BIO

Since only the NOW moment matters one can question the use of a biography but let me mention a few nice experiences in my life.
ET or the abbreviation of Erik Tanghe was born with a camera in his hand the 1st of july. He was a very visual child and at the age of six he managed to put 1000 pieces puzzles together in a little bit more then one hour.

He sees combinations and colours where other people don't see them.. making him the perfect photographer-designer-artist. He has the eye for detail and even while climbing harsh mountains he's still able to discover the nicest spots for a good picture.

Erik Tanghe in front of Golden Gate Bridge

'ET on the summit of the Schwarzmonch, Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland'

Erik Tanghe in Africa — 'ET High above Addis Ababa, Ethiopia'

His prime interest was filmmaking during mountain climbing and throughout his numerous trips to the Swiss and Italian Alps he made lots of documentaries which he showed to big audiences afterwards.
His biggest climb was for sure the ascension of the north face of the Cima Ovest di Lavaredo. In the middle of the 550 meter high wall there is a gigantic overhang (an upside down stairway) of 50 meters which is called the biggest roof in the world.. He climbed it at the age of 21 making a great movie of it during the impressive two days trip. See the trailer of this movie here

Tre Cime Di Lavaredo — 'One of the best known rockformations of the world seen from the Drei Zinne hutte.. The 'tre cime di Lavaredo'

Riesendak — 'Seen from the valley below, the biggest overhang of the world can't be missed... It's like a giant animal bit a huge chunk out of the northface. After passing the biggest roof of the world it's impossible to get back because of the overhanging nature of the rock. A dropping stone hits the ground 45 meter away form the mountain. The only way is up to the summit!'

Climbing the Riesendach — 'Erik Tanghe climbing the first meters of the 50 meter upside down stairway, known as the biggest roof of the world, Westliche Zinne (Cima Ovest Di Lavaredo) Northface at the age of 21, Italian Dolomites, together with Peter Gerard they were the 7th team to ever climb the route and the youngest team ever. Watch the movie here

Summit of the Wildspitze — 'Erik Tanghe on the summit of Wildspitze (3772 m) in Austria together with Els Vermeersch during an assignment for magazine 'Weekend Knack''

Verdon Climbing — 'Erik Tanghe climbing in the French Gorges du Verdon in the eighties'

Climbing in harsh conditions taught him to always stay focused, to manage difficult circumstances and to act quick.. a quality which he will often use during travels all over the world while taking pictures for well known magazines in Belgium and abroad.

Erik Tanghe climbing in Freyr — 'Erik Tanghe climbing hard rock in Freyr (double you - 7a), Belgium, during the filming of 'Games Climbers Play' Watch the trailer here'

Erik Tanghe in Borneo — 'His 6 weeks trip to the rather unexplored jungles of Borneo got him into contact with well know magazines and he sold his story to six of them. It was the start of his free-lance career. See the pictures of this trip here'

'Erik Tanghe on the summit of the Galenstock (3.585m)- Watch the movie of the climb here '

Erik Tanghe coming down from the summit of the Gzlenstock (3.585m) — 'Coming down the summit of the Galenstock (3.585m), picture with selftimer - Watch the movie of the climb here '

Erik Tanghe climbing the Grosshorn — 'The most important asset of a photographer are his feet..cause they will take him to the places where no others go.. Here on his way alone to the Grosshorn, Berner Oberland, Switzerland'

Creux du Van — 'Standing on the edge of the Creux Du Van, Switzerland'

Taking pictures of motorbikes is something he has been doing for quite a while. He worked as a testpilot (see pictures below) for motorcycle magazines for more than 15 years and he knows the perfect lines motorcycles follow going through a curve.. His ability to act fast offered him the timing of capturing motorbikes moving at high speed

Erik Tanghe on the Honda SP 2 — 'Testing the Honda SP 2 on the Almeria racetrack '

Erik Tanghe driving the Yamaha R6 on the Almeria racetrack — 'Erik Tanghe on the cover of Motorrijder Magazine testing the Yamaha R6 on the Almeria Racetrack, Spain'

Lately Erik Tanghe is giving plenty of importance to film, animation/cartoons and art

Acrylic painting by Erik Tanghe — 'Baobab Forest, Acrylic painting'

For this also see my youtube channel and the filmpage on this website

'Cartoon on the Corona crisis'

For more cartoons, go to my cartoonpage

'Pink cloud at sunset Frijthout, Park in Hove, Belgium'

Photography and all which has to do with images will always remain my passion and I do update the photography part of this website.
Check the latest great shots over here
I also became proficient in webdesign, lay-out for magazines and design
More information on ET as a designer here

Around 2015 Erik discovered the ability within him to see the human energyfield, often referred as the aura.
He also discovers that by focusing on that energye field, he can modify it causing health improvements for the receiver.

More information on healing here

Because he wants to understand how this is possible, he starts studying quantum physics and the holographic properties of our reality.

'Erik Tanghe giving lectures, recoreded lectures can be found here '

These days he shares his knowledge in lectures and workshops and articles