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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✦ February
057 | ‘Do You Register?’ number two
This morning I took a little diversion on my way to work and filmed the second
installment for ‘Do You
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056 | You know what I just did?
You know what I just did? Well, not ‘I’ but rather, ‘we’. We’ve sent an email.
Yes, you read
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055 | It’s 18 degrees Celsius in February
It’s February 24th, 18 degrees Celsius, and as a true Dutchman befits, I’m
sitting on my balcony in
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054 | I came up with a little plan
I came up with a nine step plan for the next two photo projects I have in the
works.
1.
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053 | I’m not writing anything today
I’m not writing anything today. Though writing that you’re not writing is
technically still writing. I guess I’
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052 | I filmed another video for ‘Do You Register?’
I filmed another video for ‘Do You Register?
[https://mitchel-lensink.ghost.io/do-you-register]’ this afternoon. I did forget
to bring
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051 | It’s not difficult to be exceptional
It’s not difficult to be exceptional, all you need to do is persevere when
others would’ve quit.
As
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050 | Almost forgot to write a few words today
Almost forgot to write a few words today.
Why? Because I was at work all day. Then had a meeting
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049 | I’m sitting in a chair
I’m sitting in a chair with a very content cat in my lap. I can’t be bothered to
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048 | As you probably know (probably not)
As you probably know (probably not), as a photographer I make a filthy amount of
money (no I don’t)
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047 | Today will be just a quick update
today will be just a quick update. I have added the miniature photo project I
shot the other week to
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046 | I have a bad habit
I have this bad habit of piling up my editing work until the point that I can no
longer take
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045 | Why boring documentary work can be interesting as well
The first ‘DO YOU REGISTER? [https://mitchellens.ink/do-you-register]’1 is online since yesterday. This
is exiting because it means
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044 | Even when nothing happens, so many things happen
Even when nothing happens, so many things happen.
Despite an image being static, its subjects can never be.
In a
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043 | This morning I gave the videography idea a go
This morning I gave the videography idea a go. It required me to get up pretty
early but that hasn’
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042 | Process of incubation the goal is to be amazing
I have a new idea involving video that might become an important contribution to
my over-arching purpose as a creator1.
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✦ February
041 | I was so excited about yesterday’s miniature photo project
I was so excited about yesterday’s miniature photo project
[https://mitchellens.ink/a-miniature-photography-project/], that I started
mocking up a
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Winter Allotment
A small photography project, shot in one afternoon in the waning winter sun. Focussing on the hidden beauties of a communal allotment garden.