about Eline Tasma
I was born in a house with my father’s art studio in the attic, and grew up counting red dots at gallery openings. Later I worked as an art mediator; creating conditions for genuine connection between people and art.
I grew up in the Netherlands, and we spent months every year in Switzerland and France. Living there. Local rhythms, local people, normal days. As a teenager I shot my first film rolls in Switzerland. In my twenties I kept moving – the east coast of Spain, Northern Italy, Malta. Six countries. Six languages. Getting lost to find more.
In 2024, we lived halfway up a mountain in the Swiss Alps. No road access. Just a cabin, two small boys, and a lot of carrying kids, cameras and groceries through the forest. Cows escaping their fields, foxes on our terrace, helicopters building roads – daily life. I’d come home from elopements with deer staring at me in the dark and start the next day with coffee looking out over the valley.
My husband and I said our vows in Sedona. Standing in the red rocks with nobody around, he told me everything. Life is full now – two kids, two businesses – Sedona stays.
I welcome all couples – regardless of race, culture, sexuality, religion, disability, or health, and regardless of how conventional or unconventional your choice feels to the people around you.
Some of the celebrations I’ve documented aren’t mine to share publicly.
I grew up without closets. I want the same for my children.
→ On same-sex marriage laws
→ On accessibility
I photograph what’s actually there. Bright days come out bright. Overcast comes out soft. The colors you see are the colors that were present. When I shoot in black and white, it’s because something in the frame asks for it: the scale of the landscape, or the texture of a moment. Not a mood applied on top. A different way of seeing what was real.
→ On weather
→ On place
Elopement Photography Awards Judge 2026
Junebug Weddings Best of the Best Wedding Photography 2024
Junebug Weddings Best of the Best Destination Wedding Photography 2025 & 2026
6× Elopement Legend Winner
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