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.
Writing
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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✦ October
277 | Facebook is down. Good
I’m not saying I’m happy Facebook and it’s related services are down. What I
will say though, is that I’m happy I have this little website for myself. A
place to display my work to the world without the dependence on third parties.
I’m happy I have an email newsletter that’s obviously very small and has nowhere
near the reach you can get on any of these platforms but at least the audience
is mine. Anyway, regardless of what happens to Facebook and Co. tomorrow, I’ll
be sticking to own plan. That
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✦ October
276 | The last Sunday
Before it’s too late and it’s past 12 already (ergo, the next day). I’m working
on De Ontluiking but I’m also just enjoying the last Sunday of my vacation. Full
steam ahead on another day.
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275 | Return to (normal) life
Mis amigos, estamos en la casa! And I’m not even mad about it. This does of
course mean that my short stint of ‘A (few) word(s) a day’ updates is now also
over. Back to writing full-length, 200 word stories again.1
First order of business, import all the images from the past 12 days into
Lightroom, while at the same time backing everything up to Backblaze
[https://secure.backblaze.com/r/00xb82] (that’s a referral link). While that
happens, admire Craig Mod’s Kissa by Kissa book
[https://shop.sp
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✦ October
274 | A (few) word(s) a day #12
Infinite travel. Home.
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273 | A (few) word(s) a day #11
Souvenirs, long strolls on the beach, final tapas, mental goodbyes.
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272 | A (few) word(s) a day #10
I’m on the beach, beeaaaach.
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271 | A (few) word(s) a day #09
Final stop! It’s not home but it feels like it. Tarifa, I love you already.
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270 | A (few) word(s) a day #08
Plants everywhere in these white streets.
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269 | A (few) word(s) a day #07
Public transport fiasco
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268 | A (few) word(s) a day #06
Sun-kissed
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267 | A (few) word(s) a day #05
Itinerary-switch (and that’s totally fine).
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266 | A (few) word(s) a day #04
Exploration
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✦ September
De Lens Loves You and De Ontluiking
In this issue I have more things to sell (watch me try to navigate a sales pitch without making you feel like you are mere customers to me) and I have a, rather big, announcement to make.
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✦ September
265 | A (few) word(s) a day #03
I have time so I will make this story a little longer than one word today. The
rules are mine to make! First of all, the word of today is: moldscare. With that
out of the way, let me elaborate a little.
We’ve been in Spain for a few days now in an Airbnb in Málaga. Ever since
arriving though, we’ve been feeling more and more unwell. It’s not like we’re
entirely sick, we just aren’t feeling the energy you hope for on your vacation.
Instead, we’ve been dragging ourselves through the city, trying
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✦ September
264 | A (few) word(s) a day #02
Siesta
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263 | A (few) word(s) a day #01
Excitedly tired
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262 | This man can use a break
Importing photos from the cameras onto my computer. Sync them all up to the
cloud. Don’t look at the pictures because my mind is on vacation-mode already.
Checking in for the flight online. Work our way through the required Covid
paperwork. Submit the papers to the KLM. Receive a message back that we’ve done
it wrong. Try again. Succeed. Pack my bags.
Watch cooking videos on YouTube with whatever time there is left in the day.
Cuddle with the cats and simp about how much I’ll miss them.
Anywa
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✦ September
261 | Out shootin’ (part 2)
Hey friends, it’s another day and we’re out shooting for De Ontluiking again.
Two days, one story. That’s the goal. I’m working through all the files in the
lost moments so I can leave for my holiday on Monday with the peacests (I just
made up that atrocity of a word) of minds.
Aaaanyway, I’m out shootin’ again.