I got my first Yashica at the age of 14 and was instantly hooked. Throughout the eighties and nineties, I dedicated myself to windsurfing photography, braving the elements with a homemade underwater camera housing, a Pentax Super1, a pair of flippers, and an orange helmet. My daring approach earned me the nickname "Dakani"—meaning "Impossible."

My action-packed shots of the sport found their way into magazines, and my passion for storytelling led me to create documentaries and travel reports. Though my parents discouraged me from studying photography, I spent my youth between the surf and the darkroom, refining my craft. Eventually, I swapped my Pentax for a Nikon and my surfboard for a motorbike, embracing a new way to chase adventure.

With a camera in hand, I set out to capture the world's beauty, traveling by motorcycle, jeep and later in our overland truck “Nanook” across Europe, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Australia, Costa Rica, Thailand, Myanmar, Jamaica, Nepal, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and beyond.