and I have spent years holding space for transformation, she through energy work and intuitive healing, I through identity-focused and conceptual portraiture.
We realised something powerful:
when these two practices meet, people open in ways they never expected.
Unfiltered became the natural container for that meeting, a retreat where the inner world and the visual world meet, where transformation is held with gentleness, and where being truly seen becomes a liberating experience.
What You Take Home
You will leave with:
- A powerful, intentional series of conceptual portraits
- A deeper connection to your inner self
- Supportive insights from the workshops
- Emotional clarity, grounding, and renewed presence
- A more honest angle through which to view your identity
In other words: you’ll return home carrying not only photographs, but a different angle of view on your own identity, inside and out.
For Women Who Feel the Pull
This retreat is limited in size to keep intimacy and emotional safety alive.
If something inside you leans toward this experience, gently, quietly, unmistakably, you are welcome to join us.
Feel called to join?
See full details & reserve your place at Costa del Soul →
Together, we create a space for softness, for seeing, for becoming.