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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

Some call it Sunset Beach Mom and daughters

There is a very unique connection between mom and daughters and
this can often be seen when taking a photo together. When seeing
at the photo you feel like Mom still is in charge no matter how many
grandkids she has. It’s a very lovely emotion that’s always come up
when Mom and daughters get together and I love seeing that mo-
This section of Eagle beach have many names and one of them is Sunset Beach and this is ment. Don’t leave Aruba without a photo with your daughters.
because many watch sunset at this point. It’s an location where locals and tourists come
together for a good sunset view. During the months of October - November when it rains for
a bit more you can have a nice reflection of the palm trees with amazing sunset. This beach The Old brave fisherman
is between Casa Del Mar and Divi Aruba.

Fatima was the only survival from her family

I love to photograph sunrises and have been doing this for many
years but like 4 years ago I’ve met this fisherman at the Natural
Everyone have a story and Fatima told me that she escape from a brutally regime from some Bridge, well like 150 meters from the bridge going north. I’ve met him
part of Africa where still her cousins are fighting for their lives. During the attack she was the around 5:30am that morning and he told me that he has been fishing
only one that made it and escape to an European country as a refugee. This vacation in Aru- at the same spot for 65 years and when I saw how he fish I was just
ba was her first vacation in 30 years after she left her country of birth and decided to come blown away and took this shot of this brave fisherman. Around every
to Aruba after searching for an island in the Caribbean to go on vacation. She dressed up in 7 minutes or so, the waves will cover him and will be completely wet
her original African colors to take this shot. Her story is just amazing as a refugee and now in and this can be seen in this photo of how high the waves can go. Hi 5
Aruba she told me that for the first time she feel free. for this brave fisherman.