PORTFOLIO / 2026Lille, France

Youness Belhaj.

I build systems.I collect tides, kilometres and early starts.

Across operations, digital products and the outdoors, I look for the same thing: read the terrain, understand what moves and build something useful.

My worlds
02 / RIGHT NOWSeptember 2026

What is taking up the workbench and my head.

Not a roadmap. Just the things I am giving time to today.

  1. 01

    Luna Marea

    Refining how conditions are read and making every decision easier to understand.

    Building
  2. 02

    Field journal

    Turning tracks, a few images and notes into stories you can move through.

    Documenting
  3. 03

    A faceless identity

    Finding a name and format for sharing everyday life, sport and the outdoors differently.

    Exploring
03 / WHY I GO OUTSIDE

Outside, the terrain answers immediately.

I spend a lot of time organising, anticipating and building systems. Going outside changes the measure of time.

The sea makes me observe. A trail sets its own pace. Sport puts ideas back in place. I am not looking for permanent performance: I find attention, curiosity and the pleasure of working with what is there.

Coming back with less noise and, often, a new idea.
04 / FIELD JOURNAL2026 · 01 ENTRY

Tracks first, then stories.

Each trip can begin as a line on a map, then hold what the numbers do not tell.

4–5 September 2026

Towards Trois Fontaines.

A route to the Trois Fontaines bivouac, told through the track. The photos are waiting inside.

Enter the trip
Route of the three recorded hiking segments
Distance
15.1 km
Elevation +
≈ 340 m
Days
02

002A story by the waterTo be documented

003A few ordinary kilometresTo be documented

05 / IN MY BAGILLUSTRATED INVENTORY

Few objects. Each has its moment.

An illustrated inventory while the real contents wait to be photographed.

  1. 01

    Metal mug

    The first move at camp.

  2. 02

    Stove

    Keep it simple, warm and compact.

  3. 03

    Track

    Know where I am, sometimes accept the gap.

  4. 04

    Headlamp

    For starts before first light.

  5. 05

    Mask

    Change surfaces and points of view.

06 / RITUALS

The gestures before leaving.

  1. Read the conditions

    Tide, wind, weather, terrain: understand before deciding.

  2. Pack light

    Lay everything out, choose, then remove what will probably not be used.

  3. Leave early

    The city is still asleep. The day already feels longer.

  4. Make coffee

    A short pause, but never an optional one.

07 / ORIGINS & TERRAIN33°N → 50°N

Anchors, not borders.

Morocco as an origin, Lille as base camp, the sea as a recurring call and trails as a way to widen the map.

  1. 01MoroccoOrigin
  2. 02LilleBase camp
  3. 03SeaThe call
  4. 04ArdennesNearby terrain
  5. 05ElsewhereWhat comes next
03
personal worlds
11+
practices and playgrounds
15.1km
first track told
02
sides, Ops and Maker
08 / Selected workDATA × PRODUCT

Luna Marea.

Compare fishing conditions, spot by spot.

Personal projectWeb application2026
One spot. One time window. Explained conditions.
Aïn Diab · website capture, September 2026Live website · some data is simulated

Fishing meets building.

Luna Marea brings together two of my interests: fishing and building tools. Tides, wind, swell, daylight: the project is about making these factors easier to read together.

09 / SHORT NOTESSHORT FORM

Sometimes three lines are enough.

Short observations, kept before they disappear into the camera roll.

01Bivouac

Coffee before leaving

The stove is still breathing. The tent is almost packed. The way back can wait five minutes.

02Sea

Read before going

Tide, wind and light do not give an answer. They give context.

03Track

Keep the gap

The GPS stopped. Instead of inventing the missing path, let the blank tell its part.

ABOUT

One approach. Two ways to put it to work.

Moroccan and based in Lille, I move from systems to trails without really changing method: observe, understand, try. Operations shaped my rigour; the sea, sport and trails keep my curiosity alive. Between both, I build products that begin with a real need.

The Ops sideThe experience and expertise behind the products.

CONTACT

Let’s talk.

A role, a mission or an idea to build: a few lines are enough to get started.

contact@nssbelhaj.comDownload my CV
Youness Belhaj · Projects, passions & the outdoors