It all starts with an idea, a spark that ignites the mind, or a problem that needs solving. This seed blossoms into a project, aimed at narrating a meaningful story that strives to create an impact, no matter how big or small.

Drijfveren (Motivations)

When you're getting to know someone, you don't see it right away. Differences are the first thing you notice. A different coat, a different language, or a different opinion. It's only later, when you spend more time together, that you realize how much we are alike.

Sopnsored by: MOTOPP

Art collaboration: Jimmy Nelson

Left Behind

Through a series of portraits, this project goes into the emotions of individuals who have been uprooted from their homes and pushed into the uncertainty of new lands.

Sopnsored by:

Museum of Humanity, Zaandm

Discriminatie.nl Zaanstreek-Waterland

Iraq, refugee, syria, kids

Kids knows no war

In 2009, I returned to Syria after seven years of absence, where I had lived in Cyprus.

The number of Iraqi refugees in Syria was still very high. Every time I saw children in the streets, I wondered if they were receiving a good education, since I knew that schools in Syria were already full.