CURRENT MISSION

Freelancing

ABOUT ME

I was born in 1982 in Roosendaal, The Netherlands. My passion: Photography. I started practicing photography as a persistent youngster, when I got introduced in the surreal world of photographers as Ed van der Elsken, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa. Inspired by these grandmasters, I recorded many friends on film, thanks to my analog, almost antique Minolta camera. Encouraged by my environment, I started a Fine Arts study at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, but soon changed to The Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague to dedicate my life to the camera by starting a study ‘Photography’. After graduation I started traveling all over the world, accompanied by my camera and a backpack. Later I started a parttime study at Fontys School of Arts in Tilburg, to become a teacher in Fine Arts. I'm currently working as a freelance photographer.

PHILOSOPHY

Start living, not just existing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met a few very interesting people thanks to CS in Morocco.

Interests

Photography, travel, journalism, music.

• arts
• humanities
• photography
• environment
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• teaching
• freelancing
• journalism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volcanoboarding in Leon, Nicaragua.
Iguazu Falls, Iguazu, Argentina/Brazil.
Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Bolivia.
Macchu Piccu, Cuzco, Peru.
Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua.
Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras.
Semuc Champey, Coban, Guatemala.
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala.
Ijen Plateau, Java, Indonesia.
Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands