Nico van Dijk is born in the Netherlands in 1948. Records of his paternal ancestors has been traced back to the late 16th century. They were probably among many Protestant refugees from Flanders that fled to the northern Netherlands after the Spanish invasion caused by the Reformation. His mother is of Austrian distinguished descent. Nico is married to Sabine, who´s paternal ancestors come from the Lower Rhine (Germany) region and who´s maternal ancestors are of Pomeranian (Danzig/Gdansk) origin. Nico, his wife Sabine and three adult children are living near the west coast of the Netherlands.
Nico & Sabine (when they were young)
Nico made his career in industry (commercial correspondent, public relations officer), governmental and (supra-/inter-)national institutions (secretary & spokesman), as well as adviser and teacher/lecturer at various colleges and universities in Europe and Asia. He retired in 2007. He visited more than 60 countries in three continents, communicates in 8 languages and plays 3 musical instruments.
Nico's professional credo : Public relations is creating and maintaining harmony in/with a relevant environment
Mid April 1969 he wrote his first ´paid for´ article, illustrated with a self made photograph for a local newspaper. Since than he has written - as a free lance journalist - hundreds of articles on education, history, justice, sports, gastronomy and.......photography. Most of them illustrated with pictures taken by himself. He published books and booklets on studying, photography, malting & brewing, distilling and history; (co)produced movies/films on discrimination, alcoholism and juvenile crimes, compiled an interactive compact disc (cdi) on education in the Netherlands and designed information strategies for various clients, like ministries and industrial/commercial organizations. Since 1974 he organized over 100 study tours all over Europe for students, teachers, politicians and journalists; performed as stand manager at international/European fairs and two World Exhibitions and assisted/advised as a presenter/host/stringer various international TV-stations, like CNN, NHK, RAI, NOS, RTR, Channel4, and TRT.
Finally he is founder of a consumer organization (1980) and an international aid association (1994), chaired several public bodies and did a lot of voluntary work since he was a school boy. Nico is member of the Fotografica Association, Nikon Club Deutschland and the Nikon Historical Society.
Sabine has worked as a primary school teacher in Germany and Holland and has volunteered as well.
No membership of unions, nor political,
religious & ideological organizations.
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Nico van Dijk has no relationship (of whatever kind) with Nikon Corporation or any manufacturer, wholesaler or dealer in photography related products.