Steam tug Hugo in Christmas spirit, moored among other floating historical monuments at the Maritime Museum in the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam.
Built in Groningen in 1929, the ship under the name Hugo Hedrich spent her entire working life as a harbour tug in Hamburg, Germany. After her "retirement" in 1977, she was brought back to the Netherlands, restored and renamed Hugo.
The photo was taken on a very cold evening in December, where the fog combined with the Christmas lights on the Hugo and the old grain elevator made for a nice atmospheric picture.
Photography has been a passion as long as I can remember. Concentrating mainly on travel photography (slides and black & white) I broadened my horizon after going digital 9 years ago. Since then I have been focusing on a large range of subjects - any subject would do as long.. Read more…