TRICHOPTERA &
OTHER FLYING
INSECTS
2007In 2007 I left the house on a warm summer eve to wander in contemplation about what to do next in my life. I took my camera
with me as I walked round the pond and noticed how many insects there were flying around.
At first I thought most of the insects I captured were moquitos and moths. I got in contact with someone at Wageningen University only to find out that most of these bugs were, in fact, Trichoptera, also known as caddis flies. Imagine these insects come in a variety of around14.500(!) subspecies worldwide.
I then was introduced to Bert Higler, Trichoptera-expert. He told me he had been studying these species for over 25 years and never had seen such beautiful images of his ‘subject matter’. One and a half year later he opened the exhibition of these photographs at the Museum of Natural History in Rotterdam.
Norman Bryson, art historian, wrote to me about these images: ‘Very beautiful, they remind me of 17th century Dutch insect drawings’.
with me as I walked round the pond and noticed how many insects there were flying around.
At first I thought most of the insects I captured were moquitos and moths. I got in contact with someone at Wageningen University only to find out that most of these bugs were, in fact, Trichoptera, also known as caddis flies. Imagine these insects come in a variety of around14.500(!) subspecies worldwide.
I then was introduced to Bert Higler, Trichoptera-expert. He told me he had been studying these species for over 25 years and never had seen such beautiful images of his ‘subject matter’. One and a half year later he opened the exhibition of these photographs at the Museum of Natural History in Rotterdam.
Norman Bryson, art historian, wrote to me about these images: ‘Very beautiful, they remind me of 17th century Dutch insect drawings’.
