Sandra van der Star is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. As a young child she loved to draw and to paint. But she decided to study first. After her study she worked in a financial business for many years. But her passion for art and being creative never went away. In 2014 she followed her heart and decided to study photography at the university of applied Photography. In 2016 she graduated. In her photography Sandra wants to show the vulnerability. She believes that being yourself is powerful. It is very important for her to visualize the real character of the persons. In her photography she is looking for that moment where people forget their mask. Besided vulnerability her images are also characterized by serenity, emptiness, fragility and stillness. Her images have a calm atmosphere.
Important for her is to capture the real life. A moment that actually happens.