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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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
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022 | Short of breath
Lately I’ve been feeling short of breath. Normally that means I’m high on
stress. Not to say that
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Highlighted projects
I like focussing my photography around personal projects. Some are shot over the course of several months, others
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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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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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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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009 | A tweet
> Ah, it’s past twelve. I’m tweeting this just in case so I can post on my blog
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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
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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