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Why Nature Photography?
Nature is 1 of my 3 pillars to stay sane in this crazy world. In our loud world of today, nature is much more quiet. If you hear sounds, these are nice to hear, like birds singing or water flowing.
Why shooting nature? Because I want to show the beauty of nature, something we tend to forget in our concrete worlds. Nature is so full of little surprises, if you take time to really immerge yourself in it and start seeing it.
Some fun facts:
In 2023 I spent some time on a boat in the Great Bear Rainforest. Although it rained quite hard at some times while we were in a zodiac waiting for or photographing wildlife, it was the best trip I’ve done so far. Nature was just fantastic.
As a kid I collected everything about animals, for instance elephants, foxes, badgers, bears, … My grandpa took me to all kinds of organisations (WWF, The Côte d’Or Foundation, Wielewaal, Greenpeace, …) to go and ask if they had some magazines, cards, …
While I did many citytrips in the past, I now prefer nature over cities.