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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✦ January
025 | Had a day like Ice Cube in ’92. A good one
I take my bike and go for a ride in the rural areas around the city. The sun is
out,
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✦ January
024 | I’m thinking about quitting Instagram
I’m listing to this Dan Milnor podcast
[https://soundcloud.com/shiftermedia/shifter-for-what-its-worth-episode-050]
where he mentions how social media is
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✦ January
023 | Being a well rounded individual
I believe that being a well-rounded individual is one of the highest goals you
can achieve as a human. That
2021
✦ January
022 | Short of breath
Lately I’ve been feeling short of breath. Normally that means I’m high on
stress. Not to say that
2021
✦ January
021 | Looking back: Curaçao at the beginning of last year
A year ago. Only a year ago. Already a year ago. We were posted up on a tropical
island. Taking
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✦ January
020 | Sometimes I worry I’m too focused on the peripherals
Sometimes I worry I’m too focussed on the peripherals and not enough on the
goal. Then again, you can’
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✦ January
019 | Doing scientific research to get some perspective
In my quest for artistic growth and my search for topical meaning, I figured I
rekindle my connection with academic
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✦ January
018 | I am a pet photographer
I posted this tweet yesterday that got me thinking:
> I shot so many photos of my cats the past
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✦ January
017 | Photography confessions. I also did terrible things
Photography confessions. I used to be obsessed with the images that came along
with The Weeknd’s House of Balloons
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✦ January
016 | I sent out my first newsletter yesterday. On accident
I sent out my first newsletter yesterday. On accident. It’s not a big deal but I
do feel like
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✦ January
015 | Photo projects, on projects, on projects
Photo projects, on projects, on projects. Lately I’ve been enjoying an
increasing amount of ideas. It’s a blessing
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✦ January
014 | Becoming a zen master
Today’s story might be even more uninteresting than usual (at least to people
that aren’t me) but I’
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✦ January
013 | I should write more bad stories, like yesterday
Yesterday’s story
[https://mitchel-lensink.ghost.io/make-something-for-a-group-of-people-not-everyone/]
wasn’t that good. I knew it when I wrote it and
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✦ January
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Highlighted projects
I like focussing my photography around personal projects. Some are shot over the course of several months, others
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✦ January
012 | Make something for a group of people, not everyone
I find myself staring in the distance as I hear the sound of a new email coming
in. It’s
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✦ January
011 | A new homepage for my website
A new homepage for my website. Finally. After 115 revisions and iterations, I
think I have settled on a new
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✦ January
010 | There was nothing to think about today
I was blessed enough to help a friend out with stripping down their new home
today. I spent my entire
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✦ January
009 | A tweet
> Ah, it’s past twelve. I’m tweeting this just in case so I can post on my blog