Photojournalist working for newspapers, magazines and NGO's since 2015. Daily publications in De Standaard, De Tijd and L'Echo. Also publications in Le Monde, Le Courrier International, De Groene Amsterdammer, Elsevier, BCC, El Pais, Trouw, Le Vif, Knack, ELsevier and more. And NGO work for Doctors Without Borders, Doctors of the World, Handicap Internatonal, The Red Cross and Clean Clothes. Main focus is on climate change, refugees, inequality and urban conditions. Currently making a book on Mumbai.
Awards
2019
Nikon Press Photograhers Award Stories for Rohingya, Bangladesh
Life Framer Streetlife 1st Prize judged by Bruce Gilden for Jakarta Sinking
PX3 (Paris Photo) State of the World winner for Rohingya, Bangladesh
PX3 (Paris Photo) honorable mention for Drought in Karamoja, Uganda
IPA (International Photography Awards) 2nd prize Environmental for Drought in Karamoja, Uganda
IPA (International Photography Awards) honorable mention War/Conflict for Rohingya, Bangladesh
IPA (International Photography Awards) honorable mention Environmental for Save the Planet, youth striking for the climate
IPA (International Photography Awards) honorable mention Environmental for Jakarta Sinking, Indonesia
Life Framer Finalist World Travelers judged by Steve Mc Curry for Jakarta Sinking, Indonesia
Life Framer honorable mention Youth for Save the Planet, youth striking for the climate
Brussels Street Photogaprahy Festival Eye Witness Finalist for Endless Night about homeless in Brussels
2018
PX3 Second Prize Press/ Feature Story for Endless Night about homeless in Brussels
IPA General News Third Prize for Refugee baby shot dead by Belgian police
IPA honorable mention in the category Photo Essay for Endless Night about homeless in Brussels
IPA 2nd honorable mention in the category Photo Essay for The European Wall of Africa
Life Framer Finalist 'An instant' judged by Clement Saccomani for A hard Serbian winter, refugees in Serbia
Life Framer honorable mention by David Alan harvey for'Street Life' for Street Children in Ouagadougou, Burkino Faso
Life Framer Honorable mention 'Urban Life' for Mumbai
Life Framer Honorable mention 'Youthood' for Mumbai
2017
PX3 Bronze in the categorie Press for A hard Serbian winter, refugees in Serbia
IPA honorable mention in the category Photo Essay for Abandoned, street children in Burkino Faso
IPA honorable mention in the category General News for A hard Serbian winter, refugees in Serbia
IPA 2nd honorable mention in the category General News for Hell of Libya in their eyes, refugees escaped from Libya
Ipoty (Internatiol Photographer of the Year) honorable mention category Daily Life for Endless Night about homeless in Brussels
ND Awards Honorable mention for Endless Night about homeless in Brussels
Life Framer Editor's pick 'Contemporary Pilgrims' for Pune, India
2016
Lensculture one of the 50 best Emerging Photographers Worldwide for Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
Ipoty 3thd place Editorial Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
Nikon Press Photographers Award in the categorie Stories for Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
Rencontres d'Arles Finalist for Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
IPA honorable mention in the category Photo Stories for At the edge of chaos, about Porte-au-Prince capital of Haïti
Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Grant Finalist for Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
Brussels Street Photography Festival Finalist
2015
Life Framer 'Humans of the World' for Refugee Odyssey, refugees in Europe
Grants
Fonds Pascal Decroos for a story on Cambodian textile workers
Fonds Filip Decock for a story on Tonle Sap Lake
European Development Grant for a story on wastepickers in Haïti and India