Jeroen Bouman studied photography at the Saint Lukas Academy in Brussels, Belgium, and at the Rietveld Acadmy in Amsterdam. He started his career as a freelance photo journalist in 1992. Three years later, Jeroen made a career switch and became a full time staff photographer at Capital Photos and later Benelux Press. He's working as fully independant photographer again since 1999.

“My fascination for photography started when I was twelve years old. My grandfather was a passionate photographer in his spare time. When I received my first camera -a tiny Rollei 35B- I was sold. I just couldn't put that camera down.“

“Although I now make a living from photography, I still regard it as my hobby and I have every intent to keep it that way, too. If photography ever were to become a nine-to-five job, I would just quit instantly. To prevent that from happening I regularly work on personal projects. It's fun and gives me a chance to further develop my skills as a photographer. A little experimenting, without pressure or expectations from anyone.“