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.
2021
✦ January
008 | Photo editing vibes on Friday night
I sit down after a long day at the office. I open my Heineken and drink it
straight from the
2021
✦ January
007 | Modifying a Voigtländer 50mm f1.8 for my digital camera
My afternoon was marked by de- and reassembling a vintage Voigtländer
Color-Ultron 50mm f1.8.
You might think I’m
2021
✦ January
006 | I sold my first fine art photo print and I realized something
Today marks the day that I sold my first fine art photo print! I’ve made and
sold many prints
2021
✦ January
005 | My mailing list has a name, and elevator pitch
I’m keeping today’s Monologue short on purpose to temper the expectations a
little. I wrote a few hundred
2021
✦ January
004 | Prints are better than Instagram, change my mind
This is a cliché. As creatives, we need to make more physical products.
Photographers in particular can benefit a lot
2021
✦ January
003 | Notes to self
It’s day number three and I already don’t know what to write. That shouldn’t
matter though. The
2021
✦ January
002 | Thinking out loud
I find myself thinking out loud a lot recently. Sure, it’s something that I’ve
always done. Haven’t
2021
✦ January
001 | How impatience is prohibiting your creativity
Photography is easy when you know where to point your camera. Finding those things might be the biggest challenge.
2021
✦ January
2020
My best work and most memorable moments from 2020.
2020
✦ December
000 | A new 365 project: daily writing all 2021
Daily writing. That’s something I want to do. Why? I’m not sure yet. Partly
because I want to
2020
✦ December
It’s almost 2021 and I’m starting a mailing list
Do I think people are interested enough in what I have to share? I have no clue. I don’t have the illusion that I unequivocally deserve your attention. I can ask for it though.
2020
✦ October
The Silence Around
Panorama photos that allowed people to take a step back from the hectics of modern life.
2020
✦ April
A photography study will make you a better photographer, sort of
It might seem like an obvious answer and not really something worthy to write about in such lengths. Still, you would be amazed how often I get asked this question. I still get surprised reactions when I tell them how I became the photographer I am today.
2020
✦ April
How a telephoto lens can improve your photography
A few weeks ago, I mounted a vintage 135mm lens on my APSC crop-sensor Fujifilm X-E3.
2020
✦ April
092 | I walked today. And I will again tomorrow
My guys,
I have done no sprinting today. I needed the time off. Not that I could take
any, my
2020
✦ March
072 | My day in 11 sentences
Moved The Silence Around installation to its grave today. Feeling unburdened
again.
Visited a friend’s new home. Brought bubbles.
2020
✦ March
On assignment in Prague with Calgari
This story has been long overdue, since I have actually been on this trip before going to Curaçao. I just didn’t have time to finish all the photo edits in time for my Curacao trip so I had to do that still upon return. There is a good reason for that though.
2020
✦ March
Photographing Curaçao in three weeks
Arriving in Curacao is a relief after months of the cold back home. I can feel my skin loosing its tension. My muscles relaxing.