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Peter Boers was born on the 30th of January 1971 in Amstelveen. He studied Biology, but decided after his graduation that he wanted to work in another field, in which he succeeded.
Peter is an enthusiastic photographer. This started already when he was thirteen years old. On his anniversary he got his first snapshot camera. With lots of joy he started photographing right away in his place of residence, but he enjoyed photographing nature the most.
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At the age of 20 Peter started combining photography with other passions: he became a real mountaineering freak and discovered travelling to other countries and cultures. During two summer coarses in the Alps and the Pyrenees (respectively concerning walking and climbing in alpine and rock terrain) Peter learned the basic techniques for making hikes and climbs in the mountains. Of course he always brought his camera with him and made his first photographs 'on altitude'. Peter was astounded by the many colours of white and blue of the snow and ice formations he saw and was passionate to photograph them together with stunning rock formations.
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In the following years he combined photography, travelling and mountaineering even more and more. In 1993, he walked from the three-country-point (the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium) to Venice (in Italy)- about 800 miles - and photographed everything he saw. When he passed the Alps he climbed several mountains. The next summers he went to the Alps and Dolomites and made a lot of solo-climbs, always photographing the mountain. He also travelled through Israel (1996) and Egypt (1998).
In 1999 Peter discovered 'klettersteigen', a mixed form of climbing and hiking, where the dangerous parts of the route are protected with steel cables and ladders. Since this introduction Peter was very excited about this form of mountaineering for about three years. In 2000 he also travelled through Nepal and in 2001 he made a journey through Norway with his brother Bertil and friend Michiel. Both times again he shot lots of photos of all his experiences. Inspired by Bertil en Michiel, Peter started filming, but photography still remained more important for him.
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When Peter met his wife Claudia in 2003 he decided it was time to stop the (rather dangerous solo-) climbs. As a result of this, they had more time left for travelling and photography: in 2003 they visited Edinburgh and in 2004 they travelled through the north and middle of Portugal. In 2005 they visited Praque and made a journey through Costa Rica where they visited several national parks. In 2006 they decided to visit Seveilla (in Spain) and several national parks in the middle of the US (among them Arches, Canyonlands, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Rocky Mountains). Meanwhile both Peter and Claudia had bought digital SLR-cameras so they returned with thousands of pictures. In 2008 the couple visited Paris and the middle of Germany. That same year Peter also went to Istanbul for photography. In 2009 they visited the Suisse Alps: hiking, a bit of climbing and taking lots of photos.
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In his spare time, Peter is usually outside. He likes to run, cycle, walk and take pictures. In addition, he likes to edit Photos and spends much time on their daughter Laura (born in August 2007) and son Casper (born in April 2010). Peter is also the author of the website 'On Top'.
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