Last summer, I visited the exhibition "Lothar Wolleh sees Jan Schoonhoven" at museum De Prinsenhof in Delft. This was my first introduction to the work of Lothar Wolleh (1930-1979). Wolleh is best known for his characterful portraits of avant-garde artists from the 1960s. His pictures, taken with a Hasselblad camera, are always square, in black and white and with a thick black border. Also characteristic of his work is the use of strong contrasts. Wolleh was a friend of Delft artist Jan Schoonhoven and regularly visited him in his home town Delft. The portraits Wolleh made of Schoonhoven in Delft are the subject of an exhibition in De Prinsenhof. The exhibition gave me the idea of making a series of photographs of Delft, inspired by the portraits of Jan Schoonhoven that Lothar Wolleh made in Delft. Instead of portraits, I made street photos with casual passers-by as walk-ons. In this photo, you see a man with a shopping bag crossing a bridge. As the hard midday sun shines on the bright house on Oude Delft and the man walks in shadow, only his silhouette is visible.
Photography is looking with different eyes. For over 10 years I have tried to capture my view of the world through the lens. My favorite subjects are landscapes, nature, macro photography, cities and architecture... Read more…