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
040 | A miniature photography project
The moment I turn around the corner, all I can see is this beautiful light. It
hits the tiny little
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✦ February
039 | Okay fine, I concede.
Okay fine, I concede. Yesterday’s photos are turning out pretty great in the
edit. That makes me feel pretty
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✦ February
038 | Today I had my first client shoot in months
Today I had my first client shoot in months. It’s been a while and that has been
a good
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✦ February
037 | A tweet
> I’m just sitting around charging my camera batteries, waiting for the snow to
fall.
— Mitch (@lensinkmitchel) February 6,
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✦ February
036 | I’m a little busy right now, sorry
You might’ve deduced it from previous stories but I also have a part-time office
job. It’s a golden
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✦ February
035 | My project is taking shape
The layout of the black & white squares project (still no name for it as of yet)
is now fully
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✦ February
034 | A few things on my mind
A few things on my mind. A few thoughts worth sharing. Photography as a
constant. The constant need to create.
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✦ February
033 | I got into the office early today
I got into the office early today. Around 8 am. Somebody had to be there to
receive the delivery of
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✦ February
032 | Videogame photography for a lack of anything better
I think about photography so much that even when I’m trying to zone out a little
by playing a
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✦ January
031 | A day off
I didn’t do much today and I plan to keep it that way.
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✦ January
030 | looking back on one month of daily writing
looking back on one month of daily writing.
January by the numbers
Total words written9184 words
Shortest story30 words [https:
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✦ January
029 | I don’t have much to say today
I don’t have much to say today other than that I plan to write a ‘looking back
on one
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✦ January
028 | Let me ramble on a little on this one
There’s this tendency I have that I need to make record of. Here it goes.
I can only chill
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✦ January
027 | The new Fujifilm X-E4. My first impressions
The new Fujifilm X-E4.
Do I need it? No. Do I want it? Sigh... yes...
I’m writing this story
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✦ January
An introduction to Dialogue, my first email newsletter
I’m Mitchel Lensink and this is Dialogue, an infrequent newsletter about photography & other things.
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✦ January
026 | I don’t have to write a Monologue today
I don’t, technically, have to write a whole Monologue today as I’ve written my
first Dialogue. Yes, that’
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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