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.
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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361 | Last things remaining
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Just to be clear: I am working on one final piece about my goals for next year,
as well as
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360 | The second day of Christmas
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The second day of Christmas is the perfect moment to create a blend of watching
silly YouTube videos, Bridget Jones’
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359 | Merry Christmas to myself
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Merry Christmas to myself. But also to some other people. You know who you are.
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358 | Merry doing nothing for a few days
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It’s the day before Christmas, or the day of Christmas Eve if you will, and I
needn’t have
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357 | De Ontluiking has its own place on the web now
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YES! Not much to share today except for ONTLUIKING.NL being LIVE! It’s a work in progress, it always
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356 | I'm nervous because the end is near
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I'm nervous. The end of the year is near. That means I feel like I'm running
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355 | Echoes of silence
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It’s December 21, 2021 and that are only ten more days left in this project. Can
you believe I’
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354 | Movie night with myself
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For a long time, I’ve wanted to watch The Equalizer. Not the 1980 or 2021 TV
series, but the
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353 | Knowledge, bliss and questions about them
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If knowledge is power and ignorance is bliss, is being powerless then also
blissful?
Because it appears power and blissfulness
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352 | mitchellensink.com
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I bought the .com domain for my ‘firstnamelastname’ today and I can’t believe it
was still free as well
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351 | I deserve to sit down now
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Yes! That 10KM walk was just what I needed. Sitting down feels deserved again
and I can do it without
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350 | Super simple
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I put a new strap on my camera and now I want to pick it up and use it even
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349 | Two more weeks
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Just two more weeks to go man. I can barely believe it. While organizing my
work, I was reading through
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348 | 4 AM
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It’s 4 in the morning and I’m tired. Yawning constantly with burning eyes that
want to be closed
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347 | The drafts stole today's story
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The story I wrote for today ended up in my drafts because it requires some more
thought so this sentence
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346 | Napping like a cat
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I stayed in, did naps all day and I don’t even feel bad about it.
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345 | Quick vibe check
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Quick vibe check: how many of the goals I've set for this year have I
accomplished? Let'
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344 | Tomorrow, guys
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I don't have the time nor energy to do it today but I plan to look at my