Growing up among the trees of the forests of the Veluwe in the Netherlands, I was involved at a young age in everything that had to do with forest and nature. Together with foresters, nature photographers and hunters, I went out to discover nature. I received my first analogue camera from an elderly couple at the age of 15 and attempts were made for hours on end to capture the big game of the Veluwe. This laid the foundation for my interest in photography.
