Creative technologist · Belgium
Niko Caignie
Licensed Drone pilot — Outdoor enthusiast - technology inhaler - simplicity exhaler
Life as it happens
Categories
Different kinds of story live here. This is what each one is about.
22 stories
Lone Wolf
Notes from twenty years of working as a freelancer: boundaries, doubts, and the parts of freelance life that never make it into the portfolio.
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Latest · 10 Sep 2026
A Year of going all the way
16 stories
Behind the scenes
How the work actually gets made. The gear, the mistakes, the birds attacking my drones, and the messy half hour before a good frame.
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Latest · 12 Jul 2026
Bird of Prey
13 stories
Trips
Family travel across Europe, mostly by road. Arctic summer light, Spanish springs, Portuguese winter sun, and long weekends close to home.
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Latest · 26 Dec 2025
Kürten
10 stories
Technology
Things I build. Viewers, tools, and the occasional side project that got out of hand.
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Latest · 02 Sep 2026
From workplace push-to-talk to a family panic button
Latest · 27 Mar 2026
The weekend test
1 story
Snapshots
Single images with a short story attached. Architecture, light, and the things worth stopping for.
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Latest · 12 Jul 2026
Fierensblok