Dutch coast and dunes, Here it render the Noordhollands Duinreservaat and is one of the largest and most versatile nature reserves in the Netherlands. It stretches along the North Holland coast and offers a dune landscape that surprises again and again. Here you will find high, undulating dunes covered with marram grass, vast valleys where the light enters beautifully, and hidden places where silence prevails. The landscape has been shaped by centuries of cooperation between wind, sand and sea, and shows the constant dynamics of nature.
Between the dunes are damp valleys and small pools that serve as habitats for rare plants and animals. Orchids, butterflies and songbirds find their home here, while rabbits regularly cross the paths. In the sky, buzzards and gulls soar, carried by the thermals rising above the sand.
The dune landscape changes with every season. In spring the valleys turn fresh green, in summer flowering plants add a splash of colour, and in autumn and winter low sun and fog create an almost picturesque atmosphere.
For hikers and cyclists, there are countless routes that take you through this unique landscape. Every bend reveals a new setting: the vastness of the coast, the seclusion of a valley or the vastness of the open dunes. The Noordhollands Duinreservaat is thus a place where nature, tranquillity and endless horizons come together.
                                
 
                                Welcome to my photo gallery. Living close to the Dutch coast myself, as a professional photographer I am also inspired by landscapes of the dunes the beach and the sea. Many images here were taken by a medium format camera and offer unprecedented image quality. I also.. Read more…
 lesser black-backed gull above the North Seaeric van der eijk
lesser black-backed gull above the North Seaeric van der eijk sunset in the Dutch dune landscapeeric van der eijk
sunset in the Dutch dune landscapeeric van der eijk pattern sand relieferic van der eijk
pattern sand relieferic van der eijk Rotterdam skyline with the head of southeric van der eijk
Rotterdam skyline with the head of southeric van der eijk beach entrance North Sea beacheric van der eijk
beach entrance North Sea beacheric van der eijk lighthouse Texeleric van der eijk
lighthouse Texeleric van der eijk sunset over the dune landscapeeric van der eijk
sunset over the dune landscapeeric van der eijk Dutch poldereric van der eijk
Dutch poldereric van der eijk Scenic view of the beacheric van der eijk
Scenic view of the beacheric van der eijk Still life with coloured tulipseric van der eijk
Still life with coloured tulipseric van der eijk sunset on the dunes and the North Seaeric van der eijk
sunset on the dunes and the North Seaeric van der eijk Autumn in the foresteric van der eijk
Autumn in the foresteric van der eijk Colorful bulb fieldseric van der eijk
Colorful bulb fieldseric van der eijk dune landscapeeric van der eijk
dune landscapeeric van der eijk the coast in the pictureeric van der eijk
the coast in the pictureeric van der eijk North Sea with the Dutch duneseric van der eijk
North Sea with the Dutch duneseric van der eijk North Sea with the dunes in Digital Arteric van der eijk
North Sea with the dunes in Digital Arteric van der eijk the coast in panoramaeric van der eijk
the coast in panoramaeric van der eijk North Sea coast of the Netherlands with the beach in panoramaeric van der eijk
North Sea coast of the Netherlands with the beach in panoramaeric van der eijk dune with marram grass beach and north seaeric van der eijk
dune with marram grass beach and north seaeric van der eijk