Education:

Degree in photography, Institut Superieur des Beaux-Arts, Saint Luc, Liege, Belgium, 1983

BFA Photography & Illustration, Parsons school of Design, campus Paris, France 1985

Languages:

French, Dutch, English, German            fluently spoken and written

Arabic                                                 some basics

Preferred projects:

Fiction Film, Documentaries, Commercials and MusicVideoClip..

International experience:

Africa ( Egypt)

Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom,)

Middle-East ( Bahrain, ,Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE )

USA

Professional experience:

Assistant photographer to various award winning photographers

Location hunter and location manager for productions in the advertising, editorial and        documentary field

Series of photographic war reportage in the Lebanon and Former Yugoslavia (1990-2000)

In 1997 new start as clapper loader now working as a camera assistant-focus puller

Field maintenance workshop at VFG, Wembley UK

Technical experience:

Aaton XTR Prod, Arri SR 2 & 3, Arri 35II&35III, Arri BL4, Arri 435 Advance&Xtreme, Arri 535, Moviecam Compact&SL&SuperAmerica

(own gear) Arri 35II, Aaton LTR S16, Bolex RX5 S16, Moy Gearhead

Beta DVW700, 790 WSP, DVCam DSR 300 AP, 500 WSP, Beta SP BVW 400 AP,

DSR PD 150-170, AG DVX 100A

Soundmixer SQN 3 & 4, Wendt X4

Full European Drivers Licence B

Member Camera Assistant of the German Society of Cinematographers, BVK