From Yellow to Black: Another One-in-a-Zillion
The odds of photographing an extremely rare penguin once are astronomical. So, how do I even begin to explain it happening twice? A few years ago, I spotted and photographed…
2025: A year for unforgettable floating hide adventures
Happy New Year to you all, especially to those with a big heart for nature! The year ahead is full of potential, and I can’t wait to share it with…
Close encounter with a Polar bear family
We had been waiting quite a while to start this expedition, and our travellers had seen this trip cancelled at least four times due to covid travel restrictions! But I…
Greenland – Arctic Autumn colours
This year I spent September travelling and guiding in Greenland in Scoresby Sund, the biggest fjord system on earth. Along the eastern coast, these fjords are home to spectacular icebergs…
Going viral during the pandemic
Yes, we know, it sounds wrong, still going viral is exactly what my pictures of the rare yellow king penguin did. From articles in National Geographic and Audubon Magazine, to…
To spot or not to spot … a yellow penguin
Apparently, publishing pictures of rare animals can send you on a roller-coaster ride for days. And suddenly, you find yourself talking to people from all over the planet. Or at…
Snowy owls in Canada
I always wonder what the cornfields in southern Canada will offer in wintertime. Our goal was to find and photograph snowy owls on this Starling photo tour I was guiding…
Discovering the Galapagos Islands
My grandfather had a big collection of nature encyclopedia. As a child, I couldn’t stop looking at all the pictures in these books. And of all the places described, it was always most enchanted by the islands of the Galapagos. They seemed otherworldly, and definitely not a destination you could get to. Ever.
Fast forward to 2016, when I was offered the possibility to go and explore the Galapagos in autumn! Needless to say, I did not hesitate for a moment.
Svalbard photo expedition July 2016
Too much travelling last year … so I ended up having a great arrear in editing and publishing my pictures. Many might not resurface during the first years, but hey … As long as we are having fun in the field and shooting fantastic wildlife and nature. And that’s exactly what we did last summer in Svalbard!
Basking sharks in Scotland
IN IN IN! That was the signal to jump in the water, given by our Scottish captain, Cam. With water in my ears, his accent was even harder to understand, but eventually, we got to talk quite a bit. IN!!! I was sitting on the side of the boat fully prepared. Dressed up in a warm wetsuit, flippers, diving mask, snorkel and my photo gear in underwater housing, ready to shoot some sharks!