About ‘Amsterdam Canal Houses at Night’ by Edwin Mooijaart
On a winter night I walked along the canals of Amsterdam, looking for the perfect composition. At a bend in the canal I found what I was looking for: a row of classic Amsterdam canal houses with their typical step gables, houseboats moored along the quay, and all of it reflected in the still water. The blue hour gave the sky a deep…
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My photography is about light and atmosphere — that brief moment when a place reveals itself. I shoot landscapes, forests and cities, but only when the conditions make it worthwhile: a fiery sunrise, a glowing sunset, thick morning mist or the blue hour when sky and artificial light hold each other in perfect balance. Flat midday light with a cloudless sky is not for me — I'm chasing something magical, something fleeting.
That search takes me from Dutch polders…