Kerstmis - A black and white photo of a woman in front of a christmas tree

Merry Christmas! Christmas photographs are often taken to capture the joy and warmth of the holiday season and to preserve memories of special moments and traditions. Some people like to display their Christmas photographs as part of their holiday decorations, or to share them with friends and family as a way of spreading holiday cheer. Christmas is a time of year that many people associate with happy memories and traditions, so it's not surprising that it can bring about feelings of nostalgia. Enjoy these public-domain images - use them in your production, and blog posts, and print them - without restrictions.

Willem van de Poll was a photographer from Amsterdam who learned photography in Vienna. He worked as a photographer for the police and press and became a famous photographer for international news before World War II. He also took pictures of fashion and advertising in the 1930s. His photos were printed in magazines like Vogue and distributed by AP. During World War II, Van der Poll worked for Phillips and later became the official photographer for Prince Bernard's staff at the Dutch Interior Forces. After the war, he took photos of the Dutch princesses as they grew up. Although many of his contemporaries had left-wing views, Van de Poll liked to live a glamorous life. He did, however, make an impressive report on the Warsaw ghetto in 1934. Willem van de Poll was one of the first Dutch photographers to make models pose outside the studio. Also new was Van de Poll's use of photo models in advertising.