# Luis Natera
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## Pages
- [About Luis](https://www.luisnatera.photo/about.md) - Hello! I'm Luis Natera, a Mexican photographer and technologist based in the Netherlands. I use photography as a way to capture daily instants and collect moments. At the same time, I use my passion for technology to try to make the world more sustainable and cities more liveable. In many ways, cit…
- [Markermeer by bike](https://www.luisnatera.photo/markermeer-by-bike.md) - Two days cycling the Markermeer loop, camera within reach the whole way.
- [Members](https://www.luisnatera.photo/members.md) - Free extras for subscribers: wallpapers, guides, and discounts.
- [Photography, creativity, and the odd side project](https://www.luisnatera.photo/newsletter.md) - I write most weeks about photography, the creative habit, and building things outside the algorithm. Free, and you can leave anytime. Subscribers also get the members space: wallpapers, guides, and discounts.
- [Portfolio](https://www.luisnatera.photo/portfolio.md) - Selected photo series.
- [Start Here](https://www.luisnatera.photo/start-here.md) - Welcome! I'm Luis Natera, a photographer and software developer based in Amsterdam. This newsletter is about photography, urban spaces, creativity, and building things — delivered directly to your inbox, away from algorithms. Not sure where to begin? Here are some of the best places to start. Why T…

## Posts
- [051 - Norway: Hardangervidda to the Fjord](https://www.luisnatera.photo/norway-hardangervidda-fjord.md) - Following the water down from the Hardangervidda plateau: a jump into a cold lake, a walk up to a waterfall, and a kayak on the fjord.
- [050 - A week of Mondays](https://www.luisnatera.photo/050-a-week-of-mondays.md) - A week where every morning felt like a Monday: bleh days that stick like leftover glue, and the turn by midweek, progress on the summer book with a printer partner, code for clients, and photos from a short trip to Germany.
- [049 - Norway: Oslo to Hardangervidda](https://www.luisnatera.photo/norway-oslo-hardangervidda.md) - Up we went. Climbing some metres with every kilometre that passed by, every turn as a tally of gaining altitude as we move. The goal was to arrive at Lake Halnefjorden, 1,140m higher than Oslo, and sitting in Europe’s largest mountain plateau, the Hardangervidda. Before the climb up, the city. Oslo…
- [048 - Cutting, sorting, sequencing: making a photo book](https://www.luisnatera.photo/048-cutting-sorting-sequencing-making-a-photo-book.md) - Turning a summer's worth of photos into something you can hold: printing, cutting, sorting into yes, no, maybe, then sequencing a photo book dummy.
- [047 - Two Days Cycling the Markermeer Loop](https://www.luisnatera.photo/047-two-days-cycling-the-markermeer-loop.md) - 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.
- [046 - Follow up on projects](https://www.luisnatera.photo/046-follow-up-on-projects.md) - 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.
- [045 - Reclaiming My Time from My Phone](https://www.luisnatera.photo/045-reclaiming-my-time-from-my-phone.md) - 20 hours a week on my phone. A short essay on stepping back, staying present, and resisting the algorithm's pull. Issue 045.
- [044 Shooting Amsterdam Pride on Film](https://www.luisnatera.photo/044-shooting-amsterdam-pride-on-film.md) - Photographing WorldPride Amsterdam 2026's Canal Parade on film with a Lomo camera: colour, love and 500,000 people celebrating.
- [043 Summer](https://www.luisnatera.photo/043-summer.md) - Embracing summer's slow rhythm: warm days, cold coffee, and time to rest, recharge, and get back to creative work.
- [042 - To notice](https://www.luisnatera.photo/042-to-notice.md) - 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.
- [041 - How Instagram trained me to shoot vertical](https://www.luisnatera.photo/041-how-instagram-trained-me-to-shoot-vertical.md) - Today I saw an Instagram post (I know) about vertical vs horizontal photography: how the medium where we consume photos and media is conditioning how we make them. It got me thinking. So today is more of a review. I looked at the photos from the weekend: picnic, bike ride, walks. I wanted to notice…
- [040 - Small pockets of green](https://www.luisnatera.photo/040-small-pockets-of-green.md) - 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.
- [039 - Pockets of creativity: photography on work breaks](https://www.luisnatera.photo/039-pockets-of-creativity-photography-on-work-breaks.md) - 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.
- [038 - Amsterdam in Summer](https://www.luisnatera.photo/038-amsterdam-in-summer.md) - A storm, a heatwave, and the canals came alive. Amsterdam in summer, where sunbathers and wedding suits share the same dock.
- [037 - Amsterdam Walks, Fishing, and the Point of Doing Nothing](https://www.luisnatera.photo/037-amsterdam-walks-fishing-and-the-point-of-doing-nothing.md) - 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.
- [036 Photography Without Instagram](https://www.luisnatera.photo/photography-without-instagram.md) - 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.
- [035 - Photography for Developers](https://www.luisnatera.photo/photography-for-developers.md) - Why do so many developers end up behind a camera? A photowalk conversation in Amsterdam got me thinking about what connects code and photography.
- [034 - 100 Years Is a Long Time](https://www.luisnatera.photo/034-100-years-is-a-long-time.md) - It's been 100 years since the five-day work week was introduced. Not much has changed. What does that mean for those of us trying to build a creative practice?
- [033 - The Dolomites, Off Season, and the Cost of Overtourism](https://www.luisnatera.photo/033-the-dolomites-off-season-and-the-cost-of-overtourism.md) - A trip through the Dolomites in off season — driving mountain passes, walking ancient forests, and reflecting on what overtourism costs the places we love. When mountains become backdrops for likes, who pays the price?
- [032 - There are some days](https://www.luisnatera.photo/032-there-are-some-days.md) - There are some days when I don’t know what to write about. When the ideas are scarce, when the words don’t come out easily. There are some other days when the inspiration just hits, and the writing reaches that flowing state. Today is one of the former. And it’s ok to have such days. So, I decided…
- [031 - Lessons from island life](https://www.luisnatera.photo/031-lessons-from-island-life.md) - Welcome to a new issue of the newsletter. This week is about time and life. There is something about being on an island. It might be knowing that there are well defined borders -an ocean surrounding you makes the trick- knowing that the space is finite, or just the closeness to water. Whatever the…
- [031 - Eyes up](https://www.luisnatera.photo/031-eyes-up.md) - On the competition between screens and the people sitting right in front of us
- [030 - Rest, Urban Design, and Three Guys on a Bench in Noto](https://www.luisnatera.photo/030-rest-urban-design-and-three-guys-on-a-bench-in-noto.md) - A reflection on creative rest, urban design, and the three guys on a bench in Noto.
- [029 - Walking and seeing](https://www.luisnatera.photo/029-walking-and-seeing.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to talk about walking. In this issue: * Walking as more than a photo walk * How walking shapes the way we see a city * The creative state that comes from moving on foot I’ve been re-reading Shane O’Mara’s In Praise of…
- [028 - Why I Moved My Newsletter Reading to a Kindle](https://www.luisnatera.photo/028-why-i-moved-my-newsletter-reading-to-a-kindle.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to talk about reading, attention, and what I built to get both back. To break the text: some photos from a recent walk. In this issue: * Why reading online keeps slipping away * Reclaiming attention from the infinite s…
- [027 - Mountains and creativity](https://www.luisnatera.photo/027-mountains-and-creativity.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I’m writing from the mountains. A change from the regular schedule. I’m in San Martino di Castrozza, a beautiful Italian town in the Dolomites, and a welcome change of scenery -from streets to forest, big rock walls, and snow…
- [026 - Silence](https://www.luisnatera.photo/026-silence.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to share a space of silence and reflection. This issue will be different. I won’t get into creative habits or tools. Today is more personal. By now, you might have read or listened to the news of the killing of El Menc…
- [025 - Photography While Working Full-Time: How I Make It Work as a Developer](https://www.luisnatera.photo/025-photography-while-working-full-time-how-i-make-it-work-as-a-developer.md) - How do you make time for photography while working full-time as a developer? I share my approach: the 5pm boundary, carrying my camera everywhere, and being ready when moments happen. It's not about finding big blocks of time. It's about being ready.
- [024 - Why I Write This Newsletter: Moving From Algorithms to Real Connections](https://www.luisnatera.photo/024-why-i-write-this-newsletter-moving-from-algorithms-to-real-connections.md) - In brief: Why I chose a newsletter over social media. On moving away from algorithmic platforms, building direct connections with readers, and creating a space where photography and ideas have room to breathe. Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to talk…
- [023 - Snow Day in Amsterdam: A Winter Photography Walk](https://www.luisnatera.photo/023-snow-day-in-amsterdam-a-winter-photography-walk.md) - Snow came to Amsterdam this week. I grabbed my camera for a winter photography walk through the park, capturing the city's rare transformation.
- [021 - One photo walk, two walkers](https://www.luisnatera.photo/021-one-photo-walk-two-walkers.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week, I’ll share some photos from my most recent photo walk. It’s a short newsletter in writing, focusing more on photos. In this issue: * Walking around Amsterdam * Winter light * Photographing with a friend Last Saturday, I went…
- [021 - 2026 a year for starts](https://www.luisnatera.photo/021-2026-a-year-for-starts.md) - I'm starting 2026 with a new project: Tyn Studio, a venture to build software at the intersection of creativity, cities, and technology. This feels like taking all those side projects and seeing if they can become something sustainable.
- [020 - 2026 Creative Goals: Photography, Newsletter and Software](https://www.luisnatera.photo/020-2026-creative-goals-photography-newsletter-and-software.md) - Looking forward to 2026 with creative goals: exploring photo books and zines, fostering meaningful newsletter connections over social media followers, and building new software projects beyond PostFlow.
- [019 - The Quiet Week Between: Creative Work During Holiday Downtime](https://www.luisnatera.photo/019-the-quiet-week-between-creative-work-during-holiday-downtime.md) - Exploring generative art and creative coding during the year-end slowdown. Why rest periods are investments in creativity, not expenses.
- [018-amsterdam-winter](https://www.luisnatera.photo/018-amsterdam-winter.md) - Amsterdam Winter Photography: A Local’s Perspective Explore Amsterdam through winter photography—experiencing the city’s dramatic light, long shadows, and seasonal character as a resident photographer. Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week is the last newsletter…
- [017 - How Outdoor Benches Blur Public and Private Space in Amsterdam](https://www.luisnatera.photo/017-how-outdoor-benches-blur-public-and-private-space-in-amsterdam.md) - In this issue, I explore how Amsterdam residents use public space to create community, safety, and vibrancy in the streets. A small urban detail that reveals how lived a city truly is.
- [016 – Keeping the Eyes Open: How New Experiences Foster Creativity](https://www.luisnatera.photo/016-keeping-the-eyes-open-how-new-experiences-foster-creativity.md) - A reflection on how new inputs—books, cities, food, and small observations—keep creativity alive. This week I share what’s inspiring me, from Florence’s architecture to newsletters, magazines, and unexpected sources of ideas.
- [015 - From Digital to Print: My Experience Creating Photography Postcards](https://www.luisnatera.photo/015-from-digital-to-print-my-experience-creating-photography-postcards.md) - A behind-the-scenes look at printing my first postcard series: selecting textured linen paper, adjusting images for print, and how photos behave differently off-screen.
- [014 - A Photographer’s Workflow: Creating My Own Tools](https://www.luisnatera.photo/014-a-photographers-workflow-creating-my-own-tools.md) - A personal reflection on the tools photographers use, why I built my own cross-posting app, and how small, custom-made tools can improve a creative workflow.
- [013 - What an Everyday Scene Taught Me About Momentum](https://www.luisnatera.photo/013-what-an-everyday-scene-taught-me-about-momentum.md) - How to stay consistent, find balance, and keep creative momentum flowing while working on multiple projects.
- [012 - Autumn Walks Outside Amsterdam](https://www.luisnatera.photo/012-autumn-walks-outside-amsterdam.md) - A reflection on autumn walks outside Amsterdam — on changing colors, natural cycles, and the quiet reminder to step outside and breathe.
- [011 - Amsterdam at 750: What It Means to Call It Home](https://www.luisnatera.photo/011-amsterdam-at-750-what-it-means-to-call-it-home.md) - A personal reflection on Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary — four years of calling the city home, cycling through its streets, and hoping it continues to inspire better cities around the world.
- [010 - Travel Notes from Scotland: St Andrews, Skye, and Celebration](https://www.luisnatera.photo/010-travel-notes-from-scotland-st-andrews-skye-and-celebration.md) - A week exploring Scotland—from the Highlands to the Isle of Skye. Rain, whisky, golf, and good company. A reminder to celebrate life and the beauty of the outdoors.
- [009 - When Creativity Feels Low: Lessons from Amsterdam](https://www.luisnatera.photo/009-when-creativity-feels-low-lessons-from-amsterdam.md) - A weekend in Amsterdam reminded me that creativity has its ups and downs — and that sometimes, the best thing we can do is simply keep looking.
- [008 - Taking the Time: Slowing Down to Move Fast](https://www.luisnatera.photo/008-taking-the-time-slowing-down-to-move-fast.md) - A reflection on slowing down, reclaiming time, and building intentionally—one step at a time.
- [007 - Photography and the Fediverse](https://www.luisnatera.photo/007-photography-and-the-fediverse.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to talk about photography and the fediverse. Don’t worry, it is not a technical post, it’s a post about building connections outside of the algorithm. To break up the text, I’ll include some photos and a video. In this…
- [006 - Why Side Projects and Small Experiments Matter](https://www.luisnatera.photo/006-why-side-projects-and-small-experiments-matter.md) - Growth often starts with small experiments. In this issue, I share how side projects—whether in architecture, coding, or photography—have shaped my path, and why even the smallest ideas can become seeds for something bigger.
- [005 - Pixels & Patterns: A Photography + Python Experiment](https://www.luisnatera.photo/005-pixels-patterns-photography-python-experiment.md) - This week I’m mixing photography with code to uncover the hidden rhythms inside my images. A small experiment with big surprises.
- [004 - Street Photography in Amsterdam Summer 2025](https://www.luisnatera.photo/004-street-photography-in-amsterdam-summer-2025.md) - Hello dear reader! This week’s issue is all about Amsterdam at the end of summer. I’ll share photos I took between June and August, along with reflections on the city, its light, and a few photographer recommendations. In this issue: * Summer in Amsterdam * Photographies from summer 2025 * Amsterda…
- [003 - Japan Between Scale and Serenity](https://www.luisnatera.photo/003-japan-between-scale-and-serenity.md) - Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want share some reflections from spending a bit more than two weeks in Japan. To break up the text, I’ll include some photos from the trip. In this issue: * Japanese cities * Cycling * Modern art and museums This summer I s…
- [002 - On Rhythm, Consistency, and Progress](https://www.luisnatera.photo/002-on-rhythm-consistency-and-progress.md) - On finding rhythm, consistency, and bringing side projects back to life.
- [001 — Running away from the algorithm](https://www.luisnatera.photo/001-running-away-from-the-algorithm.md) - Welcome to one more issue of this newsletter. This week I want to talk about algorithms. In this issue: Social media and algorithms Trying to scape the optimization game Photos around Amsterdam
- [Welcome](https://www.luisnatera.photo/welcome.md) - It has been some time since I wrote down something. It’s not that I have nothing to share, or that I don’t have the time to think and write -although it is not like I have a lot of free time either- I guess, it has been a combination of factors. I have been thinking on what do I want to share, and…
- [Music, travelling, good weather](https://www.luisnatera.photo/music-travelling-good-weather.md) - Yes, the week had everything. Even a cancelled flight. The week started in Porto. It was my first time there and I really liked it. There’s a certain vibe to cities that have a beach, some calm that comes from the sea. Work is going well. Nothing major to update there. Some coding, some admin, meet…
- [A week spent outside](https://www.luisnatera.photo/a-week-spent-outside.md) - Short week. Last week came as a short work week as it started with the celebration of Liberation Day in The Netherlands. Monday was full of festivals around the country, and even a concert in the Amstel. Paired it with good weather, it was the perfect time to be outside. In the work front it was a…
- [Playing with ASCII](https://www.luisnatera.photo/playing-with-ascii.md) - Serendipity sparked creativity. On Tuesday, I randomly discovered a Star Wars movie rendered in ASCII that can be streamed by ssh. Of course, I tried it and watch it for a while. While watching, I started thinking about what could be done with ASCII. And for some time, I have also been toying with…
- [Enjoy the sun - week in review](https://www.luisnatera.photo/enjoy-the-sun-week-in-review.md) - Welcome to one more weekly newsletter. In this issue you’ll find: * Sun in The Netheralands * Struggling to stay creative and focus * Interesting links The text is broken down by pictures I published last week. If you want to see more photos, follow along on my Instagram or Pixelfed. Have a happy r…
- [To sit down](https://www.luisnatera.photo/to-sit-down.md)
- [Time Off, Time Well Used](https://www.luisnatera.photo/time-off-time-well-used.md) - It’s been almost two weeks since the last issue. I went on a family holiday and took a few extra days to came back to writing. Traditionally, this would have been a recap of the last weeks. However, I’m going to keep the details of the holidays for another issue. Why, you ask? Because I spent one w…
- [Rediscovering film](https://www.luisnatera.photo/rediscovering-film.md) - It has been a long time since I shot photos on film. Longer than I care to admit. A couple of months ago, during a trip to Mexico, I stopped by my parents’ place looking for on of my oldest cameras—a fully manual Nikon FM10. It is not the most advance camera, and it was not top of the line even whe…
- [Debugging the Week // Week In Review 2025-04-07](https://www.luisnatera.photo/debugging-the-week-week-in-review-2025-04-07.md) - One more week gone. This was a week with a little bit of everything. From coding to enjoying being outside walking and taking photos. Work. I haven’t been developing that much lately for my regular work. I have been focusing on some more administrative stuff, helping and enabling the team getting s…
- [Out on the street on a cloudy day](https://www.luisnatera.photo/out-on-the-street-on-a-cloudy-day.md) - What do you photograph on a cloudy day? Light usually brings life to photography — it creates interesting shadows and adds depth. Living in Amsterdam, natural light is a luxury. So again, the question arises: What and how do I photograph on a cloudy day? Can I capture compelling images in these fla…
- [Week in Review 2025-03-31](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2025-03-31.md) - Welcome back to the regular week overview. This one was not a particular exciting one, it was normal. We all know a normal week. At least at work it was a regular one that went by. The usual tasks, some coding, debugging, managing and the usual Agile board(s). For the personal projects it was a mor…
- [The life of an intersection](https://www.luisnatera.photo/the-life-of-an-intersection.md) - At the beginning of Building and Dwelling, Richard Sennett, explores the duality of the ‘city’ - one a physical place, and second, the collection of beliefs, perceptions and behaviours. I’m interested in both, and in the intersection of these two meanings. Not only from my scientific perspective ex…
- [Scratching my own itch](https://www.luisnatera.photo/scratching-my-own-itch.md) - On today’s issue: What I have been up to in the last weeks. This post comes accompanied by some of my recent photos too. Enjoy! They say that developers are lazy people. Indeed we are. We try to look for ways to facilitate our life, to reduce some extra clicks or remove some frictions from our day-…
- [Week in Review 2025-03-17](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2025-03-17.md) - Busy week. Work has been going on fast. Facing deadlines always adds to the rush of life. And deadlines in software are kind of a blurry line, there's always something to be improved, a bug to be fixed, or a new functionality to implement. So that has been the week on the profesional level. I somet…
- [Back to the writing board](https://www.luisnatera.photo/back-to-the-writing-board.md) - Long time without writing. So long that I don’t even want to look at the latest email I sent you 🫣 Sorry about the radio silence. I don’t intend to do a recap of the last months, or a months in review, lets jump straight into it. The week was an ok one, not too bad. It started with some recovery f…
- [Week in Review 2024-08-05](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-08-05.md) - Software development, Olympics, and Amsterdam Pride week. This week had everything. Let’s start with the work side of things. I have been working on our main product, and this week included getting to build the foundations for a new feature. It’s always fun to start something new, and I’m excited t…
- [Week in Review 2024-07-29](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-07-29.md) - Week in review on a Tuesday. Last week was a little bit busy, on the professional side it was a normal week. Some coding, reviewing, planning and similar tasks. However, on the personal and urban sides it was an extraordinary one. I got to go to Paris for the Olympics. We went to Paris for the week…
- [HTTP Status and Coffee](https://www.luisnatera.photo/http-status-and-coffee.md) - I was thinking about what to write today, either something about cities, code, or something else. Finally, I decided to write about HTTP status codes. I know, it might not be the most exciting topic, but it has it's easter eggs 😉. What does all those statuses with numbers mean? I think we all know…
- [Week in Review 2024-07-22](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-07-22.md) - New week in review. As I wrote last week, I'm coming back from the writing hibernation. On this past week, I spend much of my working time coding. I missed it. At work, we got together to have a hackathon/mini-sprint to fully focus on one project and move from 0 to prototype. It was very fun to get…
- [Months in Review](https://www.luisnatera.photo/months-in-review.md) - It’s been a long time since the last email I sent. There’s a saying in Mexico: “He wasn’t dead, he was just partying”, and certainly I’m not dead, wasn’t really partying either (although there were some parties along these months). I guess it was just life that went through. But I’m back. Let’s mak…
- [Week in Review 2024-02-19](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-02-19.md) - Busy week at work. It was one of those weeks that make me glad to be working with a great team 🦾, we got to face some interesting bugs, the type of bugs that don't throw error messages and the debugging process goes iterating over possible causes, solutions, and testing again. At the end of the da…
- [Week in Review 2024-02-12](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-02-12.md) - Busy week. Multiple meetings, planning, alignment, and bugs. The last part, bugs, or specific, user support requests, are a nice to have. It means, that people are using our software, and that the system is working. It's always a nice feeling to know that the system I helped to build is being used…
- [The map is the territory](https://www.luisnatera.photo/the-map-is-the-territory.md) - There are two short literature pieces, one from Lewis Carrol, and the other one from Jorge Luis Borges that complement themselves. The first one, by Lewis Carrol, written in 1895, whimsically illustrates the absurdity of a map so precise that it matches the territory in size, eventually leading to…
- [Week in Review 2024-02-05](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-02-05.md) - Normal-ish at work. Multiple meetings, start of new projects, and alignment to make sure all the projects are/will run smoothly. I missed coding this week, as the week was mostly about planning, alignment and management i didn't have too much time to code for work (I did something on the personal s…
- [Automation](https://www.luisnatera.photo/automation.md) - It has been a long time since the last time that I published a non week in review issue. To be precise, it has been since The Amsterdam Paradox, back in June 22. This then, should be the come back. This issue will be a more meta one, and on the tech side of things, it is about automatising my workf…
- [Week in Review 2024-01-29](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-01-29.md) - Last week I posted a super short week in review, it was that short that I didn't even sent an email. The updated was that it was my first week commuting with my new bike, a beautiful Brompton C-line. Since some time ago I wanted to have a Brompton, and finally last December I pulled the trigger and…
- [Week in review 2024-01-02](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2024-01-02.md) - New year, new week in review. This will be a short one. Last week -and the week before- I was on holiday mood 🎄, I took the two weeks off from work and spent them with family in Amsterdam and Bruges. We had a great holiday! As part of the holidays I got to start a new book about the story of bikes…
- [Week in Review 2023-12-04](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-12-04.md) - Tuesday week in review. Last week was a busy one at work with a day trip to Brussels to attend a meeting. To be honest, I still think about my life choices that got me to the place I am at professionally. Coming from a background in Architecture, and working in cities, to now working on software de…
- [Week in Review 2023-11-27](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-11-27.md) - The week started with good news at work. It was a great way to start the week and a good way to wrap up some previous weeks of work. Then the rest of the week was a normal work week. Some coding, code reviews, and so on. On the personal side, the week was also good. The new apartment is coming toge…
- [Week in Review 2023-11-20](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-11-20.md) - One more week gone, one week closer to 2024. Last week was a good one, at work I got to create new API endpoints, do some merge request reviews, and review data for a new project. Working with FastAPI has been interesting, I still miss Django for some things (migrations specially), but on the other…
- [Week in Review 2023-11-13](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-11-13.md) - Last week was a short one. I went on holidays to Scotland, beautiful place. We spent the holidays walking in the forest, and enjoying the autumn. It was nice to be surrounded by nature, and to have some time to properly disconnect from everything, and recharge before the end of the year. Work-wise,…
- [Week in Review 2023-10-24](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-10-24.md) - Life keeps happening and I haven't posted in some weeks. The latest update is a move, a move of apartment, not because we want, but because we have been asked to. Turns out that given two year contracts for rent was not a good idea as the Netherlands government once thought. The idea behind was to…
- [Week in Review 2023-09-25](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-09-25.md) - I’m back. I guess this shouldn’t be a week in review, better some months in review. The reality is that -from the personal side of life- the last months were intense and I stoped writing for such time. This will be a more personal post, no links, no cities, no tech. My father in law passed away bac…
- [Week in Review 2023-06-26](https://www.luisnatera.photo/title-week-in-review-2023-06-26.md) - Warm week, I know, it seems that I have been writing/complaining about the weather for a while, but it has been one of the warmest months in Mexico. If I’m worried bout something in the future is climate change. Some days I can be optimistic and think that as humanity we will get our act together a…
- [The Amsterdam Paradox: When Tourism Becomes a Problem](https://www.luisnatera.photo/the-amsterdam-paradox-when-too-much-tourism.md) - The government of Amsterdam recently launched a campaign to get people not to come to the city. The campaign is targeting certain type of tourism that has been getting too popular in the city, the stag parties groups. People who come to the city to get drunk, go to the coffee shops and the red ligh…
- [Week in Review 2023-06-19](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review.md) - One more week closer to summer! Not that I have special plans for summer, but it's a nice season. Last week was an intense one, working towards a deadline meant pushing a little bit harder than usual, while at the same time continue the learning curve of FastAPI, and getting more and more familiar…
- [Week in Review 2023-06-12](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-06-12.md) - Took a few weeks off, but now I'm back. On the development side, I have been getting more acquainted with FastAPI for creating web development APIs. Coming from Django, I have noticed some differences, but at the end of the day, a web framework is a web framework—they have similar things and approa…
- [Week in Review 2023-05-08](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-05-08.md) - New work week! ✨ As with every change of jobs the first week has been a set up week, from setting up everything in my new computer, the development environment, gaining access the systems, and so on. As part of the set up, I tried to configure VScode, it didn’t go well, had to make multiple configu…
- [Week in Review 2023-05-01](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-05-01.md) - Transition week. This week on the professional side it was a transition one. Monday started by returning my laptop to my previous employer. The rest of the week was off, and enjoying the time. On the personal side, it was a good one. I got to do some work on personal projects, and then got stuck wi…
- [Week in Review 2023-04-24](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-04-24.md) - Ch-ch-changes! This past week, the soundtrack to my life has been David Bowie's "Changes." Why, you ask? Well, it turns out that I've decided to make a big change in my life - I'm switching jobs! After a year and a half at my current company, I've accepted an offer from another organization and wil…
- [Week in Review 2023-04-17](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-04-17.md) - Short work week. Not too much work, fixed some bugs, got to play with Django translations, and fixed some legacy code/bugs from earlier projects. On the not work side, it was a great week, came back from Easter holidays, and went to Elton John's concert 🕺, it wasn't only a great concert with great…
- [Week in Review 2023-04-03](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-04-03.md) - I'm back! Took off a couple of weeks as I was in Mexico, and then had to catch-up coming back. But here I am. I guess, this will be a week(s) in review 😉. Two weeks in Mexico, it was great to be back home, get to see so many people, and enjoy the warm weather. As every time we go to Guadalajara, t…
- [Week in Review 2023-02-27](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-02-27.md) - Back to writing. Last week I was out on holidays, so the newsletter/writing was taking a break too. So this week is actually a two weeks in review 😉. The past two weeks were quite fun. On the personal side I went to ski in Andorra, it was 16 years since the last time I have skied, fortunately, as…
- [Maximizing bike infrastructure: How to connect a fragmented bicycle network using python](https://www.luisnatera.photo/maximizing-bike-infrastructure-how-to-connect-a.md) - Recently I wrote about how fragment bicycle infrastructure can be (If you didn't get the email, make sure to subscribe here), even Amsterdam has some missing connections in its bicycle network, although not as many as London. Getting to know that the network is not complete is the first step toward…
- [Week in Review 2023-02-13](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-02-13.md) - This week was all about getting to display a lot of text in an app. It included some copy pasting from word to custom .py files, then some refactoring to make the files simpler, and finally playing and understanding translations in Django. It was a good journey that will continue for the next week.…
- [Week in Review 2023-02-06](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-02-06.md) - January is gone. The last days of January and firsts of February came with interesting content. But before we go into it, a quick review of the week. Last week I was mostly focused working on a refactor of a code, and taking care of some reviews. I find refactoring code a good learning experience t…
- [Connected or fragmented: Analyzing the State of Bicycle Infrastructure in Cities With Python](https://www.luisnatera.photo/connected-or-fragmented-analyzing-the-state-of.md) - How often does it happen that while driving a car the street disappear or gets merged into a sidewalk? It really does not happen, right? On the other hand, how often does it happens while riding a bike, that the bike lane ends and gets merged into a street or into a sidewalk? In my experience more…
- [Week in Review 2023-01-30](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-01-30.md) - Last week was a short one at work, a three day week. It had some deep dives into code to make the application to work into certain specific cases. It was good to understand more about different areas of the application that I didn't develop firsthand. Along the week I found interesting resources, b…
- [Autonomous Cars are not the Solution. The Urban Sprawl Case](https://www.luisnatera.photo/autonomous-cars-are-not-the-solution-the-urban.md) - Last week I saw a tweet about a McKinsey report on autonomous vehicles, in the report urban sprawl is shown as a benefit of autonomous vehicles: Since workers can perform their jobs from an autonomous car, they could more easily move farther away from the office, which, in turn, could attract more…
- [Week in Review 2023-01-23](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-01-23.md) - Last week was a deep dive into Django forms, actually, the deep dive started since the week before, but last week continued to be into it. I developed multiple tests to work with a form that needed to validate some data inputs, and create a new entry of a model. It was a good experience to refactor…
- [Cities and AI, learning from the ChatGPT hype](https://www.luisnatera.photo/cities-and-ai-learning-from-the-chatgpt-hype.md) - We are seeing an explosion in Artifficial Intelligence (AI) products, in the last weeks ChatGPT has been making the rounds, twitter is full of people building AI based products, and just a couple of weeks/months? there was the trend of using an AI to build profile pictures. But, will AI improve how…
- [Week in review 2023-01-16](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-01-16.md) - Last week was full of multiple activities, getting together with friends, sports, and work. This year I'm trying to get back to the office two days per week, it is good to change environment and get to see more people. I hugely value having the opportunity to work from remotely from, and with a dis…
- [15-Minute Cities: Leveraging Software and Location Intelligence to Reimagine Urban Mobility](https://www.luisnatera.photo/15-minute-cities-leveraging-software-and-location.md) - Urban mobility is a crucial aspect of our daily lives, it has the power of influence our health (how much time do we sit in a car vs how often do we walk/bike to our destination), our mood -who hasn't been in a bad mood after sitting in a traffic jam?-, and overall it impacts our quality of life. O…
- [Week in review 2023-01-09](https://www.luisnatera.photo/week-in-review-2023-01-09.md) - First week of 2023, back to work and starting new personal projects. This has been an easy week, getting the pulse of the new year, and settling back. After two weeks off getting back to work took a little bit of time, but now the engines are running again. As the year started, I wanted to start wi…
- [Finding similarities in global cities using their mobility infrastructure](https://www.luisnatera.photo/finding-similarities-in-global-cities.md) - ** If you want to read this post on the site, you can read it here ** When thinking about cities, it is a common place to think about how we move in them. We tend to associate Amsterdam with bicycle mobility, and Los Angeles as a city designed for cars. Using data, one can move from the common plac…
- [Year in review](https://www.luisnatera.photo/year-in-review.md) - Welcome to the first edition of this newsletter! As I close the year, I decided to start a newsletter and connect it with my blog, a good way to facilitate the reading of it in the comfort of your inbox. Let’s get into it. 2022 was a good year. It was a year of settling up, building, travel, and gr…

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