Religion

My fascination with religion as a cultural and spiritual force has been a constant companion since 1997, when I first began capturing it through my lens. As my camera and I journeyed across continents, we encountered sacred moments, rituals, and profound expressions of faith that demanded to be photographed.

The collection of books presented here is not meant to be a scholarly study of world religions. Instead, it's a personal visual story – a curated gallery of moments that stopped me in my tracks, made me pause, and compelled me to preserve them. Each image tells a story of discovery, offering glimpses into the diverse ways humanity reaches for the divine.

These photographs represent my own curiosity, documenting the intersection of faith and daily life I've witnessed in corners of the world, they are my personal view on the infinite ways people connect with the sacred.

Click the links below to open the books. All texts are in Dutch though.