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Client: Talent Empowerment
Location: Den Bosch & Utrecht, the Netherlands

Talent Empowerment is a Dutch agency that helps match top athletes and companies wishing to get into sports sponsorships. Their main goal is to guide the athlete to the Olympics and develop their full potential along the way.

The agency commissioned me to shoot portraits showcasing the personality of each of their athletes. While these athletes range from skateboarding to sailing and from fencing to karate, the main staple of them are top Dutch hockey players. Pictured here are Frédérique Matla, Sanne Koolen, Josine Koning, Maxime Kerstholt, Hester van der Veld, Marijn Veen and Renee van Laarhoven.

The final images are used for multiple stakeholders. The athletes use them on their social channels, Talent Empowerment uses them for both online and offline promotion, and the athletes’ sponsors use them to activate their sponsorships.

Portrait of top Dutch hockey player Frédérique Matla
Portrait of Dutch hockey player Sanne Koolen
Portrait of Dutch national women's hockey team keeper Josine Koning
Dutch national women's hockey team keeper Josine Koning in a gym
Dutch national women's hockey team keeper Josine Koning working out in a gym
Portrait of Dutch hockey player Sanne Koolen
Dutch athlete Sanne Koolen handling a hockey ball
Dutch hockey player Frédérique Matla handling a ball
Dutch national women's hockey team keeper Josine Koning
Portrait of Dutch national women's hockey team keeper Josine Koning
Casual portrait of hockey player Maxime Kerstholt
Confident portrait of Dutch hockey athlete Maxime Kerstholt
Dutch hockey player Maxime Kerstholt tying her hair
Maxime Kerstholt stretching on a hockey pitch
Maxime Kerstholt working out in the gym
Portrait of hockey player Maxime Kerstholt holding a stick
Vibrant portrait of hockey player Hester van der Veld
Portrait of hockey player Hester van der Veld, tying shoelaces
Full body portrait of hockey athlete Hester van der Veld
Moody portrait of Dutch hockey player Hester van der Veld
Portrait of Dutch hockey player Hester van der Veld
Marijn Veen tying her shoelaces by the side of the hockey pitch
Dutch hockey player Marijn Veen
Close portrait of hockey athlete Marijn Veen
Dutch hockey player Marijn Veen holding a stick
Moody close-up portrait of hockey player Marijn Veen
Cheeky portrait of Dutch hockey player Marijn Veen
Dutch hockey athlete Renée van Laarhoven tying shoelaces
Moody portrait of Dutch athlete Renée van Laarhoven
Close portrait of hockey player Renée van Laarhoven
Portrait of Renée van Laarhoven
Full body portrait of hockey athlete Renée van Laarhoven
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