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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129 | Nodding off on the couch
Nodding off on the couch
Trying to come up with something to share
Structuring my thoughts into coherent ideas
A
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128 | Yesterday was bad but the future is very bright
Okay, so to answer yesterday’s question [https://mitchellens.ink/i-cringe-every-time-even-now/], yes
the quote-type post was a very bad idea.
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127 | I cringe every time. Even now
I’m not a 100% sure this is a good idea but here it goes. As I’m building out
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126 | I spent my entire afternoon on the following
I spent my entire afternoon on the following:
* Installing the bottom bracket on my bike. I almost got it all
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125 | Feel the warmth
I let myself go in a daydream and emerged with a deeper understanding of the
layers in life [https://www.
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124 | A tweet. But different
I wrote another tweet today but rather than embedding it, I’ll share it here
directly.
“The wind is so
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123 | A windy day
I might’ve gone a little too much into the vagueness of describing a photo here
but you’ll have
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122 | Let me stay put for a minute
Let me stay put for a minute. I know you could use that time. A little time to
deflate. To
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Finding purpose and alignment as a photographer
This time, I want to talk to you about finding purpose and alignment. If that sounds a little vague to you then I understand. I used to think the same.
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121 | Okay but what about this one
Continuing my ‘About the photo’ series1, while also continuing the build of my
Instagram feed [https://www.instagram.com/delenslovesyou/
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120 | I've been keeping the same note for a year
I have this note that I’ve been keeping for about a year(?) now. It’s called
‘Vrije associatie’ or,
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119 | A pyramid. Sort of
I told you I’d be back with original thoughts, right? Well today you can enjoy a
new ‘behind the
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118 | I have no original thoughts today
I mean, daily writing is great and all but I don’t have that much to say all the
time.
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117 | Close-ups in color
Who knows what can happen when you set out to shoot high buildings in black and
white? I do! You
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116 | Nothing. Or is it?
Staring at the empty screen. Nothing. Looking outside for inspiration. Still
nothing.

But then it hits me.
Nothing, isn’t
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115 | Look close and you will see
I wrote a few words to accompany Viewfinder 030 [https://mitchellens.ink/shop].
Feast your eyes and tickle your mind
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114 | Aahhhh all I need is a little sunshine
Aahhhh all I need is a little sunshine. Luckily that’s just what our great
planet is granting me today.
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113 | Look at me, wonderfully synergising
I did another instagram post [https://www.instagram.com/p/COBIzU-HUSJ/], which
also marks my first background story accompanying my