"Travelling makes me attentive to the quiet moments and small shifts that give a place its character."

My background as a video editor and a director shaped that instinct early on. Years of observing real lives, daily routines and the small gestures that reveal more than they intend created a way of looking that later moved naturally into photography. A still image feels slower and quieter, yet it carries its own kind of completeness.

When I travel, I pay attention to the small things that appear along the way. I watch how people interact with their surroundings, how a place sounds and feels, and how daily life settles into its own rhythm. Most of my photographs come from ordinary situations. A doorway. A market. A street corner. A landscape shaped by weather and time. Nothing staged and nothing rearranged. Just what is already there, waiting to be noticed. I am drawn to scenes where daily life and environment meet. People in their routines, the small pauses between tasks, the way light moves across a face or a field. My work is not about dramatic events or perfect compositions. It's about fragments that feel honest.

My photographs have been published in Columbus Travel, Docu Magazine - Special Edition and Holland Herald, and featured in campaigns for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. I have been a finalist in the Dutch National Geographic Photo Competition twice.

A selection of my work is available as prints in the shop, mainly for delivery within mainland Europe. If you live elsewhere, or are interested in a photograph that isn’t currently listed, feel free to reach out. Most things are possible with a bit of coordination.

If you would like to get in touch, you can contact me here.. You can also find me on Instagram, Foto and Irys.