Born in Liège on 28 November 1956. Began university studies at the age of 25. Holds a degree in Romance philology. Taught French at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège, with assignments in the arts. Self-taught in photography after having tried courses at Saint-Luc.Grand prize for social photography awarded by the Charleroi Museum of Photography in 2000. Selected in 2015 for the HSBC contest (Paris). Later graduate in photography by useful experience. Represented for 15 years by Galerie Vrais Rêves (Lyon), which closed its doors for good in November 2025; Retired since 2024, but still working in photography. Polyglot, speaks french, italian, dutch, english, german.