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Monday 5 March 2018

Aruban born and bred Steve Francees has a passion for photography. Being a local photographer he knows the hidden
gems of this island and captures them in an amazing way. As a Family and Landscape photographer Steve is ready to
create your next ‘vacation memories’, morning and/or sunset shots. T: (297) 738-0777, M: stevefrancees@hotmail.com,
www.instagram.com/stevefrancees and www.stevefrancees.com

Kids Photos Malmok

Every family wants pictures of their kids and here are some tips. Use sunglasses when taking
pictures on the beach. The sun here in Aruba is very bright and affect the eyes especially
kids with the result that they will close their eyes. Secondly, let the kids be kids by capturing
them playing on the beach and having fun. They don’t need to look at the camera all the
time when taking pictures. Use the beach and sea as second in the scene. This a picture I
took last week of a very lovely family with two adorable kids.
Cas di Cunucu

On the west coastline at Malmok there are many cliffs, they are
very good for awesome pictures. Here is a picture I took of my
niece Daniela. I’ve been taking pictures of her since she was two
months old and recently she moved to Chile as a pro-model and
photographer.

Boca Druif

One of the most photographed images of Aruba is the remains
of an old pier of the ‘Arend(Eagle) Petroleum Maatschappij’ that
At Rooi Lamunchi (on the road to Bushiribana Goldmine) you will see a lot of native tradition- started operations in 1928.
al houses. This is one of them, surrounded by cactus. Many of them still have goats, chickens The refinery was part of the Royal Shell Group and was very suc-
and two dogs (don’t ask me why). They are mostly owned by real Arubans that have been cessful, but during WW2 they stopped all their activities for safety
living in that area for many years. Many areas have these very nice houses that are built reasons. After the war the refinery was closed and dismantled
years ago and still are in very good shape. Most are painted in yellow color, the same color completely, but the last pier can still be seen until today as the
as the Kibrahacha tree or Yellow Poui (Taberbuia Billbergii). Pelican Poles.