“Born on the first of may 1975 (don’t worry, I’ll skip a few years ) and based in Belgium. I had a normal childhood which got dominated by skateboarding. Later on, this challenging sport translated into travel and small scale expeditions. Each time abroad I got overwhelmed by nature and wanted to capture this on film (still or video). The spark was there, but it wasn’t for many years until it grew into a fire.

Photography got a serious influence on my life from 2004 on. It was my only interest and passion. Products, models, buildings, … it didn’t matter. Whatever your passion in photography is, you’ll definitely learn tricks and techniques shooting something else. But , to me, nothing beats wildlife photography, African mammals in particular.

Between 2004 – 2008 shooting microstock imagery dominated my photography. It all started with 2 paint lights and a white sheet. Two years later it funded part of my wildlife equipment, which was my goal.

In 2008 PCVO Waas & Durme asked me to join them and teach. Always willing to share insights and techniques I didn’t hesitate. The last two years I’ve been teaching the Basics of Photography, Black & White, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and started a brand new Nature Photography course in 2010…”