Ameland's lighthouse seen from the dunes.
The imposing sight on the island is the 55-metre-high lighthouse built of cast iron in 1880.
Since 2005, the tower has not been used by the coast guard and the lighthouse keeper no longer sits high up in the tower. Nowadays, cameras're monitoring the coastline day and night.
The lighthouse is now used as an exhibition space and is open to the public. Upstairs, a workroom has been set up, as it was once used by the lighthouse keeper.
I am Patrick van Gemert, nature photographer with a love for nature in my immediate surroundings.
With my photos, I want to touch and slow people down. Each image is an invitation to go outside again, to really look and enjoy all the beauty the Achterhoek has to..
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