Closer #003
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I purposely chose to share a relatively complex black and white image with ChatGPT for this week's entry. Lots of layers and many things going on in the frame. The black and white edit also provides the AI with less context. How does it perform?
Closer #002
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Although AI perfectly describes my input photograph, it somehow isn't able to reproduce an image that's the same as the original.
Closer #001
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A surprising start to this new experiment. Using one of my favorite portfolio images from 2023, ChatGPT both accurately describes as well as impressively generates an image based on my original work.
April 5th, 2025
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Writing Dialogue, my monthly newsletter about photography, exploration and other things, Closer, my weekly newsletter exploring photography in the age
Subscribe to my new weekly newsletter: Closer
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Closer is a weekly newsletter where I take one of my photos, ask AI to describe it, then see what kind of image it can generate from its own description—an ongoing experiment in the capabilities of AI, and what that means for humans.
A weekend in Antwerp
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Surely a city with many flaws, but none that I personally witnessed and/or impacted me during this trip. This city treated me well.
How to pack light for a weekend
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Packing for a weekend trip? Less is more. In just two days, you won’t need half the things you think you do. This guide breaks down how to travel light, choose the right bag, and pack only the essentials—so you can move freely and focus on the experience, not your luggage.
Minimalist travel made easy: how I overcame overpacking and found freedom
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I ditched overpacking for minimalist travel. Discover how I learned to pack light and travel freely, and find the tips that helped me simplify my journeys.
Could a simple tap help ease anxiety? This app idea says yes
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I haven't made an app. I'm pitching the idea of an app. One that doesn't exist currently (to my knowledge) but could exist. Using the iPhone's Back Tap functionality to alleviate and 'track' anxiety
Capturing a writing camp: my friends make music, I take photos
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The second edition of my Doe Gewoon writing camp photo essays. Is this going to be a series?
Huisdierfotografie
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Vang de ziel van je huisdier (met een persoonlijke twist). Ze vormen een klein deel van ons leven, maar voor hen zijn wij alles. Dat is het vastleggen waard.
Image Licensing
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Image licensing made quick, simple and affordable. Straight from my extensive personal archive.
And the camera was there... 2025
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A project started in 2021, continues in 2025.
2024
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My best work and most memorable moments from 2024.
I'm photographing to remember
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A peek through my archive allows me to remember what a year it has been, again. It's easy to forget the details when you don't document them. Thankfully I do. This is my 2024 in review, using the b-side images that I never shared before.
When life gets ahead of you
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It hasn’t been easy, but I refuse to complain. Please don’t take my writing as such. I’m just observing, recording, venting—trying to make sense of it all. And the result, so far? I'm bursting with energy, sometimes.
Ten years of photography and counting
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Life was much simpler back then.
Conversion and parallels
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With the power of sheer will I carry myself to the streets, into the early-fall sun that still has surprising strength if it manages to find you. 'No ambitious workout-like plans today,' I tell myself.
