Although I was standing on the Vischmarkt in Harderwijk for this photo, you can see the Schapenhoek in this photo. Some of the houses you see in this photo are national monuments and some are old-looking houses that are quite new. To the right of the photo, you can still see part of the Vischpoort, a distinctive gate of Harderwijk with a lighthouse on top. When I took this photo, the weather was nice and sunny with some clouds. I did choose to convert this photo to black and white, besides adjusting the contrast I also removed a few distracting elements. Because this photo was converted to black and white, it does look a bit older, it is that the Vischmarkt as the sheep corner is in the old centre of Harderwijk.
Welcome to my shop. My name is Gerard de Zwaan and I was born in 1983 in the Veluwe town of Harderwijk where I grew up and still live. I started photography in 2013. My first camera was a Nikon D3200 which I still own and is now as a.. Read more…