Welcome. Through my creative work, I hope to foster a sensitive reconnection with nature, our living environment and the larger web of life we are all part of. Biophilia is a true heartfelt issue in everything I do. Besides being a professional photographer, a graduate of the Photo Academy Apeldoorn, I am a writer, and visual storyteller. I was born and raised in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where I studied ecology. I started photography during my studies to portray native plants and to earn some money by shooting documentary photos for local media. Photography quickly became a true passion, which I further professionalized over the years. While working as a sustainable spatial development consultant, I used photography for fieldwork and documenting innovative green projects. Resulting in various articles and publications, such as  'Autarkie', published by Thoth.

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In 2020, I decided to focus all my enthusiasm and skills on visual storytelling with a personal artistic style. For me, photography is a sensitive manner to explore and form a kinship with a place or phenomenon. With intimate images, I mirror the atmosphere and essential spirit. A fine example is 'De ontsloten tuin / The unlocked garden', published by Blauwdruk. The book received a special mention at the presentation of the Literary René Pechère Prize (NLRPP) 2021 for the best Dutch book in the field of garden and landscape architecture. 

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In november 2020, my wife Erika Meershoek and I moved from a big city in the Netherlands to the countryside of Bretagne in France. A true El Dorado for a passionate naturalist, gardener, writer and photographer. There is unlimited potential for sensible experiences, narratives and images, as you can see in the various bodies of work shown in my portfolio.

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If you are interested in my photographic work or looking for a professional garden, architecture, interior photographer or editor, please send me a message and I will get in touch.

 

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