Photography is my hobby.
I can often be found in nature where I come across the most beautiful places and enjoying to photographe.
For the most beautiful landscape photos, you have to get up early to capture them at sunrise. However, you can also take beautiful photos at sunset.
During the day you can go out to photograph animals of which the birds are my favorite.
What is also wonderful is to make the most beautiful creations during the blue hour or at night.
On my site you can find the most beautiful photos I have taken and these can be ordered from “Werk aan de muur”.
The Golden Lantern of the Forest
A captivating macro photograph featuring a solitary, glowing yellow mushroom set against a dark woodland backdrop. The soft bokeh and translucent golden light capture the enchanting magic of autumn nature. Perfect as a striking fine art wall print or versatile stock imagery, bringing warmth, depth, and serene elegance to any space.
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Silhouetted Acacia Tree at Sunset in African Wilderness
A striking silhouette of an iconic acacia tree set against a glowing, vibrant orange and yellow sunset sky across open African plains.
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Crocodile Eyes Above Water Line in African River
A thrilling close-up macro view of a Nile crocodile partially submerged in calm water, showing its sharp eye and scaly head above the surface in stealth mode.
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Fiery Orange Sunset Sky Over African Savanna Horizon
A dramatic African sunset featuring brilliant golden and fiery orange clouds hovering over a silhouetted savanna tree line.
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Silhouette of a Bird Flying Across a Dramatic Sunset Sky
A striking minimalist silhouette of a spur-winged goose in flight against a dramatic, moody sunset sky filled with orange, purple, and dark clouds.
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Great crested grebe feeding a small fish to its chick
A dramatic close-up wildlife photograph of an adult Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding a small fish directly into the open beak of its striped chick in the water at Park Lingezegen. Part of "The Beauties of Lingezegen" collection.
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African Leopard Emerging from Dense Green Bush
A powerful, close-up shot of a wild African leopard (Panthera pardus) walking past a tree trunk, peering intently through lush green foliage in the wild bushveld.
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Zebra Portrait Standing in the Rain
A close-up headshot portrait of a majestic plains zebra (Equus quagga) looking directly into the camera while standing in a gentle rainfall in the African bush.
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Vibrant Malachite Kingfisher Perched on a Green Reed
A brilliantly colored Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) displays its jewel-toned blue and orange plumage while perched on a slender reed in a wetland habitat.
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Macro Abstract of Human Iris Pair with Exploding Particles
In the PhotoWorkGroup, we had the assignment to shoot iris. Looks very simple but it is very difficult to catch a sharp iris and get all the nice details. Blue eye is mine and the greenish of Yolanda. As she has a high cilinder, created a focus stack. Optimize the photo in lightroom and Topaz Photo and the final art in Photoshop.
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Dramatic African Savanna Sunset with Stormy Clouds and Tree Silh
The alarm clock is at 05:00. Very early.... but it is cloudy. We were going to shoot the sun-rise just behind our campsite. As we are already awake, we should go any way. The first sunbeams are coming through and it is reflecting against the clouds. The redish reflection lasts only a few minutes which as a spectacular view.
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Little Bee-eater Perched on Branch Against Blue Sky
A vibrant Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) perched on a dry wooden branch, displaying its colorful green, yellow, and orange plumage against a clear blue sky.
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Pied Kingfisher Perched on a Branch Against a Soft Blurry Backgr
A detailed profile of a Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) with its distinctive black and white plumage, perched steadily on a dry wooden branch in the African wild.
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Adorable African Elephant Calf Standing in Tall Grass Near Mothe
A young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf with its ears spread, standing in golden grass by a riverbank under the protection of an adult elephant's legs in the wild.
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Smith's Bush Squirrel Perched on a Fallen Log in Golden Afternoo
A side profile of a Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) resting on a weathered, textured log. The scene is bathed in warm, golden backlighting with a soft, autumnal-toned bokeh background.
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African Savannah Sunrise with Silhouette of Acacia Tree in Botsw
The sun rise behind the silhouette of an acacia tree on the vast grasslands of Botswana, creating a warm orange glow across the horizon under a dramatic evening sky.
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The Golden Wanderer
A close-up portrait of a majestic Highland cow standing in a vast frost-covered field under a misty winter sky.
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Walkig in the cold misty morning
It is cold, it is again misty. It is very cold and the little mist drops freeze to the environment. The sun does not have the power to come through and everything is gray. The high Veluwe (Netherlands) is a beautiful area to make nice walks. The trees disappear in the mist.
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Carpathian Conquest: A Dacia Adventure
Blazing our own trail through the magnificent Carpathian Mountains! With the reliable Dacia 4x4, no hill was too high as we climbed through this breathtaking scenery, immersing ourselves in the vibrant green nature. Every turn revealed another stunning vista and the pure joy of exploration.
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Small crested kingfisher
A malachite kingfisher or small crested kingfisher sits in the reeds. We are in a mokoro which is a bit wobbly. King fisher is very small and hidden between the reeds. A challenging job for the auto focus of the camera but after a lock the photo's look marvelous.
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Bank of porcelain mushrooms
On a beautiful Sunday morning, a walk through the forest. It is October and there are many mushrooms to be found. Especially with the beautiful warm weather we had recently you stumble over the mushrooms. In a deeper gully I came across these porcelain mushrooms on a trunk. I could not pass this one up to capture it. I made a focus stack with a large aperture for a limited depth of field. Very satisfied with the result.
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Hop flying away
At de Valk Lunteren, (Netherlands), a bird photo workshop organised by Fotowandeling Nijmegen. This bird is called a Hop (in Dutch). It is a fast bird hopping very quickly from its position. Caught this one in flight.#0172
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Young mini owl sitting in the tree.
At de Valk Lunteren, (Netherlands), a bird photo workshop organised by Fotowandeling Nijmegen. This young mini owl was an ideal model sitting in the tree.#0169
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Portrait of american fish eagle
A photo workshop at de Valk in Lunteren (Netherlands). This is the famous Hertog which is an american fish eagle. When the footbal club Vitesse is playing footbal in its home stadium, Herttog is flying its round in the stadium. Here it is sitting perfectly for a portrait shoot.#0166
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Spring levend
Thrid assignment with the competition "de Beste foto". I saw this coot with it little ones. They were hiding behind the reeds. I was sitting as low as possible and genlty waiting. After about 10-15 minutes they all came out and mother was feeding them. With this photo, I became first.#0161
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The red hour
We are in Botswana in de Okavango Delta. The sun is going down, it is cloudy. During the golden hour, the sky is turning into beautiful red. This is really a wonderful experience. I also used the photo in the competition "the best photo" as a free subject. It was a close finish and just became second. #0158
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