Today I’m writing to you from my favourite location on this planet that I know of: the French Alps. Being amongst these mountains on New Years eve I realise how simple and inconsequential my life is. This has many upsides, but one of the downsides is that I have nothing to brag about online (or … Continue reading “Looking forward to 2026”
Bunkers in IJmuiden
November 23, 2025Some cool photos of the Atlantikwall near IJmuiden, ie graffiti-ridden bunkers in the dunes. Is this the start of a new series? Or should I quit without even trying to get ahead?
Local carpenter builds a case
November 19, 2025Photographs of an original case (cabinet / cupboard) a local carpenter built to separate our dining and sitting area. Everything is skewed, just like the walls of our apartment.
Photo wallpaper in a school
September 17, 2025Some local landscape photographs of mine are used as wallpaper in a school located in that landscape. Today I visited the location to see for myself.
Veluwsche Oldtimer Club
May 25, 2025There is something weird going on with me since I turned 50. It all started when I bought a Toyota MR2.
Artificial Intelligence
April 17, 2025It was only a matter of time before AI would take over this blog. Read this at your own risk.
Slim Aarons
January 25, 2025How meeting 5 girls has nothing to do with this spectacular photograph featuring at least 7, by a photographer I never heard of. How does it fit into his work, and will it stand the test of time?
Website photography
June 14, 2024Why you maybe should consider hiring a pro to shoot images for your website, if the impression you leave on your visitors is important to you. Or how to shoot yourself.
The economy, stupid
April 21, 2024How we ignored the advice of a financial consultant to inflate the economy and ended up in a 1 room apartment. With graph and photographs.
Tour de Chamonix
February 4, 2024Taking a stroll around Chamonix starting in Les Praz, not your typical winter-sports town after all? But beautiful nonetheless.
Marshmallow test gone wrong
December 25, 2023What acing the marshmallow test brought me this life. It wasn’t more marshmallows, I can tell you that.