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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164 | An underwhelming recap
Right, so that recap from yesterday I sort of promised. Well, it was the
official open day of the new
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163 | Oh but wait, another day almost passed again
Oh but wait, another day almost passed again? I totally forgot the time? Why,
you ask? Because it’s such
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162 | I'm sleepy
I thought about it for a minute on the ride back home and I know the answer.
I’ve burned
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161 | Endless Cycle to Utrecht, train back home?
I’m about to set off on a bike ride to Utrecht. It’s about 24K from my home,
which
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160 | Plans, apprehension and execution
I planned to do many things today.
I wanted to do none of them.
I ended up doing all of
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159 | We're going to Spain. But not yet
Just booked a flight to Spain for the 20th of September. An actual flight. Can
you believe it? Fingers crossed
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158 | What do you do when you realize that none of it really matters?
What do you do when you realize that none of it really matters and the whole
point is simply to
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157 | My earliest impressions of the Pergear 35mm F1.6
Okay so here we are. My first impressions of the Pergear 35mm F1.6. A lens I
bought from Amazon
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156 | 50 words 1 sentence
I wanted to write about something today but I can’t because the thing that
prerequisited the intent to write
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155 | An energy rollercoaster
I woke up this morning feeling rested for the first time this week. Perhaps it
was the sudden heat we
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154 | The first hands on a new project
So eum… Viewfinder Magazine? Yeah I started working on it today. Here are the
rules:
* 13x20cm trade book
* 24 pages
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153 | The amazing thing that is Poolside FM
I switched out my contactlenses for a fresh pair and it has been absolute bliss
all day. Perhaps that’s
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152 | I was having trouble keeping my eyes open
I was having trouble keeping my eyes open. Perhaps it was the hayfever. Maybe it
was because I didn’t
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151 | The sun! Finally!
The sun! Finally!
As a true Dutchman I wasted no time firing up the ol’ barbecue. After a
beautiful afternoon
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150 | Today I went far nor fast
Today I went far nor fast. But we did get burgers so I got that going for me. We
then
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149 | The goal is to go far, not fast
Another ride today. Another quick one. And it’s a good thing I do these! The
moment I drove off
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148 | I drove off in the wrong direction. On purpose
I drove off in the wrong direction. On purpose.
I just had to do it, I couldn’t help myself.
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147 | A quick ramble about a bunch of things
Yesterday was a pretty well thought out Monologue from my side. Accompanied by
the third issue of Dialogue [https://mitchellens.