https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/Landscape, nature and travel photography by Jeroen Derwort.enhttps://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-het-winkeltje-in-belgium/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-het-winkeltje-in-belgium/Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:13:28 +0200Het Winkeltje is an abandoned Belgian shop with a house above it and remnants of stock still inside. Those everyday objects make it a compelling subject for…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-ferme-aux-drapeaux-belgium/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-ferme-aux-drapeaux-belgium/Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:54:28 +0200Ferme aux Drapeaux was the second stop on my urbex photography trip to Belgium, after Maison Milka. Its large farmhouse and courtyard offered original doors,…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-maison-milka-in-belgium/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-maison-milka-in-belgium/Sun, 06 Jun 2021 07:56:34 +0200After more than a year of limited photography during the pandemic, I travelled to Belgium to explore abandoned places. Urbex photography had been on my list for…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/jerusalem-tel-aviv/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/jerusalem-tel-aviv/Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:52:19 +0200A business trip to Israel gave me the opportunity to photograph two very different cities: Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast and Jerusalem, with its historic…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-julian-alps-in-slovenia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-julian-alps-in-slovenia/Sun, 06 Oct 2019 14:40:09 +0200Slovenia’s Julian Alps offered far more than the churches, waterfalls and gorges we had planned to photograph. Around Triglav National Park, we repeatedly…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/gorges-of-slovenia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/gorges-of-slovenia/Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:23:55 +0200Vintgar Gorge and Tolmin Gorge were two highlights of our journey through Slovenia’s Julian Alps. Both offered clear water, dramatic rock walls and very…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/waterfalls-of-slovenia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/waterfalls-of-slovenia/Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:11:56 +0200Our trip through the Julian Alps took us to six Slovenian waterfalls: Peričnik, Savica, Peračica, Boka, Kozjak and Grmečica. Each had a different setting and its…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/churches-of-slovenia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/churches-of-slovenia/Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:03:34 +0200Small white churches punctuate Slovenia’s countryside. Often standing on hilltops, they give the surrounding fields, forests and mountains a clear focal point.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/lake-bled-slovenia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/lake-bled-slovenia/Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:39:03 +0200Lake Bled combines clear water, a mountain backdrop and a small island with a distinctive church. It was one of the places I most wanted to photograph during our…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/lohagad-fort-near-pune-india/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/lohagad-fort-near-pune-india/Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:22:31 +0200While staying in Pune for work, I made an early-morning trip to Lohagad Fort. Leaving at 5 am helped us avoid some city traffic and begin the climb before the…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/de-terp-leidschenveen/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/de-terp-leidschenveen/Sun, 14 Apr 2019 11:41:56 +0200De Terp in Leidschenveen looks like a small chapel on a grassy hill. In fact, it is an artwork designed by Laurens Kolks and erected in 2009, close to my home in…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dubai-atlantis-jumeirah-the-palm/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dubai-atlantis-jumeirah-the-palm/Sun, 24 Mar 2019 14:22:48 +0100During our 2019 stay on Palm Jumeirah, I photographed two very different waterfront views: the Jumeirah coastline and the distinctive Atlantis hotel.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/meijendel-beach/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/meijendel-beach/Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:52:39 +0100Meijendel is a nature reserve I return to for its combination of woodland, dunes and beach. On this February visit, I explored the area with my five-year-old…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/budapest-parliament/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/budapest-parliament/Fri, 28 Dec 2018 11:00:01 +0100The illuminated Hungarian Parliament Building was an essential stop on my Budapest photography trip. From the opposite bank of the Danube, its lights cast a…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/mushrooms-in-mastbos-forest/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/mushrooms-in-mastbos-forest/Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:45:57 +0100An autumn walk through the Mastbos near Breda became a study of mushrooms rather than the wider forest. The seasonal colours had not quite peaked, and forestry…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/budapest-metro/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/budapest-metro/Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:01:07 +0100Budapest’s architecture continues underground. During our visit, several metro stations stood out for their design, lighting and strong perspective lines.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/fishermans-bastion-budapest-photos/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/fishermans-bastion-budapest-photos/Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:09:06 +0200Fisherman’s Bastion was one of the places I most wanted to photograph in Budapest. Its pale towers and terraces rise above the city, offering wide views and a…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/bridges-of-budapest/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/bridges-of-budapest/Sun, 07 Oct 2018 08:35:50 +0200A September city break gave me time to photograph the bridges connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube. They became some of my favourite subjects in Budapest.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/interesting-staircases-rome-paris/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/interesting-staircases-rome-paris/Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:27:02 +0200With little time for photography during city trips to Paris and Rome, I found unexpected subjects inside my hotels: two very different staircases.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-atlantic-coast-of-northern-portugal/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-atlantic-coast-of-northern-portugal/Sat, 01 Sep 2018 11:44:04 +0200During two weeks near Porto, I explored the Atlantic coast between Espinho and the chapel of Senhor da Pedra. Sandy beaches and scattered rock formations offered…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/capela-do-senhor-da-pedra/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/capela-do-senhor-da-pedra/Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:07:14 +0200Capela do Senhor da Pedra stands on a cluster of rocks beside the Atlantic, near Porto. During my stay in northern Portugal, this small seaside chapel became one…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/industrial-bloodmoon/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/industrial-bloodmoon/Sat, 28 Jul 2018 10:26:20 +0200For 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dragonflies-at-oisterwijk/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dragonflies-at-oisterwijk/Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:05:01 +0200On the way home from a weekend in Eindhoven, we stopped to walk through the woods around Oisterwijk. Trees and small ponds made a peaceful setting for an…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zoetermeer-dobbe/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zoetermeer-dobbe/Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:34:21 +0200While preparing for an InstaWalk in Zoetermeer, I visited the Dobbe near the market square and city hall. This familiar city-centre lake offered more…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dublin/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dublin/Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:17:52 +0200A business visit to Dublin left a little time to explore the city along the River Liffey. Its bridges, older buildings and changing waterfront offered plenty to…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/night-in-amsterdam/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/night-in-amsterdam/Sat, 12 May 2018 09:00:19 +0200I travelled to Amsterdam to photograph its canals around sunset and after dark. Although the city is close to home, I had rarely given myself time to explore its…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/mandelabrug-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/mandelabrug-zoetermeer/Thu, 10 May 2018 20:08:44 +0200The 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dubai-riverland/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/dubai-riverland/Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:29:21 +0200On a return visit to Dubai, I photographed Riverland at Dubai Parks and Resorts. The restaurants, waterfront and themed buildings created the atmosphere of an…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/la-mer-in-dubai/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/la-mer-in-dubai/Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:23:20 +0200During a March visit to Dubai in 2018, I explored La Mer, then a newly opened beachfront development. The area combined beach views with carefully designed…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/maasvlakte-rotterdam-industrial-photos/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/maasvlakte-rotterdam-industrial-photos/Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:59:21 +0100The Lyondell chemical plant on Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte had been on my photography list for some time. Its pipes and towers offered a dense industrial composition…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oosterheem-zoetermeer-winter/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oosterheem-zoetermeer-winter/Sun, 04 Mar 2018 09:33:42 +0100A 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/watertoren-zoetermeer-2/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/watertoren-zoetermeer-2/Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:12:45 +0100I 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-in-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/urbex-in-zoetermeer/Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:57:50 +0100An office building near my home in Zoetermeer was already partly demolished when I photographed it. The short-lived opportunity became my first local exploration…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/spanish-towers-sardinia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/spanish-towers-sardinia/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:04:59 +0100During a visit to southern Sardinia, I photographed one of the historic coastal watchtowers often called Spanish towers. Its position above the shoreline gave…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/autumn-colors-kaapse-bossen/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/autumn-colors-kaapse-bossen/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:30 +0200A long walk through the Kaapse Bossen in Utrecht became a study of autumn colour, tree trunks and light filtering through the canopy. The weather was good, and…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/texels-beautiful-lighthouse/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/texels-beautiful-lighthouse/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:28:50 +0200Texel’s red lighthouse was a highlight of a weekend on the island. Standing above the dunes, it offered a distinctive subject where the North Sea and Wadden…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/capo-spartivento-sardinia/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/capo-spartivento-sardinia/Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:11:21 +0200A short holiday in Sardinia gave me the opportunity to photograph Capo Spartivento. Clear water, a rocky bay and the lighthouse above the coast made it one of…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zaanse-schans/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zaanse-schans/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:34:25 +0200We arrived at the Zaanse Schans in the afternoon to scout locations for an evening photography session. The windmills, traditional wooden houses and waterways…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/eendrachtsmolen-rottemeren-beeld/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/eendrachtsmolen-rottemeren-beeld/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:15:25 +0200The Rottemeren are close to my home, but reaching the Eendrachtsmolen took a longer walk than we expected. From where we parked, the windmill stood on the far…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/peaceful-look-sweet-lake/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/peaceful-look-sweet-lake/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:05:14 +0200I 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/vlietlanden-long-exposures/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/vlietlanden-long-exposures/Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:18:11 +0200I chose the Vlietlanden near Voorschoten for an evening of long-exposure photography. The Noord-AA was too crowded, so I looked a little further from home for a…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zeeland-zierikzee-photoshoot/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/zeeland-zierikzee-photoshoot/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:54:25 +0200A weekend in Zeeland took me through the historic streets of Zierikzee and out towards the surrounding waters. The town’s old buildings offered a rich contrast…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/old-carwreck/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/old-carwreck/Sun, 04 Jun 2017 15:56:53 +0200During a family visit to Plaswijckpark near Rotterdam, an old car wreck caught my eye. I did not have my usual Sony A7R II with me, so I used a compact camera…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/wilhelminapier-rotterdam/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/wilhelminapier-rotterdam/Wed, 31 May 2017 22:03:37 +0200A short photo walk around Rotterdam’s Wilhelminapier offered views of Hotel New York, the Erasmus Bridge and the wider waterfront. The mix of old and new…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/scheveningen-beach-and-pier/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/scheveningen-beach-and-pier/Sat, 29 Apr 2017 22:00:24 +0200Scheveningen is the closest beach to my home and a familiar place to return with a camera. On this visit, I photographed the pier, the Kurhaus and details around…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/noord-aa-red-sky/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/noord-aa-red-sky/Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:20:59 +0100When 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/winterphotos-of-meijendel-nature-reserve/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/winterphotos-of-meijendel-nature-reserve/Sat, 03 Dec 2016 11:07:51 +0100My second visit to Meijendel took place in early December. With bare trees, cold air and an early sunset, the nature reserve looked very different from the…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/morning-at-the-rottemeren/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/morning-at-the-rottemeren/Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:00:04 +0100I rarely head out for photography early in the morning, but made an exception for a misty visit to the Rottemeren. The lakes are only a short drive from home,…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-beauty-of-meijendel-near-the-hague/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-beauty-of-meijendel-near-the-hague/Sun, 30 Oct 2016 18:00:38 +0100Meijendel brings woodland, dunes and beach together close to The Hague. On this visit, the variety of the landscape kept offering new subjects within a single walk.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-windmills-of-kinderdijk/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-windmills-of-kinderdijk/Sat, 22 Oct 2016 22:44:44 +0200The windmills at Kinderdijk are close enough to home for a short photography trip. I went to explore the familiar Dutch landscape and find my own compositions…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/den-bosch/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/den-bosch/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:28:00 +0200A relaxed visit to Den Bosch gave me time to explore the city and make a few photographs along the way. I had no elaborate plan, just a camera and time to look…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/meerpolder-and-snow-world/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/meerpolder-and-snow-world/Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:36:46 +0200The Meerpolder near Zoetermeer took me a while to appreciate as a photography location. Its open agricultural landscape sits beside the much larger outline of…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oostpoort-delft/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oostpoort-delft/Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:13:42 +0200Delft’s Oostpoort has a personal meaning for me: it was the setting for our wedding photographs. I returned with my own camera at sunset, hoping to see the…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/noord-aa-fisherman/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/noord-aa-fisherman/Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:10:12 +0200On 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-old-city-of-dordrecht/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-old-city-of-dordrecht/Sat, 02 Jul 2016 18:32:52 +0200A visit to Dordrecht brought together two very different settings: the historic city centre and harbour, followed by the waterways of the Biesbosch.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-hsl-high-speed-railway-near-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-hsl-high-speed-railway-near-zoetermeer/Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:40:08 +0200The high-speed railway passes only a few blocks from my home in Zoetermeer. At first glance, the concrete structure seems an unlikely photography subject.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/sunset-oosterheem/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/sunset-oosterheem/Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:33:25 +0200Interesting 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-pier-of-scheveningen/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-pier-of-scheveningen/Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:11:28 +0200I photographed Scheveningen Pier while restoration work was underway in 2016. The familiar seaside structure was in a period of change after years of neglect.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/haarlem-spaarne/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/haarlem-spaarne/Sat, 16 Jan 2016 11:04:11 +0100A weekend in Haarlem gave me time to photograph the old town and the River Spaarne. The Gravestenenbrug was one of the first subjects I explored.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/amsterdam-ij/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/amsterdam-ij/Sat, 16 Jan 2016 11:01:12 +0100After a work appointment in Amsterdam, I walked along the IJ with my camera. It was daytime, I had no tripod and the light seemed fairly ordinary.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/fireworks-happy-2016/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/fireworks-happy-2016/Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:11:11 +0100New 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/beach-katwijk-aan-zee/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/beach-katwijk-aan-zee/Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:58:42 +0100A 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/katjeskelder-mushroom/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/katjeskelder-mushroom/Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:52:37 +0100While 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.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/sunset-at-the-noord-aa/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/sunset-at-the-noord-aa/Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:03:26 +0100I 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oosterheem-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/oosterheem-zoetermeer/Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:46:56 +0100I photographed Oosterheem shortly after the neighbourhood shopping centre was completed in 2015. The canal and small park gave the new buildings a setting worth…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/buytenpark-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/buytenpark-zoetermeer/Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:32:38 +0100The 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/aivd/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/aivd/Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:17:13 +0200The 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/hofvijver-in-the-hague/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/hofvijver-in-the-hague/Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:06:05 +0200The 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…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/watertoren-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/watertoren-zoetermeer/Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:31:53 +0200Zoetermeer’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,…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/nederlandlaan-zoetermeer/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/nederlandlaan-zoetermeer/Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:49:38 +0200After the parking garage beneath my office in Zoetermeer was repainted, I tried photographing its new colours. It was an unlikely subject, but the concrete…https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-mills-at-zevenhuizen/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/the-mills-at-zevenhuizen/Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:11:51 +0200I cycled from Zoetermeer to the windmills near Zevenhuizen on two separate occasions. One visit brought sunshine; the other came with a cloudy sky.https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/trip-around-iceland/https://www.derwortphoto.com/blog/trip-around-iceland/Sat, 20 Jun 2015 22:13:36 +0200We 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…