Welcome to my photo galleries. They are split in two groups: the "first life" galleries are mainly from while learning photography, on film, and starting-up as a young professional. The "second life" galleries, after the accident that left me almost completely paralyzed (C3/4,dec-1995), I have been exploring what is posisible in this extreem new and limiting situation, where digital makes a lot more possible.
SECOND LIFE PHOTOS (1996-today)
What kind of photography is possible when you are almost completely paralyzed?
At firts I tried to be like a director because I can't handel a film-camera anymore. That did't work well. But then came the first mirrorless digital cameras with an exteral display. The first years I went outside with Peep Papa a lot, Peep with the Pentax 67, me on digital, discovering my new limits.
People, Studio
Photos of people, taken in my studio a.k.a. my living-room! Some were shot on film, most with my first digital camera, a camera with no control for me other than a tiny LCD screen and pushing the button with my right shoulder.
People, Outside.
Friends, family, neighbors, and people who just happen to walk in front of me.
Westerpark
The Westerpark in Amsterdam, 2007-2008.
GWL terrein
De Eco-wijk in Amsterdam waar ik woon, 2008.
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Amsterdam en in de buurt van Amsterdam, 2008.
FIRST LIFE PHOTOS (1985-1995)
The road from first pictures, studying photography, to starting as a young professional.
The first years of learning photography. Especially a year of photojournalism class in Kalispell, Montana USA 1987. Then 4 years of photography study in Den Haag (Netherlands), and just a couple of years trying to find ground in Amsterdam as a young professional photographer.
1988-1992-1995
4 years of photography school, and trying to find ground in Amsterdam as a young professional photographer.
1987-1988
Living in Kalispell (Montana USA) for a year (1987), staying at 3 host families (with AFS) and going to highschool! Very happy going to photojournalism class.
Plus some of my very first photos.