Everyone with an internet connection and Facebook knows who Reinier van der Aart is, even if you've never met him. Reinier is a photographer and is often (as in: always) asked to photograph at the hottest parties with the most beautiful people. And that, that results in ridiculously beautiful photos, which almost everyone immediately sets as their profile picture. Including me, yes; the photo I use on Facebook and Instagram is definitely from Reinier, also known as RVDA, with which he digitally signed his photos for quite some time. If you find yourself at a party soon, look for the man who is always neatly dressed, hiding behind a gigantic lampshade. That's Reinier, and that lampshade is the flash of his camera. But aside from all those perfect pictures, what about the man behind those photos?

Honestly, do you ever tell a little white lie for the greater good?

‘Well, sure, to surprise my wife, I got my driver's license a month before our daughter was born (which I made seem like a done deal). Spending three hours three times a week with another woman (driving instructor, mind you) comes with quite a few lies! When I reminded her of all those lies during the first episode of Divorce, she looked quite shocked…’

What is your biggest addiction?

‘Taking photos. That sounds cliché, but I really can't stop. Put me in the nicest place in the world with my fantastic wife and incredibly sweet daughter, and if I can't take a photo of it, something is missing. And I realize that this doesn't sound very positive, but that's why it's called an addiction.’

What does no one expect from you?

‘I think most people think I have the (self)confidence in my photography sorted out. But when I deliver a job and the client calls that day, I never pick up. I'm terrified that they think it's rubbish. And every time I read later that day in my email the satisfaction of the client or the person portrayed, but that doesn't change my behavior.’

Do you have an embarrassing hobby?

‘I don't do things that I find embarrassing, but to say that I look good in my cycling outfit, no.’

What is your strangest trait?

‘I can find it super interesting to know the story behind something and then lose myself in it. While I only realize afterwards that I actually don't care about the subject itself. So scouring the entire internet for stories about the recordings of Bridge over Troubled Water, about the physical distance, about the arguments, the break-up, the key, the influences, only to later come up with the idea that I actually have nothing to do with Simon & Garfunkel… You stand somewhere, hear the song, and suddenly without any reason you think: “The song was actually in G and Simon would sing it in falsetto, but it was rewritten to Eb for Garfunkel's tenor.” To which the question naturally follows: “You must really love Simon & Garfunkel?” “Not really.” Haha, strange.’

Do you ever cry during a television program?

‘Don't get me started. On days when I'm really very tired, a red ball on Lingo is already enough. But let something or someone die: tears galore. A sweet child singing beautifully on The Voice Kids and then those proud parents: waterworks!’