The Dutch premiere of the Wilde Noordzee / Northsea Nature Untamed movie is close now.
It's the result of years of work of an incredible talented group of professionals from directors, producers, interns, cameramen, camera-assistants, editors, componists, writers, etc.
Here is a collage of the creative talents involved whom I was lucky enough to get in front of my lens while shooting their portraits for the project website.

The new edition of the "In the depths" book are out!

I just got my hands on two boxes full of copies from our chair(woman) Klaudie of the NGO "Duik de Noordzee Schoon".

The 200 page coffeetable book is now available both in Dutch and in English! Please click on either link to buy your copy. 

Or get it from me for only €19,50 (let me know)!

The first week of the "Duik de Noordzee Schoon" expedition 2020 has been successful, though impacted by heavy winds.

Multiple days were spent out on wrecks in the Wadden area looking for MSC Zoe trash, other days were cancelled due to wave hights.

Here is a short list of all stuff we found on the seafloor:

Different types of clothing, fishing chairs, electronic kettles, razor blades, cooking pans, belts, bathrobes, blankets (even one with a leopard print, an awkard find underwater I must say..).

Although the story of Zafar's travel and initial rescue ended very positive, it did have a (for many) unexpected "encore" in store..

After the rescue he was seen multiple times around the Marina at IJmuiden and then went out to sea on the 5th of May.

He was spotted further North while escorting fishing vessles.

Upcoming Thursday I will be doing a presentation at the Gooise Onderwatersport Vereniging in Hilversum, tickets are still available (presentation in Dutch)!

Ik vertel iets over mijn fotografie, reizen, freediving en natuurbehoud.

Cliffhanger: het kan zijn dat ik voor het eerst iets doe met het vele filmmateriaal dat ik heb verzameld over de jaren!

Recently our latest article has been published in Duiken Magazine.

It addresses the switch the Azoreans have made from hunting whales to providing ecotourism in the form of whalewatching.

The whaling industry sparked interest in the Azorean community due to American whalers that visited the islands in a stopover during their global voyages.

Sandy got interviewed for an Apnea Special in Duiken Magazine recently.

The magazine is out in stores now!

Pretty cool huh!? I am proud of the little mermaid (one without fake tail, hair and eyelashes :-) ).

She is the perfect example of that freediving does not have to be all about depth and numbers.

I am happy to share the publication of our article "Dolphins of the Bahamas" in magazine DUIKEN.

Pick up your hard copy in stores now!

The article tells the story of two different species of dolphins in these warm and clear waters.

Having visited the Bahamas and Bimini in particular multiple times now I can honestly say it is high, high up my list of favorite places in the world.

I am happy to share that images of our time with Steller sealions have been published in the media recently.

The Daily Mail published a story including Video.

Also, the Guardian placed a double page spread in their newspaper:

Happy to see my image of a very curious pilot whale on the cover of Duiken magazine!

The September edition of Duiken contains our story on the pilot whales of Tenerife.

I will try to come up with a little blogpost about our stay and our experiences on Tenerife soon too.

In the meantime, here is the photo story of the pilot whales in Tenerife in my portfolio.