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Onne van der Wal
Dutch marine photographer
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| Nationality | Dutch |
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| Website | vanderwal.com |
Onne van der Wal is a Dutch marine photographer and writer.[1]
Onne van der Wal Photography Gallery is named after him.[2]
Early life and career
Born in the Netherlands, Onne van der Wal relocated to South Africa with his family as a toddler in 1959.[3][4] He lived in the then apartheid-governed country until he completed his education in 1979.[3][5] He is trained as a machinist.[6]
His career began in sailing, but after a pivotal encounter with a Sail Magazine editor in 1981.[3][7] He was on board Flyer II which won the 1981–1982 Whitbread Round the World Race.[8]
In 1980, van der Wal visited Newport, Rhode Island with a friend and decided to settle there by 1985.[3]
Following an init