Hi, I'm Wesley – wildlife photographer from Duffel, Belgium.

My journey as a nature photographer actually started years before I ever bought my first camera.

A good friend once told me he went birdwatching with a telescope. I thought he was completely crazy. Spending hours watching birds? That sounded even more boring than fishing. And trust me, I know what I’m talking about. In my youth, I spent many weekends by the water with a fishing rod in hand. Although I have to admit: I was mostly there for the company and the friends. But life has a sense of humor. A few years later, my best friend joined the same motorcycle club that also included that so-called birdwatcher. Together they set off on an adventurous ride to Portugal. Two weeks later, they came back. And suddenly, I didn’t have one, but two friends who were enthusiastically watching birds through telescopes.

I still didn’t understand it. Until the summer of 2019. During a holiday in the beautiful French region of the Morvan, I went into nature with my wife, another couple of friends, and of course my now bird-obsessed friend. At five in the morning, I sat in a bird hide for the very first time. Sleepy, curious, and mostly convinced this would probably be a one-time experience. What happened next surprised me. As the birds revealed themselves, I realised how little I actually knew about the nature around me. I didn’t even recognise a cormorant. Later, while reviewing the photos and looking through bird guides to identify the species we had seen, something inside me woke up.

That morning changed everything. I didn’t just fall in love with birds and wildlife, but especially with capturing them. The thrill of searching, observing, and waiting for that one perfect moment… the ‘hunt’, without ever harming an animal.Simply capturing a unique moment and preserving it forever. A week later, I bought my first camera: a Nikon Coolpix P900.

Since then, I’ve kept learning, exploring, and growing. Every sunrise in the field, every encounter with an animal, and every photo has only deepened my passion. Today, I’m trying to turn that passion into my profession: capturing and sharing the beauty, power, and fragility of nature.

Because what once started with “those guys are crazy” has grown into a lifelong fascination with wildlife and photography.