1975 |
On assignment in Sumatra for Paris Match Magazine for a special report on orangutan rehabilitation. |
1976 |
Joined Bruce Coleman Photo Agency, Great Britain |
1977 |
Appointed audiovisual consultant and photographer specializing in nature conservation and environment for Green Indonesia Foundation |
1981 |
Nine months in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java as Assistant Cameraman for an Anglia TV documentary on the Javan Rhinoceros |
1983 |
Cameraman for the BBC Natural History Unit’s documentary Which Side of the Line in Sulawesi |
1983 |
Photographs of Javan wildlife published in National Geographic Magazine |
1985 |
Cameraman for Wolfgang Bayer’s Rhinos of the World |
1987 |
Joined Bios Photo Agency, Paris |
1990 |
Photo of Red Bird of Paradise used for the Indonesian 20 000 rupiah bank note |
1991 |
Video Cameraman for DMD Productions award-winning documentary Les Forçats du Soufre |
1992 |
Photographer, co author of Green Indonesia, Oxford University Press |
1992 |
Cameraman for Marathon Productions documentary on flying foxes shot in Darwin, Australia |
1993 |
Consultant for Impact / APHI Indonesian wildlife public service announcement |
1994 |
Cameraman for Boreales Productions award-winning documentary Les Ceuilleurs de Ciel |
1998 |
First assignment as cameraman with TF1 for Ushuaia nature series. |
1998 |
Article on Siberut tribespeople, Les Hommes Fleurs, published in Paris Match magazine. |
1999 |
Sumatran rhino, first assignment as cameraman for Animal Planet |
1999 |
First recorded filming of rare Sulawesi civet on 16mm. |
2000 |
Contributed 15 images to Hot Spots of the World published by Conservation International. |
2000 |
Photo documentation on Kerinci Seblat National Park, commissioned by World Bank Biodiversity Project. |
2001 |
Established Wanamedia Lestari Foundation to produce audiovisual material on nature conservation and environmental responsibility. |
2001 |
Appointed to manage all imagery at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park. |
2003 |
Filming for NHNZ / Animal Planet Growing up Orangutan series . 90 Shooting days over 9 months |
2004 |
Produced, directed, and filmed The Story of Rimba, a documentary drama about about an orphaned orangutan, for The Gibbon Foundation. |
2005 |
Director/cameraman for the 52 minute award-winning documentary, “Les Fondus de la Forest” for FR3 / Teleimage Nature. France |
2006 |
Cameraman and field director for Orangutan Island, an award-winning 13 episode series for Natural History New Zealand for Animal Planet using Panasonic HD Varicam. 120 days shooting over a 10 months period. |
2008 |
Filming in Central America, Cuba, and Mexico for TF1’s Ushuaia Nature series. |
