Award-winning wedding photographer based in Volendam. Helen blends fine‑art and photojournalistic styles for intimate, spontaneous wedding stories, and also offers engagement (loveshoot) sessions.
Helen Navajas is a specialist in wedding photography based in Volendam. An award-winning wedding photographer with more than fifteen years of experience, her focus is clear: telling love stories with care, artistry and integrity. Helen works from a fine‑art visual language while always preserving the honesty of the moment — she seeks the interplay between the composed and the raw, the crafted and the real. Why choose Helen as your wedding photographer? She combines the experience of an international photographer with a photojournalistic approach. That means she notices and captures both the big moments and the small, spontaneous details: the glance during the ceremony, a fleeting laugh, the quiet before the first dance. Her images feel timeless thanks to subtle, artful editing and a careful attention to composition and light. Clients appreciate her calm presence and her ability to guide without disturbing the atmosphere. How does Helen work with couples? The collaboration begins personally: a no‑obligation introductory meeting at her home studio in Volendam or via Zoom, where she shows wedding albums, discusses your plans and answers questions. On the wedding day Helen is empathetic and efficient — she creates a relaxed atmosphere so that even those who dislike posing can be themselves. After the wedding she carefully selects and edits the images so you receive a cohesive, emotional wedding report that preserves the mood of your day. In addition to full wedding reportage, Helen offers engagement/loveshoot sessions — ideal for getting to know each other (and the camera) ahead of the wedding day. She occasionally photographs other events as a secondary service — always with the same care and visual quality — but her primary expertise remains wedding photography and recording marriage stories. Based in North Holland with Volendam as her home base, Helen regularly photographs weddings throughout the Netherlands and internationally. Her work is personal, artistic and focused on lasting memories. Curious to see her portfolio or arrange a no‑obligation meeting? Helen speaks Dutch, English, Portuguese and Spanish and welcomes you for a coffee to discover how your story can best be brought to life in images.