A two day, 160km cycling loop around the Markermeer. From Amsterdam to Enkhuizen via the 26km Houtribdijk, built for the polder that was never built, then home along the coast through Hoorn and back via Amsterdam Noord, fighting headwinds both days.
newsletter046 - Follow up on projects
September means a clean desk and a check-in on projects. I've finished fifteen 15-minute photo walks in a park near home, and now the real work starts: sorting photos and turning them into a zine.
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20 hours a week on my phone. A short essay on stepping back, staying present, and resisting the algorithm's pull. Issue 045.
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Photographing WorldPride Amsterdam 2026's Canal Parade on film with a Lomo camera: colour, love and 500,000 people celebrating.
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Embracing summer's slow rhythm: warm days, cold coffee, and time to rest, recharge, and get back to creative work.
newsletter042 - To notice
I spent fifteen minutes looking at one photo, the only one that accompanies this text. On reclaiming the time to notice and letting the mind roam.
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Halfway through my fifteen 15-minute walks. A conversation with the gardeners, a photo exhibition behind the fences, and the small pockets of green we share with insects, plants and animals.
Ending the workday too brain-drained to be creative? I started taking my camera on 15-minute breaks. Here is the small project coming out of it.
A storm, a heatwave, and the canals came alive. Amsterdam in summer, where sunbathers and wedding suits share the same dock.
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Short walks after work, long walks on weekends. Fishing in the canals, paper planes at a conference. What happens when you stop looking for something and just notice what's there.
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Is it possible to build a photography community without Instagram at the centre? From the Fediverse to newsletters, exploring what it means to share work beyond the algorithm.
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