I am a self-taught photographer and photobook designer. I am taking pictures since I could afford a camera. During my college years I learned darkroom techniques in order to process my own black and white films and prints. Within family circles I acquired a certain fame as a photographer portraying the children being born around me. In the eighties I switched to color, first on slides, later on film. From 2000 onwards I started experimenting with digital photography using a compact camera. Soon after, I bought a digital SLR and started practicing photography more seriously. By doing so, I have built me a second life as a photographer with a modest business. Published work 2010 & 2011 Final round for photography in ‘Utrecht for Utrecht’, a local art contest 2011 Historic botanical garden Utrecht: photographs for inclusion in hangings for its orangery 2011 ‘I’be your mirror’, Annual Catalogue of the Dutch Society for Ceramic Artists (NVK), p. 141 2012 Cover photographs for Arbor Vitae, a Dutch dendrology magazine (4 issues) 2013 Pictures published in Lynsey Dubbeld: ‘Mode voor Morgen’ (Fashion for tomorrow) , Mooi Media publishers, Haren, The Netherlands. ‘Funshops’, a photobook about shop windows (self published) 2013-2014 ‘Discovering Japan’, an extended volume based on a trip to Japan (self published) 2014 Municipality of Utrecht) : bridge construction in the Uithof Tramway Line (commissioned documentary work) ‘Sign of the times’, Annual Catalogue of the Dutch Society for Ceramic Artist (NVK), p. 167. 2018 Finalist Siena Internationalist Photo Awards / Splash of colors 2021 Minimalist Photography Award: honorary mention 2023 Banner image of SIENA Creative Photo Award