Asian Trip
In 1978 I made a journey through Asia, from Turkey to Indonesia. I bought a Pentax SRL camera and three lenses and set off. In fact this trip meant the beginning of my photography but I did not realise that in those days.
Rio de Janeiro
Despite the violence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a human city. People in the favelas as well as in the centre know each other and protect each other from violence. Walking in the old town of Lapa is a pleasure. In the many bars the famous samba is being played. And during carnaval the whole city is transformed into a cosy party. In the bloques as they are called, the inhabitants of Rio gather together to celebrate life in a tender an happy way.
Sint Petersurg, Russia
I photographed Sint Petersburg in the summer of 2011, during some days. I looked not for the touristical attraction but for the neighbours and the local people. But my Russian did not improve, they mostly talked english.
Tibetan Demonstration
Every time when the Chinese indulge in excesive aggresion against people in Tibet, the Tibetan in many countries all over the world demonstrate peacefully. This demonstration was in Amsterdam, febr 2012.
Tibetan Refugees
After the Chinese invasion in Tibet in the fifties, a ongoing stream of refugees have left Tibet. Most of them walk to Nepal over the high mountains of the Himalayas, a walk of about thirty days. They arrive in Bouddhanath, near Kathmandu. Often they also bring a visit to the Dalai Lama, who lives in Dharmasala, India. In this little village in the mountains a great number of Tibetans live. They try very hard to retain their age old buddhist culture.
Uzbekistan
In 1993 I made a reportage about Uzbekistan, a country, that after years of communist suppression followed its own partly islamic course. The country is still under dictaroship rule.