A blood moon above an industrial scene in Zoetermeer
For the lunar eclipse in July 2018, I wanted to place the red moon inside an industrial composition. I chose the Boels site near my home in Zoetermeer and framed…
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The Dobbe in Zoetermeer: reflections at sunset
While preparing for an InstaWalk in Zoetermeer, I visited the Dobbe near the market square and city hall. This familiar city-centre lake offered more…
Nelson Mandela Bridge in Zoetermeer: lines and light
The Nelson Mandela Bridge spans the A12 in Zoetermeer and was a natural subject for a photography project close to home. Inside, repeated structural lines and…
Winter in Oosterheem and the Bentwoud, Zoetermeer
A cold spell brought partly frozen water and clear winter light to Oosterheem in Zoetermeer. I photographed the canal around sunset and blue hour, using the ice…
Zoetermeer’s water tower: a return in clear weather
I returned to Zoetermeer’s water tower after photographing it on a rainy day in 2015. This time, clear skies and a Sony A7R II with a Zeiss 16–35 mm lens gave…
Urbex in Zoetermeer: an office building before demolition
An office building near my home in Zoetermeer was already partly demolished when I photographed it. The short-lived opportunity became my first local exploration…
A quiet view of the Noord-AA: long exposures at Sweet Lake
I went to the Noord-AA near Zoetermeer hoping for a quiet waterside composition. My usual spot was occupied, the wind was strong and the warm weather had brought…
A red evening sky over the Noord-AA, Zoetermeer
When the sky turned bright red, I drove to the Noord-AA in Zoetermeer with my camera. Returning to viewpoints I already knew helped me make the most of a short…
Meerpolder near Zoetermeer: fields, water and SnowWorld
The Meerpolder near Zoetermeer took me a while to appreciate as a photography location. Its open agricultural landscape sits beside the much larger outline of…
A fisherman and golden light at the Noord-AA
On my second photography visit to the Noord-AA near Zoetermeer, I returned to the same viewpoint. A fisherman was there again, while the setting sun cast a…
The HSL near Zoetermeer: finding a frame in concrete
The high-speed railway passes only a few blocks from my home in Zoetermeer. At first glance, the concrete structure seems an unlikely photography subject.
Sunset in Oosterheem: a photograph close to home
Interesting clouds sent me out on my bicycle to look for a sunset composition in Oosterheem. I found a bridge on the edge of the neighbourhood with a view across…
Sunset at the Noord-AA: reflections near Zoetermeer
I had visited the Noord-AA many times before taking a camera there. At sunset, the familiar lake near Zoetermeer revealed reflections I had previously walked…
Oosterheem, Zoetermeer: blue hour beside the canal
I photographed Oosterheem shortly after the neighbourhood shopping centre was completed in 2015. The canal and small park gave the new buildings a setting worth…
Buytenpark Zoetermeer: Galloway cattle at sunset
The Buytenpark in Zoetermeer has been transformed from a former rubble dump into a green landscape. On this visit, I went out near sunset hoping to photograph…
The AIVD building in Zoetermeer: an architectural HDR study
The AIVD building in Zoetermeer fascinated me despite its severe appearance. Because it was close to my office, I walked over during a lunch break and…
Zoetermeer’s water tower on a rainy day
Zoetermeer’s water tower is one of the city’s distinctive older landmarks. I photographed it on a rainy day in 2015, when the weather gave the building a dark,…