ARTIST STATEMENT

In 2020, everything changed.

While cycling, I was hit by a car and landed on my head. The brain injury that followed made me unable to handle any stimuli, no light, no sound, no crowds. Everything came to a stop. In that silence, I found something I had known as a child: the way I saw the world. Curious, attentive, full of wonder, with love for all living things.

In nature, I could see again like I did back then, but more intensely. As if everything reached me on a deeper level, the colours, the light, the movement, the shapes. I felt them more strongly than ever before. What I found there felt familiar: my way of seeing from long ago.

As a child, I spent a lot of time in Africa, where my grandparents lived. That is where my love for nature and wildlife began. Shortly before my grandfather passed away, I told him I wanted to become a wildlife photographer. He squeezed my hand. It felt like he was saying,
"I've heard you. Go for it."

Today, my work goes beyond simply documenting wildlife. I try to reveal what makes each animal unique by playing with light, movement, form, and perspective, creating images that leave room for emotion, wonder, and surprise. I hope they invite people to pause, feel, and see beyond the obvious.

I see what others might walk past. Not because I look better, but differently, the way I did as a child.

Look with me. With curiosity, wonder, and love for nature.