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Publications

As a freelance photographer I mainly have been shooting on assignment for clients in The Netherlands. Some of my free work however, shot during my travels around the world, have also been picked up by several (media) organisations around the world.

Below you can find some of these publications (click image for the link).

  • The Dutch Journalism Fund

    December 2015, NL

    Refugees in Macedonia charging phones

  • The Guardian

    October 2015, UK

    Albania vs Serbia EURO Qualifier

  • SolidarityStudio

    October 2015, Scotland

    Refugee Crisis

  • The Football Diversity Project

    July 2015, Denmark

    Playing football in Swaziland

  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform

    June 2015, Belgium

    Sitakund beach, Chittagong Bangladesh

  • ESTIEM Magazine

    April 2015, Europe

    Casa del Arbol, Baños Ecuador

  • De Correspondent

    March 2015, The Netherlands

    Sitakund beach, Chittagong Bangladesh

  • Archeological Diggings Magazine

    March 2015, Australia

    Behistun Inscriptions, Kermanshah Iran

  • ELF Voetbal Magazine

    April 2014, The Netherlands

    Kosovo-Haiti FIFA football game

  • SCOPE Magazine

    June 2013, The Netherlands

    Train travel in India

Other places on the internet where I (or my stories/photos) showed up are listed below:

  • Albania Holidays
  • Telesport Albania
  • Perry Eyes

Radio & TV

Occasionally I also get interviewed by media when I travel. Some examples are below:

  • Voice of America – Egypt

    November 2015, Egypt (click picture for interview, scroll to 1:05)

    Voice of America - Egypt

  • Radio Travel – Tirana

    October 2015, Albania (click picture for interview)

    Radio Travel - Tirana

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Chasing the micro states of Europe, here’s anoth Chasing the micro states of Europe, here’s another one visited: San Marino, one of the world’s oldest republics. It is home to just 33,000 people and is completely surrounded by Italy.

Have you ever heard of this place before? Have you visited?

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I visited Ukraine several times, heartbreaking to I visited Ukraine several times, heartbreaking to see what is happening now. Hoping for better days and for all hostilities to end asap…

#ukraine #kyiv #travel #peace
Back in 2014 I visited, by myself, the Ukrainian-c Back in 2014 I visited, by myself, the Ukrainian-controlled part of eastern province Donetsk to see the direct aftermath of the 2014 war.

I’m shocked to learn that a full scale war has now returned to Ukraine.

Places that I visited back then, Kharkiv, Slovyansk and Kramatorsk are now under attack by Russia. My thoughts are with all people affected.

Pray for Ukraine.
Exploring ancient lands in a forgotten corner of t Exploring ancient lands in a forgotten corner of the world. 

This is Alinja castle, the Machu Picchu of Azerbaijan but without the visitors. It’s hidden within the mountains of Nakhchivan, an autonomous region and exclave of Azerbaijan that hardly sees any visitors.

Have you heard of this place before?

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Secret picture inside a militia checkpoint in Iraq Secret picture inside a militia checkpoint in Iraq.

Reliving my 2021 experience travelling independently through Iraq (backpacking style)

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Is this the most beautiful monument in the world? Is this the most beautiful monument in the world?

It has the most mesmerising curved shape, two carefully positioned pieces in dreamy and heavenly colours. An oasis of beauty and peace in a city so hectic, congested and scarred by years of conflict. 

This is the Al-Shaheed (Martyr’s) monument, completed in 1983 and dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iraq Iran war of the 1980s. 

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Mysterious ancient Roman arch found in middle of n Mysterious ancient Roman arch found in middle of nowhere near Mosul, Iraq.

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Iraq, where you can have ancient Mesopotamian wond Iraq, where you can have ancient Mesopotamian wonders (dating back 4,000 years) all to yourself.

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