Coastwork
An unplanned trip to Texel turned into a small field study of a coastline unlike any other. Being there, in the wind and water, brought back my fascination with the ocean and its edges.
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A growing archive of observations on photography, movement, systems, creative work, and paying closer attention to the world.
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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.
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.
Newer Topographics
Why take it upon myself to dedicate my time and energy towards a goal that isn’t even clearly visible from the beginning. Will it matter if I don’t? What do I contribute, do I want to contribute? Why? To what? Again, why?
It's all out there, right now
A good beach has white sand, they tell you. Preferably as finely grained as possible. Like a powder that's sprinkled on the edges of the land. The frosting on the cake, if you will.
The glorious, life-invigorating act of walking
When I first landed on Craig Mod's website and read he describes himself as a 'writer, photographer, and walker,' I was a little confused. What the hell does it mean to 'be a walker'?
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✦ May
How I organize photos in Lightroom (a simple system that scales)
A simple Lightroom workflow built for long-term scalability. Learn how to organize photos using a single catalog, a Year > Month folder structure, metadata, Smart Collections, and backups that keep your archive searchable, approachable, and future-proof.
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✦ May
A decade with the Fujifilm XF35mm f2: My most trusted everyday Fuji lens
It took me ten years to write this. After more than 60,000 photographs with the Fujifilm XF35mm f2, this became less of a lens review and more of a reflection on reliability, everyday carry photography, and documenting life over time.
2026 Recent posts
✦ May
Field trips for the greater good
More field trips for more interesting experiences for better stories and more interesting work.
2026 Recent posts
✦ May
The Sand Engine: a human assist to nature
A mega pile of sand is slowly eroding over time to protect the Dutch coastline. And that's interesting for a couple of reasons.
2026 Recent posts
✦ April
The Ricoh GR1-D: a minimal full-frame 28mm camera concept
A full-frame, fixed 28mm camera built for speed, simplicity, and intent. No video, no screen, no distractions. Just a tool that stays out of the way and lets you take the shot.
2026 Recent posts
✦ April
De Slufter: a weird name, for a unique place
The only place in the Netherlands where the sea is allowed to win.
2026 Recent posts
✦ April
Coastwork
An unplanned trip to Texel turned into a small field study of a coastline unlike any other. Being there, in the wind and water, brought back my fascination with the ocean and its edges.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Appendix
The appendix serves two distinct purposes: to situate the framework within a broader body of knowledge, and to provide a compressed operational view of how it is applied.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Making closure a practice
Understanding the Advance Filter is one thing. Keeping it alive in real situations is another. Closing a loop once is not that difficult, especially now that you have this framework. Keeping your system stable over time is where the real work begins.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Building community is overrated
Community isn’t something you declare into existence. It forms over time, through shared identity and enough structure to sustain itself. Anything before that is branding.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
The Advance Filter
Going from chaos to clarity in a few simple steps. That's what we'll do here. Don't expect any growth or productivity hacks. These are simple, scientifically-grounded, concrete, applicable things you can do today to get unstuck and start advancing in life again.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Knowing what to stop
So far, we've been talking a lot about the way open loops accumulate, how they become an issue, and what you can do to solve those issues. But a large part of tackling those problems is also defined by what you decide to stop doing.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Define the shape of your work
If you can imagine the final form your work should take, you can determine how much time and effort you should invest right now. Projects should be smaller before they become bigger. Loops should be shorter before they become longer.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Do not 'keep your options open'
Keeping your options open is useful when starting something new. But when you're stuck, it becomes your biggest enemy. Commit, follow through, learn from the outcome, and adjust from there. Repeat this until direction becomes clear. Prefer finished over perfect; that’s where you actually learn.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
You're too competent to finish things
If you’re reading this and you feel stuck, there’s a good chance you already know something important: the problem isn’t that you can’t do the work. It's something much more profound and therefore difficult to spot.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Why this framework exists
You have ideas. Probably a lot of them. But if they stay in your head, they don’t really mean anything. At some point, it’s on you to turn them into something real. You do that by finishing things, even if they’re rough. That’s how you build proof, figure out what works, and achieve your goals.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
Introduction
Before we start, let's make sure that what you're about to read and (hopefully) learn, is in line with your expectations. If you are a creative person with a myriad of ideas that don't seem to fully come to life the way they're supposed to, this framework should help you break through that cycle.
2026 Recent posts
✦ March
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.