A picture of the Rijnplein on buying night. Taken at a time in the "blue hour"between half an hour and an hour after sunset these pictures are the most beautiful: the sky is not yet black, and the blue combines beautifully with the yellow and orange lights. Shops and apartments can be seen. In the background the Advent Church. To the right in the sky is Venus.
Landscapes and townscapes are my favourite subjects. I search for beauty in the image; that can come from any of the compositional elements such as lines, shapes, rhythms, light/dark, colour combinations. For me a photograph is successful, when I can hang it on the wall.. Read more…