Nothing cleans up better than the two last months of the year. From autumn splashes to dull and dark, to wishing we would just correct past ‘mistakes’ and return to the 13 months calendar and start New Year’s on March 21st. As it was meant by Mother Nature. Cameras: Nikon
From 2008 until about 2016 I dabbled in a photography project called ‘Amsterdamize‘ that got out of hand, in a positive way. It’s always good to look back and see old work through your current lens, so to speak, particularly the photos you didn’t post or which weren’t that popular
This month was all about my trip to Atlanta, Georgia from October 10th – 23rd, staying with one of my best friends and his family. I hadn’t seen him in 3 years and the rest of his kin for well over 10 years, so it was due time. The two
September generated a photo mix of the routine, neighbourhood parties, work and travel.
Looking back on August, it was mostly a month of missed opportunities, as I wasn’t able to clear my head to be focussed (or be loose) with my photography. So mostly snapshots here and there from my dog walks. And I submitted this photo to the monthly Framelines Street Assignment,
July was July, all work, with a few shots that vaguely resemble a summer break. Oh, and I had submitted this photo for Framelines’ street assignment ‘Fill the Frame’.
Captures along the way in June. June 2nd: Photo book meetup & photo walk with Blurb-evangelist Daniel Milnor in Amsterdam. Educational, inspiring and fun! Pre-photowalk on my own in the morning. Photo book meetup at the Casa Hotel. Photo walk from along the Amstel River to De Pijp neighbourhood. Random
Captures along the way in the month of May.
Dog walking is as routine as it gets, at least five times a day. Practically, it means I hardly ever leave the house without at least one camera. Last Sunday, ready for a change of scenery, it was with two: a Fujfilm X100S with the Wide Conversion Lens (true 28mm)
Desidirium = nostalgia. Nostalgia: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition. The question I’d like to explore: can (the resurgence of) analog photography merely be explained as nostalgic? What is that nostalgia in this context exactly? I’ve thought about the
