Rob Hammink (1961, Wisch ‘Keizershut') is a Dutch journalist and writer, “Hamminkway" is his pseudonym, in admiration for his role model Ernest Hemingway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway.
During his 30-year career as a senior reporter for `De Telegraaf’ the leading Dutch newspaper https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Telegraaf, he has published 4 novels: WaanZin (Lunacy), VerVal (Decay), Jodoh (Soulmate) and Made in China https://uitgeverijaspekt.nl/over-ons/. Rob Hammink earned a reputation for his extraordinary stories reporting from around the globe, having met many famous personalities and world leaders.
In the deepest jungles of South America, across remote African desserts and the vastness of Siberia, he drew on his ingenuity to bring his stories to life in text, photos and videos. In 1981 at the age of 19 years and while getting his education at the School of Reserve Officers Jan van Schaffelaer https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Schaffelaerkazerne he started flying.
As a private pilot he mastered twelve types of aeroplanes and volunteered as a pilot for the Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight (KLHVL) https://kluhv.nl/home-eng/.
He became an actor, playing the role of Editor-in-Chief Martin Nijman in the Indonesian blockbuster Bumi Manusia (2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Earth_of_Mankind a movie based on the famous novel of Pramoedja Ananta Toer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramoedya_Ananta_Toer and by acclaimed director Hanung Bramantyo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanung_Bramantyo. In 2020 he became the City Poet of Doesburg, Netherlands https://www.doesburg.nl/stadsdichter.
Following his father’s footsteps, he spent significant amount of time in Asia, especially in Indonesia, being an ex-colony of The Kingdom of Netherlands. Driven by his interest of Asia, he actively promotes the connections and cultures as a public speaker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_Padang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Polytechnic_University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronbeek
Rob Hammink holds two bachelor degrees in journalism and photography. He is a member of the Royal Industrieele Groote Club https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Groote_Club