I was born and grew up in the north-west of The Netherlands in 1977. As a young boy I started working first at the local farms and later in the supermarkets, as a cutter in a meat factory, a co-driver for a trucker company and as a freelance sports photographer. I attended college in Amsterdam and graduated as a copywriter. After college, I quickly secured a position as a photographer on cruise ships and was shipped out in the spring of 2005. For almost three years I travelled extensively, sailing fr more...