I am a photographer, artist and art & science teacher at primary schools in the Netherlands. My education as a fine art photographer was at the Royal Academy in The Hague. I shoot jpg/sooc with the Fujifilm x100v or the xe4 with self-made lenses.

On this page you find the latest images, changes on the website and news about upcoming recipes.

Of the previous series (series 1), the more abstract photos appealed to me the most. In that series, I focused on recognizable places and familiar places. Abstraction sometimes got in the way. 

The photo of the shadow legs on the yellow asphalt (which is typical of the Zaan bridges) I thought it was the best and I took this (and two other previously taken pictures) as a starting point for the new series for this year. 

The abstraction and the more general subjects in the second series probably make you wonder if some photos are typical Zaans. And I answer that legitimate question with 'not always'. I think 10-20 percent of those photos could also have been taken somewhere else in the Netherlands.

But unique Zaans is not the focus here. Abstraction of everyday objects is. Colour and composition are paramount. I do this to demonstrate that you don't have to travel to an exotic location for your photos; seeing your own familiar surroundings (my hometown) with ‘fresh eyes’ also yields surprising images.

So, photographed in the Zaan region and typically Dutch. Enjoy ‘The Unseen City.’ You can view the first 15 photos in the album [CITY PHOTOGRAPHER ZAANSTAD] Fuji x100v - Recipe: Pluto Pro

The Pro Neg+ recipe won't disappoint you on your holiday! It has great colours and contrast and pleasant tones. I just got back from a holiday on the west coast of France and Brittany. You can see the photos I took with my x100v (all sooc) in the album: PRO NEG +. Give it a try and let me know how it works out.

NEW SERIES with the recipe: Acros Dark II

NEW SERIES with the recipe: Acros Dark II and [NEW SERIES: MIRROR UNIVERS]

My first recipe - ever - enhanced: Recipe: ProNeg+ and [NEW SERIES]

The Minox Color Recipe - I build a new lens - again!

Besides photographing with my x100v, I also build lenses myself. With this lens (about 35mm) I try to recreate the Minox aesthetic. The lens contains some plastic parts and is soft in character. The accompanying recipe (MINOX COLOR) compensates for that. This second lens is sharper then the first one.

Fuji xe4 - sooc

Some old, some new images, but a New Album: URBAN VIBE

New images, New Album: FUJI SUPRA

New Images, New Album: ACROS DARK II