Bettina C. Claasens

⋅ Born in Hamburg, Germany
⋅ Tailor apprenticeship at Jil Sander
⋅ Language education in Novara Italy
⋅ Diploma in Fashion Design, AMD Hamburg
⋅ Japanese draping course with Tamotsu Kondo
⋅ Assistant Fashion editor for German magazine „Maxi“

⋅ worked as a Fashion Illustrator for several magazines

⋅ 1999 – 2020 BM Styling, Bettina Markiewicz international wardrobe- and props Stylist for film and advertising

⋅ did campaigns for Lufthansa, Deutsche Bank, Nivea, Commerzbank, VW,…

⋅ lived in beautiful Cape Town for 15 years

had the privilege to work with renowned and wonderful photographers:

IN HAMBURG:

Simon Puschmann, Gerd George, Peter Hönneman, Bob Leinders, Dominik Mentzos, André Reinke, Thomas Schmidt, Bettina Lewin, Patrick Schwalb, Birgit Klemt, Uli Mattes, Leif Schmodde, Andreas Wemheuer, Christina Blum and many more….

IN CAPE TOWN with North South Productions and others:

Seppi Hochfellner, James Meakin, Dewald Daniels, Ryno Ryneke, Beatrice Heydiri, Elma Storm, Trevor Adeline, …

in the meantime for mind, body and spirit:

⋅ certified Wellness Colour Therapist (Healing Hands Wellness Institute, Cape Town 2020)

⋅ completed AURA-SOMA® Level 1 – Level 3 (by Beatrice Luder, Bern 2023)

⋅ registered with AURA-SOMA® as a practitioner

⋅ since arriving in Switzerland in 2020 Bettina worked for wine merchant Vini Cappelletti in Bern, where she created giftbaskets around fine food and wine, did product photography for the online-shop, content management and office admin

in July 2024 Bettina started working for Edvin (Education du Vin) as a store manager where she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for wine and food pairing with her clients

⋅ she loves the joy of putting extra care in the little things of daily life and setting up a beautiful table to share good home cooked meals  with family and friends.

 …always seeking the light.

Bettina speaks: german, english, Iialian, a little french en ’n bietjie afrikaans

WHAT BETTINA LOVES MOST ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY:

„The hunt for, and capture of the magic moment.
Earning the trust of a person in order to go a little deeper
for a sensitive portrait shot.“

Today Bettina lives in Switzerland with her husband and their dog where they share their love for long walks in the forest and the exploration of good wine and „Terroir“ around them.