Inspiration can be such a fickle thing and strike you when you least expect it. Recently I went to a beautiful exhibition on how Japanese art influenced western European artists like Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Henri Rivière. (Initially, … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was invited to visit two friends living in Bonn, a lovely city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the former seat of government of West Germany. Autumn had just begun and the leaves were starting to turn … Continue reading
Pictures can be so misleading sometimes. I finally made some lovely spring flower pictures including green leaves and a little stream. The full package. Simply judging by the pictures you would guess this was a wonderful trip to a peaceful … Continue reading
Sometimes with photography you find yourself ending up somewhere you didn’t even know you were going. You set out to shoot some lovely spring flowers with vibrant colours, blue sky and bumblebees and you do not even fail. But when … Continue reading
The first camera that I ever dared open up to repair (and the only one since for several reasons) was a Yashica 44 LM, a.k.a. Baby Yashica. I was glad I had no spare screws left over when the camera … Continue reading
It seems I cannot overcome my fascination for trees, (dead) plants and barren lands. Sometimes I like to think I am getting tired of it all, but it always turns out I don’t. Especially not in winter with the perfect … Continue reading