In 1988 I came to Indonesia as a Biology student, for a behavioral science field study of primates in the Gunung Leuser National Park in Aceh, in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. After graduating in The Netherlands I briefly pursued a PhD study in animal behavior in the US, but soon realised I had already lost my soul to Asia. So I returned, and never looked back…

Since 1990 I have been organising specialised eco and adventure tours and expeditions throughout Southeast Asia, leading sales and marketing for large international as well as regional hotel chains, driving growth for a leading Asia Pacific online travel agent and founded Indonesia’s own first online travel agent.

Nowadays I live in a plantation in the mountains of Bali, managing my own digital marketing agency, learn about farming and spending my spare time doing what I like most: exploring Asia’s wildlife, culture and indigenous tribes and increasingly on self-drive safari expeditions in southern Africa.

I’ve recently become a bit more serious about photography and hereby like to share some precious moments captured in time – hope you enjoy!

Toine – Yusuf