New Year fireworks: first photographs with the Sony A7R II
New Year’s Eve 2015 was my first outing with the Sony A7R II, replacing my APS-C Sony A77. I photographed the fireworks from the balcony at home using a 28 mm…
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Stories from 2015–2021.
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Katwijk aan Zee: Christmas sunset on the beach
A Christmas visit to Katwijk aan Zee brought strong winds and a colourful sunset. The open beach offered plenty of room to work with the light and the movement…
A woodland mushroom at Katjeskelder
While visiting my parents at Katjeskelder, I took a walk through the surrounding forest with my camera. I hoped to photograph sunlight falling between the trees.
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…
The Hofvijver in The Hague: reflections of the Binnenhof
The Hofvijver in central The Hague offers a view across the water towards the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis. I enjoyed returning to this part of the city for its…
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,…
Nederlandlaan parking garage: colour, concrete and HDR
After the parking garage beneath my office in Zoetermeer was repainted, I tried photographing its new colours. It was an unlikely subject, but the concrete…
The windmills at Zevenhuizen in changing weather
I cycled from Zoetermeer to the windmills near Zevenhuizen on two separate occasions. One visit brought sunshine; the other came with a cloudy sky.
A summer road trip around Iceland: landscapes and waterfalls
We travelled around Iceland in the summer of 2015, making landscape photography the main focus of the journey. The long daylight hours gave us time to explore a…