Solitude, desolate, minimalism, vastness, desolation. All apply to this image. The Terschelling drowning cottage stands on the beach of nature reserve De Boschplaat, about 8km east of Oosterend. Because it can only be reached after a brisk 5km walk along the beach, the beach here is almost always completely deserted.
The sand of the beach in the foreground with the small wind ridges is untouched, no footprints are visible in 't sand. The low sun casts a warm glow on the beach, the cottage and the clouds.
Shot in 2022 on Terschelling, on the North Sea side of the island. Here one finds the widest and most beautiful beaches in the Netherlands.
Landscape, concert and architecture photographer. Based in Purmerend.
Bob has been photographing since the 1990s. With a small sidestep to video filming so between 1998 and 2001 he eventually chose photography. The fine details you can capture with photography just give Bob more satisfaction than the bulk of information you..
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