Inspired and seasoned by the analogue film era, my aim has always remained to show life’s energy in all its realness. In doing so, photography has been my medium for 23 odd years.
Born and partially raised in Kenya in 76′ from Dutch parents, the UK formed the backdrop of my youth before starting my teens in the Netherlands. Moving back to the UK in my early twenties, I discovered a chemical dark room and witnessed an exhibition by Henri Cartier-Bresson – both changed my perspective altogether on how images can inspire.
I went on to study photography in Munich, Germany and visual arts in Antwerp, Belgium, then finally landed to live and work in Amsterdam. Here I have the opportunity to work with people from all over the globe.
My history is filled with adapting to changing social structures and observing groups. Moving with this energy has played a central role in my life. Photography gives me the tool to fully engage in social interaction, whilst maintaining my observing role at the same time.
Whether I’m re-creating life, or I engage and capture what I encounter – the realness of the energy is always the key to my visual stories. It is this realness that gives engagement, that radiates. That realness is universal. Realness moulded into a visual concept therefore has enormous potential to touch and inspire others.
Let’s work together and build on that trust, on that energy to make campaigns that do just that: touch and inspire.
