My aerostatic baptism took place after my first flight with intrepid aeronaut 72 year old Dr. Hans Ulrich 'Uli' Reichert a.k.a. Graf Ulrich von Botnang, in G-BIIK "Staufenballon" at Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland in 1992.  The flight lasted just under two hours at an average speed of 5 kph and an altitude of 6600 feet. He named me "Optical Air Chief" and wrote on my Aerial Baptism Certificate :

"To all those who can't  -  And all those who won't
  And all those who say  they will......and don't  -  This is to you - who did".

I have 15 years experience and hundreds of flight-hours working from HOT AIR BALLOONS for commercial sponsors and editorial clients.  I participate as official photographer in 'montgolfiades', balloon meetings and cross country rallies. I have covered events in Tunisia and the Sahara, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, Latvia, Austria, Germany and Antigua(West Indies) and hold a large stock of fabulous ballooning shots and aerial images. I have published and contributed to articles in Aerostat(GB), Atlantis(Portugal), Flygrevyn(Sweden), The Times and Sunday Independent  and Telegraph. Contact me for advice on balloon flights and adventures anywhere.

Event Portfolios

10th TRAVESSIA across PORTUGAL-2008

HOT AIR BALLOONING from North to South. Pictures and text will be added shortly.
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Tunisia - The Magic of the South

Ballooning in the desert
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Montgolfiades de PUY en VELAY 2006

A fun weekend flying in frosty mountains and valleys, hilltop chateaux and sainted statues.
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Gosau, Austria January 2006

The weather was perfect. We had clear blue skies, deep glistening snow and frosted trees pointing up to the surrounding peaks.
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