FROM BIOLOGIST TO TOUR LEADER
Practicing my skills as a starting photographer in the 90s, I also worked as a tour guide for several years. With much pleasure I guided adventurous hiking tours from 1993 until spring 1997 as a tourleader for SNP Natuurreizen. Mainly in Europe, but also twice to Indonesia and once to India. Wonderful memories! It was so great to be outdoor with like-minded walkers, all loving nature and traveling. Experiencing landscapes, nature, talking with and listening to each other, being in a group. Sharing knowledge and experiences.
During the period that I worked for them as a tour guide, I also set out two trips for SNP Natuurreizen, on Gomera (Canary Islands) and in the Loire (France).
PHOTO TOURS
When becoming a professional photographer in 1997 I stopped with leading tours. Until 2002, when I started working with SNP Natuurreizen again, but then for special photo tours. In 2002 to the wonderful Colorado Plateau in the USA, with awesome canyons, arches and mountains.
SNP NATUURREIZEN
I do most of my photo trips with SNP Natuurreizen, a wonderful travel organization specialized in sustainable, adventurous and active trips in nature. The travel organization where I also started as a tour guide. See also PARTNERS & SPONSORS.
ANWB REIZEN MAGAZINE
In 2005 I accompanied a readers’ trip for ANWB Reizen Magazine to South Africa, a life-changing journey. My wife was a participant in that trip! In 2007 I also accompanied a readers’ trip to the Antarctic Peninsula for the now unfortunately no longer existing magazine.
TANZANIA IN 2016
In 2016 I organized a photo trip myself for a small group of friends, without a travel organization.
ALL FOR NATURE TRAVEL
In 2018 and 2019 I guided trips to India for All for Nature Travel. For tigers, gharials, Taj Mahal and the delicious Indian cuisine!
All for Nature Travel is a small sustainable travel organization. For a better world. At least 10% of the travel sum is reinvested in nature conservation. The customer also determines where the funds are transferred. See also PARTNERS & SPONSORS.
ATLAS REIZEN
What a privilege it was to be able to guide a private photo tour for the Belgian travel organization Atlas Reizen in February 2022. To the birth of wildebeest in Ndutu, Tanzania.
DESTINATIONS
From 2002 leading photo tours took me to:
2002 – Colorado Plateau, USA (SNP Natuurreizen)
2005 – South Africa (readers tour ANWB Reizen magazine)
2006 – Costa Rica (SNP Natuurreizen)
2006 – Tuscany, Italy (SNP Natuurreizen)
2007 – Antarctic Peninsula (readers tour ANWB Reizen magazine)
2008 – South Georgia, Falklands and Antarctic Peninsula (guide/photographer for Oceanwide Expeditions)
2009 – Tanzania, wildebeest migration & birth (SNP Natuurreizen)
2010 – Tanzania, wildebeest migration & birth (SNP Natuurreizen)
2011 – Tanzania, wildebeest migration & birth (SNP Natuurreizen)
2012 – Tanzania, wildebeest migration & birth (SNP Natuurreizen)
2012 – Alaska, USA (SNP Natuurreizen)
2012 – Botswana (SNP Natuurreizen)
2013 – Tanzania, wildebeest migration & birth (SNP Natuurreizen)
2016 – Tanzania, Secret Serengeti (organized by myself)
2017 – Tanzania, Secret Serengeti (SNP Natuurreizen)
2018 – India, Bandhavgarh & Kanha (All for Nature Travel)
2018 – India, Ranthambhore extension (All for Nature Travel)
2018 – Tanzania, Secret Serengeti (SNP Natuurreizen)
2019 – Costa Rica Puur Natuur (SNP Natuurreizen)
2019 – India, Ranthambhore, Agra, Chambal (All For Nature Travel)
2019 – Galapagos (SNP Natuurreizen, regular nature tour)
2022 – Tanzania (private guidance photo tour)
The trips to Tanzania (Mara Crossing) and Costa Rica (Puur Natuur) programmed for 2020 and 2021 were unfortunately canceled due to Covid-19.
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