Biography page
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Rene has been a nature photographer for 26 years. His main interest is bird photography but given the chance he will also try his luck with mammals and landscapes.
His photography has taken him all over the world; the USA, Canada, India and Namibia, to name a few of the places he has visited. His favorite region is Scandinavia, especially in the winter.
Rene was the founder of one of the first Dutch Nature Photography Societies, which is still going strong today.
In 1998 Rene moved from the Netherlands to the UK, where he works as a Marketing Director for an E-commerce company.
Rene is married to Frances and they have 2 children Toby and Eleanor.
Rene’s work has been widely published in magazines and calendars and he has participated in several successful exhibitions.
Planned Trips
- February 2012 Golden Eagles in Skelleftea, Sweden
- April 2012 - Belarus for waders
- June 2012 - Romania, Danube delta for waterfowl
Equipment List |
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Camera bodies |
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| Nikon D7000+MB-D11 | Nikon D3S |
| Samsung WB500 | Samsung EX1 |
Lenses: |
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| Nikon 24-70 F2.8 G ED-AFS | Nikon 600mm f4 ED VR AF-S |
| Nikon AFS 300 F4 | Nikon 14mm/F2.8 |
| Nikon 70-200mm AF-S Nikkor f2.8G ED VR II | Sigma 120-300mm/F2.8 EX HSM OS |
| Nikon 1.4 converter | Nikon 1.7 converter |
| Nikon 2.0 converter version 3 | Extension tubes |
Flash |
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| Nikon SB 900 | Better Beamer |
Tripods: |
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| Induro CT414 | induro GHB 2 |
| Induro BHD 2 | Groundpod |
Digital imaging and media: |
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| Apple Mac Pro | Lexar 8GB UDMA CF cards |
| G-Technology 2TB G-Drive | Hyperspace 120 GB external harddrive |
| HP Pavillion DM3 laptop |
Apple Led Cinema display 27" |
Transportation |
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| Tenba Pro Back pack | Thinktank Airport International |
| Storm Hard Case | |
Credits |
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| Birds illustrated | RSPB magazine | RSPB Christmas card 2005 | RSPB Calender |
| Outdoor Photography | Practical Photography | Runner up Image of the year 2004 Naturephotographers.net | Bird watching magazine |
| Denali National Park | Alula magazine Finland | Pan Parks Hungary | Het Flevolandschap |
| Various exhibitions in the Netherlands | Dorrestijns Vogelgids | Flevoland, verrassend natuurlijk | |