Amsterdam

While I was enjoying a nice cup of coffee and cheesecake with my daughter at a lunch room in Amsterdam, something happened I just cannot suppress: I saw a composition I had to capture with my camera. I happened to be my Minolta X-700 loaded with the very contrasty Rollei Retro film. I captures the essence […]

Radio Kootwijk

Radio Kootwijk is a mesmerizing, mystic place but its centerpiece is a building with a very down to earth purpose when it was build in 1923: to have a radio connection with Java, which was a Dutch colony at that time. Designed by Julius Luthmann in the style of the Amsterdam School of Architecture and […]

Käfer

I keep photographing classic cars…the lines but also the signs of aging and decay attract me in a big way. This is a detail of a VW Beetle or Käfer like the Germans call this wonderful machine.

Looking for

I’ve been to Brussels lately (see my former post) and after we enjoyed the view we rushed into the elevator building a couple of feet away. As we were waiting for the rain to go away, I decided to look for photo opportunities. Looking down I saw this composition of lines and depth of field. […]