Born in the Netherlands, I began modelling at fourteen. For the decades that followed I moved through the world as a subject. I watched hundreds of photographers work, in pursuit of the perfect image.

What draws me to photography is never the obvious shot. It is the small moments — the pause before someone speaks, the light that lasts thirty seconds, the unnoticed detail. My approach is observational. I don’t over direct  — I notice.

Between jobs I travelled independently toward curiosity. Remote monasteries, sacred rivers, mountain kingdoms, bustling cities. I always had a camera.

I trained at Central Saint Martins and was mentored by photographers I’ve admired. Today I am still in front of the lens as much as behind it, understanding perfectly what exists on each side.