Mathilde Becerra. Spain, 2019.

In July 2019 I photographed and filmed Mathilde Becerra, a French professional climber who was a member of the French National Team for 10 years, while she climbed China Crisis 8b/+ in Oliana, Spain. The video of her successful redpoint of China Crisis was published by Relais Vertical. After Oliana we spent a week climbing …

NOVA HEART @ Yugong Yishan.

This was hands down the best concert I saw at Yugong Yishan, a classic Beijing venue that unfortunately had to close its doors in 2019. Nova Heart is Helen Feng’s (aka ‘The Queen of Beijing Rock”) solo project that she started around 2011. More info: http://www.fakemusicmedia.com/artists/nova-heart/?lang=en The light setup was great and I had my …

Alpacas

The Alpacas are a Belgian-based Afro-funk band. I shot their concert at Wildernis Strombeek, a cultural space just outside of Brussels. Their groovy rhythms and funky beats created a very nice atmosphere in Wildernis where people danced away the night. The setlist was written under influence of beer and frites. How Belgian. Check out Alpacas …

Aerial Photography

Views from the sky or from close to the ground of the amazing work of mother nature or sometimes of weird things that people do.

SEESAW JAZZ QUARTET

Feng Wei and I met in a small, hidden coffeeshop near Jiaodaokou in Beijing. He ran the coffeeshop with his wife, N. Unfortunately the coffeeshop is closed now. Feng Wei is also the bandleader of SeeSaw Jazz Quartet, a jazz band that plays 温柔 (soft) jazz with influence of Chinese music. I photographed several of …