107: This is Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker

The super Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great chatting to her! Recently ranked in the Top 10 Netherlands Photographers for 2021, Melissa has racked up 7 Reportage Awards, and if you've ever had the pleasure to meet her in 'real life' - as I have a couple of times - you'll know that she's just a real pleasure to talk to; loved having her on the Podcast. Melissa shares so much in the episode today, including: *a pretty memorable story of what happened to her on a way to a wedding, *believing in yourself and not comparing yourself to others, *funeral photography, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards, *our Netflix synopsis game, *assisting her Dad, who was also a wedding photographer, and how the industry has changed in the past 25 years, *destination weddings, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-107-this-is-melissa-ouwehand-beckker/ for a link through to her website, and to see the Reportage Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/