About ‘Amsterdam Canals in the Blue Hour’ by Edwin Mooijaart
In winter I headed out into the Amsterdam canals, armed with tripod and thermos. It was already dark but the blue hour still filled the sky with a deep, intense shade of blue. I positioned myself on a bridge with a view of the corner of two canals, where the rows of houses stretched out to the left and right. The lit windows of the…
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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…