Hi, you are?...

I’m Karl DONVIL

Self-employed but parttime photographer

I live in Boutersem

I was born on february 2, 1957

I attended high school Latin-Sciences at the

O-L-Vrouwe College in Tienen

What brings you here?

I have always been interested in photographing and filming.

as film was no option in the early seventies to make a living I

took an office job at the ABB Insurance company in Leuven.

And then… I got married, had children but was not that happy with my

job at the insurance company.

I felt I had more possibilities and skills and something inside

me told me to get rid of these frustrations.

As an autodidact I got my photography diploma after

succesfully passing my exams before the Central

Examination Commission of the Belgian Government and

started my own business combining my passion for dogs with

photographing besides my office job at ABB/KBC and turning

it into a specialization.

Go on…

And…

Companies like Pedigree/MASTERFOODS contracted me

and send me to as far as Mexico to cover shows for them.

My pioneering spirit fitted well in their master plan and they

liked my commercial feeling and my loyalty to the company.

And your writing?…

I always had a critical but constructive attitude and a passion

to share it. That is why I’m fond of brainstorming in group.

Belgium Dog Shows were rarely reported in the foreign press

and as I speak and write fluently English, French and even

German I decided to write reports of these shows and send

them to magazines around the world.

And was there any response? Yes, it took me only a few years before more than twenty

magazines published my articles, some on a regular basis

some depending on the subject and importance of the event.

The organizers of dog events were happy now that the world

knew about what happened over here in Belgium.

I am welcomed now on all their shows and they grant me all

necessary facilities

That was Belgium…

- Dogshows are all over the world and every year there was

the World- and the European Dog Show happening in

another country alike the Olympics. I proposed the

magazines to go and cover them as a freelancer on my own

expenses and they were glad of course as that way they

could save lots on travel- and hotel costs.

- And so I travelled all over the world and built a reputation in

the field of dogshows.

And how was it there…

Photographing on such events was very, very chaotic and I

decided to streamline it

I have always been very social minded and so I united most

of the press photographers in the World Dog Press

Association and promised the organizations that our

members were reliable and trustworthy.

Interesting…

I decided to make everything legal and

official and turned it into an International

Non-profit Organization with statutes under

Belgian law.

The WDPA has over 400 registrations

worldwide and around 120 active members

in every part of the world and is officially

Recognized by the American Kennel Club,

The British Kennel Club and the

F(ederation) C(ynologique) I(nternational)

World Dog Press Association elections 2011 for the new

board

Dear Member :

Please vote for maximum 6 members.

American continent:

◘ Clive Davies Secretary Canada

◘ Dawne Deeley Canada

European continent:

◘ Paul Cech President Austria

◘ Paula Heikkinen Finland

◘ Svetlana Valueva Lithuania

◘ Jose M.Doval Espagna

Rest of the World:

◘ Yossi Guy Vice President Israell

And your photography?…

I stepped early into the digital era but my knowledge of the

traditional way and chemical applications helped me a lot in

practicing Photoshop since version 4.

I used to print in color in the wet way as well as digital

nowadays.

I have a website with almost 500.000 dogphotos.

I collaborated for several books and was de photographer of

two Encyclopedias on dogs.

and I have a passion for travel photography too

Self employed but why then a job? I have always worked at a insurance company, hence my

profound knowledge of legal matters and my passion to

intermediate and solve problems.

But due to internal reorganization I lost my job and an

important part of my income.

My photography is based on a specialty that has its limits and

it is almost impossible to expand it into a fulltime job.

And what are you looking for then?

A job where I can use and develope my skills, photography in

the fist place, Photoshop and artwork, but writing or a job that

needs organizing talent or brainstorming and collaborating in

team is welcome, a job where creativity comes first and

where passion rules.

But why here?...

Your company seems to offer possibilities to

expand myself and to help your company

benifit from it for a 110%.

Your company impressed me since long and

I hoped one day to belong to one of your teams

Your company is reliable and fits my beliefs

and that is why my loyalty will not be a

disappointment

Your company is innovative, open minded and

with a vision, a match to my own qualities

But you’re not the only candidate! I can just hope that this presentation of myself has risen your

curiosity to meet me in person, test me and hopefully employ

me.

I am waiting for you reply

- via mail: karldonvil@yahoo.fr

- via letter: Doornstraat 6, 3370 Boutersem

or

- via phone: 016/733055 or mobile: 0486/603922

Thank your for being interested

Karl DONVIL