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Mitchel Lensink

Systemic thinker, photographer, writer.
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Where observations begin: walking, traveling, observing, and gathering raw material in the real world.

I quit freelancing and now go on long photo walks instead →

That’s it, I’ve had enough. I look at the phone in its holder to my left and see it’s 11:30 in the evening. Why on earth am I still staring at a computer screen? It has been 10 hours of photo editing, website building and writing today for the I-don’t-know-how-many-th day in a row.

252 | Walking the Grebbeliniepad (part 2) →

The trail called me again. So I returned to it. Furthering the walked kilometers of the official paths. I took

251 | Walking the Grebbeliniepad →

I should’ve done this way earlier. This afternoon, after a couple of hours of online research and general uncertainty

One Two One, a 1:1 photography project in analog form →

In this issue: a new photography project, selling my own museum-grade fine art prints, re-building a bike from scratch and notes on acceptance.

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.

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.

Struggling to keep photography simple in Ghent →

I wouldn’t say things went wrong but they also didn’t really go as I planned it in my head. I’m going to yap on a little about what’s going through my mind lately. Here it comes.

On assignment in Milan with Calgari →

If you asked me what I wanted to do with my photography a few years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you.

Continuing my reconnection with photography in West Berlin →

This time, I want to focus a little more on how I approach taking photos when I do projects like this.

Rediscovering my passion for photography in East Berlin →

A while ago, I made a decision for myself that I needed to focus on shooting more photos for myself again.