Photography
AI-generated doom scroll to infinity on FB and Insta is way too boring.
Substack follows a different approach, it focuses on human-made content. I hope it stays that way for a little while longer, let’s see.
Well, I think it’s time for a Substack Blog. Feel free to have a look.
Yay!
My entry for the Art Photography Awards 2026 has been selected by the editors to be featured in the online Competition Gallery.
See it here: https://www.lensculture.com/photo-competitions/art-photography-awards/2026?share_photo=8142514
In February, I spent some time with Yvette and Simon Feasey on their property in Oratia, in the Waitākere Ranges on New Zealand’s North Island.
The gigantic Punga ferns on their land – like the entire setting – are absolutely fantastic.
Reaching them meant hiking up and down through the bush.
Then climbing, crouching, crawling, and working in near darkness to position the camera and to illuminate the ferns.
The night was warm and perfectly still. Ideal conditions, the mozzies though!
In March, I visited Golden Bay on New Zealand’s South Island. The fascinating Punga Ferns can grow to an enormous size.
This magical place truly lives up to its name. The road leading there, Diamond Lake, the former mine near the Dart River Valley itself, and the entire area are simply quite overwhelming.
At some point, underground mining was no longer worthwhile, and people left the place. Some things have remained.
Giant ferns and Pōhutukawa trees along the Puponga Hill Track on the way to Wharariki Beach.
Gnarly wind-swept Pohutukawa trees along the Puponga Hill Track in Wharariki.
At the beginning of March, I spent some time in Golden Bay – a region of almost indescribable beauty. In the northeast of the bay lie Farewell Spit, Puponga, and Wharariki.
In Wharariki, the wind blows almost constantly from the same direction. The bent pohutukawa trees along the Puponga Hills Track tell the story in their own unique way.
A heartfelt thank-you to all visitors of the Kunst10Daagse at Ecodorp Bergen!
It was a wonderful experience to present my photography in such an inspiring environment.
My special thanks go to Ecodorp’s Lulu and Mark Fonds for the warm welcome and great collaboration.
Today is the last day of the Kunst10Daagse Exhibition in Bergen, the Netherlands.
We’re here til 5 pm.
Come around for a chat and a drink.
I returned in September to the same spot I had already visited in April to observe how nature quietly reshapes the same landscape again and again.
I’ve made it a habit to revisit the same trees in different seasons, watching how each one tells a new story through light and shadow.
RTV80 interviewed me about my photography… in Dutch.
In recent years, I’ve taken quite a lot of photos in the Schoorl Dunes near Bergen aan Zee.
A selection of my work will be exhibited at EcoDorp Bergen from October 17 to 26 as part of the Kunst10Daagse Art Festival in Bergen, the Netherlands.
