Photographer Brenda de Vries was born in Amsterdam the Netherlands. In 1996 she graduated from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute with a degree in technical production and from the FotoAcademie Amsterdam in 2003, after having photography as a hobby for several years. During the academy she worked as traffic manager/art buyer at advertising agency BSUR in Amsterdam, began assisting in 2003 and started as full-time, freelance photographer in 2004. Her portfolio includes work for commercial clients Asics, Adidas, Balmain Hair, Olympus, Oogmerk, Ordina, Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Strellson, Wrangler Europe and editorial work for Ad!dict, Credits, Esquire, FashionCult, La Vie en Rose and Style.
