Echo of Light - Radio Kootwijk, June 2024
The building stands there like a time traveller, silent and grand, its Art Deco silhouette sharply outlined in the warm light of the evening sun. A fortress of concrete and history, once the gateway to the colonies, now a monument that whispers in the language of waves and memories.
The photograph doesn't just capture structure - it captures a moment. A fraction of time when sunlight glides along the ribs of the building like liquid gold, making the shadows long and soft, transforming the surrounding sand and heath into a painting of saturated earth and silver-grey clouds.
That 24mm perspective sets the horizon wide open, while F11 keeps every detail in focus: from the weathered walls to the sky slowly dying into shades of peach and lavender. ISO 100 ensures purity, tranquillity. And that slow shutter speed... that gives the wind a whisper, a movement in the foliage, as if even nature stopped for a moment to admire this moment.
In the office, the photo exudes balance and reflection - an invitation to stillness in a busy day. In the home, it invites conversation, dreaming, remembering. In a public space, it is a window: not just on a building, but on a piece of Dutch soul.