Chasing the light,
day and night.

I am a photographer drawn to light, landscape and the stories that places leave behind.

Born in Belgium on 08 September 1961, I moved to South Africa in 1995. Photography has been a passion of mine for many years, and it has become a journey through almost every form of the medium — from analogue film and old vintage cameras to early digital cameras and modern digital photography.

My camera collection has grown to around 170 cameras. I love the character, history and different ways of seeing that each camera brings. My oldest camera is a Kodak from 1905, and the wonderful thing is that it is not simply a museum piece — I still use it today.

My Minolta collection is particularly special to me. I have built up an impressive collection of Minolta cameras and lenses, and I enjoy using these older cameras as much as collecting them. Among my lenses, the famous Minolta “Beer Can” is my main workhorse — a lens that has earned its place through years of use and the results it produces.

For me, photography is not just about owning cameras. It is about using them, understanding their character and choosing the right tool for the moment. Sometimes that means an old film camera with a mechanical feel; sometimes an early digital camera with its distinctive rendering; and sometimes modern equipment for landscapes, astrophotography or simply exploring the world around me.

Whether it is the last light of the day, the first light of morning, the light of distant stars, or the look of a photograph made with an old camera, photography for me is an ongoing passion — and a search for those moments that are worth keeping.