Hello and welcome. I am Rob de Koter, a professional Photographer and a Web Designer/Developer.

I created this website to give you an insight into my photography and photojournalism during my assignments in the barging, salvage, and river-cruise industries: photos of my travels, studio photography of objects of art such as paintings, 3-D works and sculptures, and product photography.

In 1986, I graduated from the Dutch Fotovakschool, a college of Photography in Holland, with a Master’s in Photography and Photo Journalism. Soon after, I established my first company, “Rob de Koter Nautische Fotografie” Rob de Koter Nautical Photography.”

My work centered on barging, river cruises, and salvage. Germany was an important location, mainly along the Rhine and its tributaries, expanding throughout Europe and Canada.
Major clients were River Cruise firms, such as Vantage Travels and Grand Circle Travels, based in Boston, plus many smaller, independent barge owners and several salvage companies. My work appeared in professional magazines about the barging world and its organizations, where I gained greater recognition. I published two books about barging, Binnenvaart in Beeld in 1996 and Wat Vaart Waar in 1999, both in Dutch.

I started a new chapter in my career since barging and river cruises were not my sole ambition. I acquired a digital photo studio, honing my skills in photographing paintings and three-dimensional objects. It also included preparing for web pre-press and the ability to print giclees. Thus, I changed my firm’s name to “Rob de Koter Photography.”
In 2008, I moved to the USA, where nature inspired me. My first contact with nature was in Florida. From there, I headed up to Delmarva, a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the vast majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Eastern Shore of Virginia. Nature became my focus. I was fascinated with wildlife and macro photography and continue to indulge in its magnificence. In 2020, I moved to Germany, where I continued my studio and nature photography.

If you have any questions related to my work, don’t hesitate to contact me.