December 2023 | The Netherlands
Thrilled to have a 10-page feature about Mission Ready, in Dutch Weekly Men’s Magazine Nieuwe Revu at the end of the year.
September 2023 | CA, USA
Mission Ready has received the Award of Excellence 2023 trophy during the Communication Arts 2023 Photography Annual.
November 2022 | The Netherlands
A nice feature about Mission Ready in the largest Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
September 2022 | CA, USA
Mission Ready was awarded with several Honorable Mentions at the International Photography Awards 2022.
August 2022 | The Netherlands
Volkskrant Magazine, the finest newspaper magazine in The Netherlands, did a 7-page feature about Mission Ready.
July 2022 | RAF Fairford, UK
Speaking with Lt. Gen. Mike Loh about “Mission Ready” at the Royal National Air Tattoo, the largest military air show in the world.
July 2022 | RAF Lakenheath, UK
Today is book launch day! I am proud to present the first copy of Mission Ready to Lt. Col. Todd “Buddha” Pearson, the last 493rd Fighter Squadron F-15 commander.
June 2022 | Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Signing the limited edition books prior to the book launch. Feeling like a rockstar!
June 2022 | Amersfoort, The Netherlands
The final step of the book production; uniting the cover and the content. A book is born.
June 2022 | Amersfoort, The Netherlands
At the printer today to see my book project come to life. Super nervous at the start, super happy at the end of the day.
December 2021 | RAF Lakenheath, UK
Lt. Col. Todd “Buddha” Pearson, squadron commander of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, poses in front of the camera for my final photoshoot. A bittersweet moment.
October 2019 | USAFA, Colorado Springs, USA
Today, I’m meeting up with General Halter, the first commander of the 493rd FS when they started flying the F-15 Eagle. No visit to Colorado Springs would be complete without visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy. Every fighter pilot’s life starts here.
August 2018 | Keflavik, Iceland
Keflavik International Airport is this week’s location to capture the squadron’s operations during their Air Policing Mission.
November 2017 | RAF Mildenhall, UK
I’m joined by the crew from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 351st ARS after an air refueling flight over the North Sea. Several F-15s showed up to get gas from the tanker.
May 2017 | Somewhere over Finland
One of the most memorable days in my life: flying in the backseat of an F-15 Eagle at 39,000 ft during an exercise in Finland.
December 2016 | RAF Lakenheath, UK
Thankful for the support and flexibility of the squadron when I wanted to take it a bit higher up, photographing the jets at the end of the runway prior to take-off.
August 2016 | Ämari Air Base, Estonia
A great week in Estonia meeting up with “Strobe”, “Snow” and “Beast” during a multilateral flying training deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
March 2016 | RAF Lakenheath, UK
First day photographing at RAF Lakenheath, UK. What an amazing playground and what a privilege to be here.
