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.
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Photography in the Age of AI (2025): Lessons From 25 Weeks of Experimentation
Over 25 weeks, I tested whether AI can match the emotion and imperfection of human photography. The results? AI is fast and functional but still sterile. Here’s what this experiment reveals about the future of photography in the age of AI.
Building a daylight studio
This one is for my Amersfoort folks. It goes Tjommies, OostWest 1, OostWest City, Van Zanten, OostWest, Van Zanten, OW, VZ, OW, VZ, Tjommies, OW, VZ, OW, VZ, OW, VZ
Covering
Walking every street of my hometown, Amersfoort, while photographing every nook and cranny. Documenting the things I see along the way.
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'?
My six favorite Fujifilm film simulation recipes
I think we can all agree that Fujifilm's film simulations are amazing. That's why I have created six film simulation recipes that have been living on both my Fujifilm X100V and X-Pro3 for the better part of a year now.
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307 | Guess what?
Guess what? Never mind, you’ll never guess it. Chapter three of ‘De Ontluiking’
is online! Ah maybe you could’
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306 | I write better in the mornings and I read better at night
Here's a thought: I write better in the mornings and I read better at night. The
reason for
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305 | Daylight saving myself from the noise
It's a little past 10 PM and everybody is giving into their sleepiness. Darkness
sets in at around
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304 | Woke up tiiiired
Do you know those days where your mind is just blank? Nothing in particular
happening in there? Good. Me too.
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303 | The new computer is treating me nicely
The new computer is treating me nicely. I had a shoot in the studio today (I
can't really
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302 | Sitting by the door
This man was sitting by the door aaaaalll day. Literally, the delivery could
come between 9AM and 9PM so I
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301 | Day 302 reflections
Okay it’s getting late and I need to put my words in for the day. Man, can you
believe
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300 | My god, can you believe it?
My god, can you believe it? I have turned into a coder. You know, like, a
developer type kind or
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299 | Goodbye Wordpress, you have been wonderful
Today I’ve decided to leave Wordpress for Ghost. After playing around with the
idea for a bit, tempted by
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298 | Little wussy
I can barely move because both of the cats are snuggling up against me and
they’re the cutest little
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297 | Looking around for inspiration
Browsing for inspiration. Screenshotting anything of interest. Tiny iterations
slowly adding up to a larger whole. Doing everything yourself takes
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296 | Weather doubts
In about ten minutes I need to be outside, riding my bike to meet up with
friends. I’m still
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295 | Zoning out
My own hands floating in the air in front of me. Slowly making imaginary shapes
on the melodies of the
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294 | Frameworks, am I right?
Frameworks, am I right? So enabling once you have one that you’re satisfied
with. The past few years (yes,
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293 | A sense of accomplishment would be nice
Eeeeeendleeeessss tinkering. Finishing nothing. It’s one of those days again.
It’s okay, it’s okay. Things will all
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292 | The books on the shelf
The books on the shelf, will I ever read them? I pick one up and flick through
the pages. I
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291 | I'm all here for it
The fall is here and so am I: all here for it. Sure, going on walks will be a
little
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290 | Coffee and vintage Drake to maintain the vibes
A last cup of coffee, vintage Drake playing from the Sonos Beam and a final
brush through my ever-growing hair.