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Mitchel Lensink

Systemic thinker, photographer, writer.
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Hi, I’m Mitch.
I take photos, write stuff, and build tools to understand the work and the world around it.

The monthly newsletter is where I share new work, essays, and ideas about creativity and deliberate living. Join below — or read previous issues first.

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How to tell stories online →

For years I thought I was simply exploring and taking photos. Only later did I realize I was repeating a pattern: go out, collect, return, interpret, publish, repeat. This issue maps the loop that turns wandering into a creative practice.
Office

Mexico, a retrospective →

A look at a country I like a lot, but no longer love. And "it's not you, it's me" I want to tell it, if countries had ears to hear it. Because it really is me and who I am today. But, who knows, another 10 years might do wonders.
Studio

Playa del Carmen (yes, I am sorry) →

Hey man, let's be real: Playa del Carmen is a tourist hub. It's fake in all
Monologue

Mérida, Yucatán →

Oh wonderfully interesting but, apparently, forgettable Mérida. Forgettable for me, specifically, I must say.
Field

Puerto Escondido →

Or Punta de Zicatela, more specifically. Because that's definitely the place you want to be right now if you come here.
Field

Spanish →

Just enough to keep us afloat. That's my level of Spanish. At least it was during our first few days in Mexico. Some skills acquired about ten years ago and slowly eroded since, now carefully getting its dust wiped off.
Monologue
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Publications

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Dialogue (Blauwdruk exhibition)
Zine

Dialogue (Blauwdruk exhibition)

For my second time participating in the group-exhibition 'Blauwdruk 033' in my hometown, Amersfoort, I wanted to do something special. I'm bringing my monthly newsletter from the digital, to the analog space.
The Efflorescence
Book

The Efflorescence

A documentary project about Dutch festival and club culture finding its way back to relevance during pandemic times.
One Two One
Artist book

One Two One

A black and white square-format photography project made during the winter of 2020/2021.
the silence around photography project by Mitchel Lensink
Zine

The Silence Around

Panorama photos that allowed people to take a step back from the hectics of modern life.

Newsletter

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How to tell stories online

How to tell stories online

For years I thought I was simply exploring and taking photos. Only later did I realize I was repeating a pattern: go out, collect, return, interpret, publish, repeat. This issue maps the loop that turns wandering into a creative practice.
a cowboy in Mexico sitting by himself on a rock near Hierve el Agua in Oaxaca state.

Monologues are back

The briefest of entries so far.
Closing loops

Closing loops

For you won’t judge me for my honesty. And in it, you may find what’s truly yours. I hope you see me as I intend to.
a neon sign saying "I want to get shit done so piss off"

How clear is your vision?

This month I reflect on clarity, the birth of 33punt, and why integrated creativity isn’t a luxury but a necessity. If you want to know what we’re building, and why it matters, this one’s for you.

Now

Writing Dialogue, my monthly newsletter about photography, exploration and other things, Closer, my weekly newsletter exploring photography in the age of AI, and Packless, the efficient travel photography toolkit.

Photographing for my long-term projects Covering (working title Things I Have Seen), where I walk every street of my hometown, Crossing, where I walk a city from North to South or West to East to understand what a cross-section of a city looks like, and your pets (if you want me to), as service to people that love their pets and wish to preserve the memory of their lives.

Living in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

Working at ILGM as the Head of DXP.