the bigger picture

Copyright © 2011. Christine Visser Photography. All rights reserved.

Published by: Christine Visser

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The Bigger PictureVisser - Ruytenberg Family

Christine Visser, daughter of Daniel Benjamin Visser and Merle Veronica Ruytenberg. Born 6 April 1989. Brought up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Born younger sister to Justine and Jean Joubert. Parents divorced 12 May 2004.

Mom re-married Christian Albertus Ruytenberg 7 August 2004. Baby sister Lisa was born 19 October 2004. That is the smaller picture. The bigger picture can be seen through a visual journey of the images in this autobiography.

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one”.- Jane Howard -

Christine Visser

Christine Visser

Merle Veronica RuytenbergMerle Veronica Ruytenberg

Merle Veronica Ruytenberg and Justine Joubert Merle Veronica Ruytenberg and Lisa Ruytenberg Justine Joubert and Merle Veronica Ruytenberg

Justine Joubert and Merle Veronica Ruytenberg

Daniel Benjamin Visser and Merle Veronica Ruytenberg Ouma Christina Jacoba, Daniel Benjamin Visser, Merle Veronica Ruytenberg and Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser

Daniel Benjamin Visser and friend

Solomon, Sharpy the elephant and Daniel Benjamin Visser

Granny Cynthia Elizabeth Koen

Granny Cynthia Elizabeth Koen

Granny Cynthia Elizabeth Koen

Christine Visser Christine Visser

Christine Visser

Granny Cynthia Elizabeth Koen Oupa Lionel Cyril Koen

Oupa Lionel Cyril Koen

Oupa Lionel Cyril Koen Uncle Lione “Pinkie” Koen

Top Left: Oupa Lionel Cyril Koen, Top Right: Uncle Lionel “Pinkie” Koen, Bottam Left: Uncle Reynier Koen, Bottam Right: Sydney Koen

Daniel Benjamin Visser

Oupa and Ouma Koen

Merle Veronica Ruytenberg and Justine Joubert

Uncle Lionel “Pinkie” Koen, Granny Cynthia Cyril Koen, Oupa Lione Cyril Koen and Uncle Reynier Koen

Merle Ruytenberg, Justine Joubert and Brenda Botha

Lisa Ruytenberg Justine Joubert

Merle Veronica Ruytenberg Merle Veronica Ruytenberg

Lourens Deon Oosthuizen and Christian Albertus Ruytenberg

Christian Albertus Ruytenberg

Lisa RuytenbergLisa Ruytenberg

Lisa Ruytenberg

Lisa Ruytenberg and Marie Elizabeth Ruytenberg

Lisa Ruytenberg and Jana Swart

Lisa Ruytenberg

Christian Albertus Ruytenberg and Lisa Ruytenberg

Jean Pierre Joubert Justine Joubert

Christine Visser and Lisa Ruytenberg

Lisa Rutenberg and Elizabeth Delores Meyer

Elizabeth Delores MeyerKoen Sisters

Patch and Tigger

Albetros

Justine Joubert, Jean Pierre Joubert, Christine Visser (top) Merle Veronica Ruytenberg, Lisa Ruytenberg, Christian Albertis Ruytenberg (bottam)

My family is the proverbial egg that I was hatched from. Everything about who I am, both my nature and nurture comes from my family. Often in western society, we stray

far from our family and may not talk to them for years at a time. We may feel that we have nothing in common with them. We may choose to run away from our roots

because they are too painful to face. Ultimately however, our past holds the key to our future. If we do not face where we come from, we will have difficulty understanding

our present and future.

Copyright © 2011. Christine Visser Photography. All rights reserved.