He was one of the few photographers active in the Indies in the 1860s; contemporaries included Isidore van Kinsbergen, Adolph Schaefer, and the commercial firm of Woodbury and Page (operated by Walter B. Woodbury and James Page).
Ia merupakan salah satu fotografer yang aktif di Hindia Belanda pada 1860-an; fotografer lainnya meliputi Isidore van Kinsbergen, Adolph Schaefer, dan firma komersial Woodbury and Page (dioperasikan oleh Walter B. Woodbury dan James Page).