Hi, I'm Stephanie

a journalist and documentary photographer who loves tales of the natural and human world, and explores to document and celebrate both through visual storytelling.

I write and photograph for Dutch newspapers such as Trouw and Algemeen Dagblad, online platforms like MaatschappijWij or NGO’s such as Mensen met een Missie, IUCN, AlTo, Mosintuwu & KKI Warsi.

I have a passion for nature and animals, first studying veterinary medicine, and eventually getting a degree in environmental studies from Utrecht University. Topics around (mental) health, science, spirituality & human resilience also interest me a lot.

To broaden my photography skills, I took classes at Fotoacademie Amsterdam and in 2022 I got selected for a journalism talent program from DPG - Holland’s largest media company.

I enjoy collaborating with people, media, organizations and brands that uplift others and work towards a conscientious future. I am based in The Hague, The Netherlands but often out in the world.

Get in touch to work with me: stephaniebroekarts@gmail.com

What I’ve been up to lately

At Songdhammakalyani Monastery, an hour outside Bangkok, 31 women sit in the garden. Dressed in white robes, their hands are folded and sweat is running down their face. It is only eight in the morning but the heat is already oppressive. Family membe
Some stills from my time in the Sumpur Kudus forest with Iswandi, the other forest guards and Warsi staff. We stayed the night on a wooden platform, a couple hours hike away from the village. It had been raining mercilessly for most of the day, whi
Can you believe people eat these black flying foxes? And nowhere do they have as much of an appetite for the megabat bushmeat as they do in North Sulawesi. Although the species in general is not endangered, flying foxes’ minimal reproduction nu
Some images from my time with Alliance for Tompotika Conservation (AlTo) in Sulawesi - one of Earth’s most unique biological treasure-houses At the invitation of local communities, AlTo forges partnerships to protect and restore imperiled spec