Wildlife/Animals nominee

Two owls on a branch,

Nature plays a big role in my life, but that goes without saying when you live in a village on the edge of a national park. As a small boy, I spent all of my time in my favorite nature reserve the Biesbosch (my own backyard, so to speak). Autumn, winter and spring are my favorite seasons and during these periods I still often go out to this wonderful natural area. During my younger years, I was mainly busy with drawing and painting birds of prey. Since then I have shifted my focus to photography but my love of nature has remained unchanged. For decades I have been passionately photographing nature. It is especially the images of untouched nature that give me great satisfaction and tranquility. My favorite animals to photograph are kingfishers and big game, but landscapes and macro photography also fascinate me enormously.