Wharariki Beach

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.

Windbent Pohutukaws in Wharariki
Wharariki Pohutukawas 04
Windbent Pohutukawa in Wharariki
Wharariki Pohutukawa 01

Kunst10Daagse last day

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.

A walking crippled oak in the Schoorlse Duinen
Schoorlse Duinen Walking Crippled Oak

Schoorlse Duinen Talking Crippled Oak
Schoorlse Duinen Screaming Crippled Oak

Schoorlse Duinen Crippled Oak with its tongue out
Schoorlse Duinen Crippled Oak with its tongue out

Schoorlse Duinen revisited in September

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.

Crippled Oak revisited – Schoorlse Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oak 03 revisited
Crippled Oak – Bergen Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oak 03

Exhibition Kunst10Daagse in Bergen

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.

Crippled Oak 01 – Schoorlse Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oak 01
Crippled Oak 02 – Schoorlse Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oak 02
Crippled Oak 03 – Schoorlse Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oak 03
Crippled Oaks 04 – Schoorlse Duinen | Martin Doerken
Schoorlse Duinen – Crippled Oaks 04
Root of a tree in Bergen Duintrap | Martin Doerken
Duintrap 01
Ten trees at Schoorlse Zeeweg
Ten trees at Schoorlse Zeeweg