Jean-Michel Clajot was born in Leuven, Belgium in 1971. At twenty-two he began his professional career with his first trip to Somalia. After a stint as a photographer for various newspapers, he worked the next 10 years for News Press Agencies in Brussels ( Reporters Press Agency )

In 2006, he decided to move on and to concentrate on Africa. He believes there is much more to this great and unknown continent than war, Aids, hunger, poverty.

In 2007, he signed up with Cosmos Photo Agency in Paris, France for worldwide distribution and as well as Aurora Photos in Portland, USA for North American sales.

He has been working for the past three years on " Scarification " in Benin West-Africa.
His book will be published in September 2008 and will be avaiable in English and French.