Luis (Ludovicus) Bisschops is a Dutch photographer from Middelburg, Zeeland. Born on June 30th, 1943, he survived the North Sea Flood of 1953. He subsequently moved closer to the Leiden area and attended the "Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten" in the Hague, Netherlands. He then moved to Germany to further his education and received his master's degree in photography in Frankfurt, Germany in 1969. He started his own photography business initially in Frankfurt in 1970 and subsequently relocated it to a small village in North Rhine Westfalia in 1972, where he converted a historic farmhouse in the village center to an artistic hot spot. Shortly after opening his business that employed chefs, photographers, food stylists, digital editors, and support staff, he specialized in food and beverage and became one of the most well-known food photographers in western Europe. He has designed and produced over 800 cookbooks, worked with countless Michelin Star chefs including Paul Bocuse, Cas Spijkers and American celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme. Luis presented one of his books at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair to the Dutch and Belgium King and was the sole photographer for Europe's biggest food home delivery service (bofrost) for over 40 years. Some of his most notable awards include Gourmand world cookbook award in the category Best Foreign Cuisine Cookbook in Germany in 2000. He was the sole food photographer selected for "Les patrons Cuisiniers" (culinary association of the 25 Dutch top chefs). Luis received the "Silver Bear Award" by the Canadian government, which is a prestigious recognition of his work about Canada, presented to him by the consul general of Canada in Germany. In 2019 he received "The Golden Master Award" for having presented the photography profession at the highest level for 50 years. Outside the food and beverage photography he has a passion for exploration and traveling and is an expert in Europe, North and South America, South Africa, and Asia. He is specifically passionate about Indonesia where he has traveled over 20 times. Luis documented his travel experiences to the Indonesien archipelago, including the time he lived among the Papuans in the Highland of New Guinea, in a coffee table book called "Das Verlorene Paradise" (The Lost Paradise). Since 2020 he has retired in his own paradise, Johns Island. He continues to enjoy photography, visiting friends at local farms and meeting new people from all over the world while walking his dog Siri.