Portrait of Lotte, 0 to 20 years

[@netdoctor1]

I'm almost 62 years old, and I have maybe 3 photos of myself before my 7th year. Only a handful since. This project is a treasure for them.

[@gameboy228]

Lotte has become a beautiful young woman. When I saw tears in her eyes it made me very sad indeed. But as a father myself of 4 kids, two daughters, it sparked a lot of wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing Lotte's life with us.

[@guilhermecorrea9483]

People cry for several reasons, don't be sad.

[@johntrueblue]

Your lucky, i was doing month by month with my daughter, then at 16 she refused me taking any more photos of her. Now she is 19 and has just had her first child, hope she remembers what i tried to do for her and does this for my granddaughter. Some things we do in life means so much. loved the time lapse, she has grown up to be a beautiful woman.

[@Nutella27Rimi]

​@derekz2042 not really anormal

[@MrAlien23]

Damn so you're a grandfather and also have a minecraft pfp, wicked ngl

[@Elon0212]

This made me cry. I know how it is, I am a father as well. Seeing my kids grow up with all their struggles and victories. May god bless them and keep them as they move out to start a life on their own. Thank you for sharing

[@mdhj67]

My daughter is 21 years old now. And yes, it feels like I saw her come into the world just five minutes ago.

[@karuiihikaru]

Wow, that means your daughter is one year older than me😍, I'm a girl to

[@derinnefes33]

Thanks to god her existence never bother you. I was an ugly, stupid, asocial, timid and whiny child. No one loved me, including my family. Maybe my parents loved me, but I can't believe what I didn't see.

[@DenTezo]

Iam a boy and today is my birthday ​@@karuiihikaru

[@MuhammadAbdul-uaty]

I really appreciate your good momy feelings

[@NJMike67]

As a father of a 26 year old daughter, this video hit me in the heart. Thank you for sharing.

[@tpjohnson6304]

Having a child that talks to you as they grow...that must be an extraordinary feeling. And continues to be engaged into their twenties? That's...priceless.

[@Darkforest796]

I couldn't watch more than 45 seconds before I burst into tears. My youngest is 2, and to think how fast time goes and how precious every moment is, and thinking about how much I will miss these times one day, well it's too much to bear.

[@MarkHewitt1978]

And you will, hold onto these moments, they are so precious.

[@Narfs]

Wat een geweldige meid. Je ziet gewoon dat ze gezellig en opgewekt is. Een groot deel is ze volop aan het kletsen en je ziet altijd emotie in haar, meer dan vriendelijke en knappe gezicht. Van jongs af aan al. Meestal blijde emoties, soms wat minder of zelfs verdrietig. Wat is dit een mooie herinnering. Ik ben jaloers dat ikzelf deze filmpjes niet heb gemaakt van mijn kinderen.

[@alanbennett2672]

what an amazing thing you did..to see your lovely daughter grow up and be allowed to see it..shes a beautiful young girl with hopefully a long life ahead..I wish her all the best in her future

[@jakobbauz]

This is what we are. We have all been this baby. We can't hold on to anything. Very powerful edit, thank you for sharing!

[@MarkHewitt1978]

As a Dad of two girls this made me feel the same as so many others here felt; seeing them grow up has been the greatest privelige anyone can ever have, but I still find myself mourning those days when they were toddlers, you know at the time you can't hold onto those times, but you miss them all the same. Just as I know in the future how I'll feel when I look back at them as they are today.

[@navis5284]

She is so lovely. A miraculous sequence.

[@HofmeesterFrans]

Hi! We welcome comments! Thank you, Frans Hofmeester.

[@2006mayday]

Man, I shake your hand! Well done for being able to make such a recording within 20 years! I’m 43 years old and how I regret that I didn’t do the same!

[@YankeeDudelDandy]

0:11 looks just like my 6 month old and now I'm crying in less than a minute. This is beautiful, trying to stay in the moment and soak up every moment. I'm going to miss this baby but can't wait to see who she grows into.

[@intrepidapollo]

The dedication, the focus, the subject - beautifully done.

[@JayMayBay2]

She turned out so lovely, and I love her sense of style. I saw someone comment that there were a few sad faces, but to me it makes sense that over 20 years there would be at least a handful of sad faces. Sometimes life is hard, especially dealing with other teens at school, but it looks like she was happy the majority of the time 😊

[@ShaneDrumgold-w7v]

This just reminds me of how short life is - enjoy your kids, because they grow up in the blink of an eye.

[@toddg4385]

What a good idea. She should continue to do it. She can watch it and remember moments in time that make her life. Awesome.

[@raphaelcassiooliveiraperei3852]

I'm sure this father, in the silence, when watching the video alone, cries.

[@EmArgh]

Ah this makes me sad. It hurts cos life goes so fast. Glad you have this video

[@jamiefreeland7834]

Wow!! Beautiful…time is precious…

[@labradormcgraw]

Amazing how much she looked like her brother for the first two years of her life. Anyone would think it was the same kid in both videos.

[@kevinsmith7041]

Interesting video. I noticed that when she got to be around age 16, and above, there seemed to be a lot more sad expressions, on Lotte's face, than in earlier years.

[@2006mayday]

I think that first love and first disappointments

[@kurtjuergens6835]

Hormones......

[@Insomnia19101]

Imo I think it’s because around that age you realize you’re almost an adult and you can’t go back, you’re not a child anymore

[@rileyrichardson8091]

I saw that, too. Felt like something in her died around 16. Sad. Wishing her the best.

[@lilithorvenus]

that’s what happens when you grow up

[@santiagodemarco547]

Hello Frank. This video I watched hundreds of times. I cried the fiirst time I watched this masterpiece. Lotte is cute. Greetings from Chivilcoy Argentina.

[@jeremykauffman7043]

Wow. Her eyes never died. Sometimes people’s eyes get cold and bitter as they age. What a blessing.

[@Phawks-Phire]

It still amazes me how you can see the exact moment in her eyes when she experienced the real world just like we all did when we became adults.

[@marcelomontenegro66]

Magnificent.. It takes me directly to remember all the phases of my daughter Júlia's growth

[@rithornanie_]

I like how some of these photos captured different emotions

[@Waynep1066]

Wonderful, simply wonderful!

[@itsmejenni101]

made me cry, just such a beautiful thing to watch

[@SlimShady-l9t]

When you have any time as a parent to do such photo and video: congratulations.

[@tomka4242]

She has so many different styles that look good on her. Very cool.

[@geraldb.2245]

All those emotions, ups and downs. Priceless.

[@canalreceitasdonoca]

Parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho, na verdade uma obra de arte. Considero um dos vídeos mais incríveis da internet. Certamente será uma lembrança linda e perene para seus filhos e do quanto eles são amados.

[@trymi]

My daughters were born yesterday. Now they are teens. When this time passed... Life is short...

[@andyanderson222]

Have a happy life, Lotte!

[@Wbkler01]

Wow, was für eine hübsche Frau sie geworden ist :) So ein Video würde ich bei meinen Kindern auch gerne mal machen, sofern ich irgendwann mal welche habe😄

[@SonoftheAmericanRevolution]

I have a 20 year old daughter and it seems time went this fast.

[@MrFrmartin]

from one Frans to another, bravo

[@HofmeesterFrans]

Thank you Frans! 👊🏽

[@NeonSuperNovas]

This made my heart happy 🥹😭♥️💯!

[@stuartsinclair6269]

Truly amazing frans😮🙏🏻😊

[@jayemes1552]

Amazing how much a teen can change in just one year.

[@TinaWSZ]

❤so eine wundervolle Erinnerung 🥰

[@NigelMarston]

Beautiful from the first moment

[@ynot0714]

My 3 girls turned 25, 27 and 30 this year! (Son is 28). Enjoy it while you can, time goes by fast!

[@dustintacohands1107]

Thank you for sharing this it is good to see and respect the passage of time hope life is well.

[@zwieback1988]

Wahnsinn.. das nenne ich Durchhaltevermögen!

[@frankrault3190]

Prachtig. Ik wilde dat ook voor mijn dochters doen, maar het is er nooit van gekomen.... Ga er nog vele mooie jaren mee door als het kan!!

[@gustarrezende]

Touching! There is beauty in sadness too.

[@vegekou100]

Beautiful baby, kid and lady. Beautiful idea. I wonder how many things are gone during these '5 minutes'. P.s. I guess if you want someone to fall in love with, you just have to make him see this video 🤭

[@kot6830]

I come here often, for music and life

[@doonie5396]

Cheers to all of us with daughters whom we love so very much...

[@olafdietrich9269]

Makes me cry!

[@BodyweightBeastFitness]

Crazy to watch the light leave someone's eyes like this she was more happy than sad till 17. Then 17 - 20 seem to be more sad days than happy. As is life I guess. Either way makes me look at my girls a little differently since my oldest is 15 and my youngest is 12.

[@avronaut]

Nun sind schon wieder 5 Jahre vergangen. Führt es fort!

[@dwightschrute4560]

At 19 she seemed to really embrace adulthood.

[@joelcathey]

As a father of three kids under 5, I can confirm my heart is broken. 👍

[@michaelmatar8094]

They grow up so fast

[@rafaeldelafuente4787]

From a baby to a cute girl. Great job, man. Regards

[@stebberg]

Amazing!

[@HofmeesterFrans]

Thanks!

[@jeremywu66]

That’s life,beautiful and sad.

[@keithforster2615]

Your baby girl grew into a beautiful young lady.

[@bram3570]

You have a beautiful daughter sir.

[@Mrpatataluvbanana]

i always wondered what's it like to be a dad but when ill become a dad ill film both my son and daughter everyday

[@omerde5545]

Love you dude, hope yall do good in life ❤

[@zavier-q9o]

As a baby she is so cute 🥰

[@fredhoy6697]

Good looking kids you have sir.

[@xtlm]

These videos always freak me out lol Seeing life go by so fast and whatnot lol

[@matthiasrottler947]

Diese Langzeitdokumentation ist - für Mädchen wie Jungs gleichermaßen - immer wieder (weil es ja mehrere davon gibt) der Beweis, dass die Kindheit der Wandel von einer lustigen Raupe zu einem wundervollen, freiheitsliebenden Schmetterling ist... so würd ich es vergleichen. Und dieser Weg - man sieht es jedem Gesicht mit jedem Jahr mehr an - ist reich. Reich an Erfahrung, gute wie schlechte, frohe wie traurige. Leben eben. This long-term documentary is - for girls and boys alike - proof again and again (because there are several of them) that childhood is the change from a funny caterpillar to a wonderful, freedom-loving butterfly... that's how I would compare it. And this path - you can see it on every face more and more every year - is rich. Rich in experience, good and bad, happy and sad. Just life.

[@azimus1776]

What a fun video. I wonder how many different cameras Lotte outlasted...

[@howle.schitt3277]

So, that's how it feels to have a child? First you held them as infant, then blink of an eye they are now 20 years old 😭

[@urbestieboo4ever]

0:15 not her throwing up 😭

[@urlocalpotatofarmer]

I thought I was the only one 😂

[@TheBruceKeller]

I guess comments were turned off for a while because, well, internet people? Cool project! Wish my parents had done something like this for me. Hopefully I'll get to do something similar with my kid(s) if I ever have any.

[@DustyTail]

Looks as tho she never quit talking constantly until age 17. 😊

[@mweber3617]

heartwarming ...

[@THATSmE4EVA2u]

She looks very similar to my daughter who is now 19 months old. It would be wonderful if she would become just as beautiful. 🥰

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Wow! I remember when she was just a baby.

[@melba10]

She changed a lot. Her face when she was little was totally different. For example my face at the age of 7 was very similar to when I was 20.

[@terribletomvu37]

Surely you can continue to chronicle the upcoming years? Hopefully there will be a version of her at 40.

[@cdoubleu8719]

Mooi Frans

[@guitarest3]

Fascinating

[@martingottwald4458]

Please keep going!

[@sofaking8228]

This looks about how fast my daughter grew up. She's 33 now.

[@letitienletitien7285]

She speak a LOTTE , she is beautiful, what a marvel . That make me kind of sade too, seinging my 7 year old son growing up that fast.

[@jdcaughman4598]

Keep going please

[@justinchrispens2711]

Super cool. How long was each clip you filmed per week?

[@HofmeesterFrans]

20 to 30 seconds...

[@mkmac9539]

Life is short. Make the best of time spent.

[@99672]

No ugly duckling here. She started as a Swan and stayed a Swan.

[@Cellardoor.]

suuuch a beautiful girl.

[@jeffh8803]

Shes definitley a real person

[@Soudchaser91q41]

Félicitations à tes parents d'avoir eu cette idée de vidéo. Nous aurions pu assister à la croissance d'un haricot mais ce fût celle d'une rose.

[@henrygarza3145]

Keep it going, 20 to 80...then we will all see the pains of LIFE.

[@woroalspin]

TO COŚ PIEKNEGO MŁODOŚĆ JEST PIĘKNA

[@CrystalNibarger]

I kinda of wish I was able to do this with my son.

[@javierinsauati4815]

....WOW !... I'M JAVIER FROM 🇦🇷

[@Illumirage]

lolol

[@Microbe1972]

Its is funny to see how puberty changes behavior.... before she couldn't stop talking during the film session, then she stops talking so much... interesting!

[@AlexSigModels]

Будь счастлива!)

[@thomasvleminckx]

From literal baby, to the new HR girl about to fire me from the job I had before she was born 😁 I jest. It's interesting how around 16, the big smiles mostly disappear and she has more days when she feels off and just decides to glare at the camera. You can literally see the death of childhood happening in realtime

[@Atl-jv1kw]

She went from child to 20 with no in-between right around 2:50

[@marcostata125]

que idéia genial