I grabbed my first camera at the age of 14 and received my first black and white lab for my 15th birthday.
Since then the magic as always been there.
I believe that photography is not about cold technical perfection but about freezing a moment in time and trying to render it as close as possible, with the photographer subjective point of view.
I practiced as a freelance photographer after learning with two great photographers, one taught me the lab, the other how to observe and capture, balance the light, and always seek the best shot.
I turned away for a while and pursued a career in digital communication, mainly because back then, I became unsatisfied with my work in commercial advertising photography and with the first digital cameras, the quality decreased dramatically.
But I never stopped shooting for pleasure, and my new field of work allowed me to keep up with the new imaging technologies.
Come 2009.
My feeling is that the digital format is slowly reaching maturity, with the new generation of software and cameras, it is possible to work with a decent level of quality again, photographers regain more control on the process, and we know have real 'digital labs' for the workflow.
Time to shoot again !
Work
| January 2009 |
Freelance photographer
| March 2004 - present |
Zero-Gravity Communication - visit the website
- Managing Partner
- field of work: Internet/Communication
| 2000 - 2006 |
Morris & Chapman Belgium - visit the website
- Computer graphist/web application programmer/photographer - In charge of web and multimedia
- field of work: Communication
| 1998-2000 |
Zero Gravity Media Solutions
- Co-founder and Managing Director of Zero Gravity media solutions
- Freelance photographer
- field of work: Film and video industry
| 1993-1998 |
Photographers International
- Freelance photographer working within the Studio
Photographers International owned by Phillip McCordall - field of work: Advertising industry
| 1992-1993 |
Photographers International
- Assistant photographer for Phillip McCordall
- field of work: Advertising industry
| 1991-1992 |
Speltdoorn & Fils
- Assistant photographer
- field of work: Art reproduction industry
Education and life
| mid 1991 - 1993 | Infac - Photography - Brussels, Belgium
| 1989 - mid 1991 | Life break, exploring - Washington DC, USA
| 1973 - mid 1988 | Primary, Secondary school - Brussels, Belgium
| 1971 | Landed on planet Earth - BIG surprise !
