At the centre of this picture is Groningen's water tower, Water Tower West. The water tower was built in 1912 and has a height of 56 metres. It is one of the most striking buildings in the city of Groningen. Behind it on the right you can see the flats of the Paddepoel district, the Manhattan of Groningen. The houses in the foreground, as well as the water tower, are in the Schildersbuurt. Most of the houses were built in the early 20th century. Almost all the streets are named after well-known Groningen painters such as Taco Mesdag, Herman Collenius, Jozef Israëls and Hendrik Willem Mesdag. Kraneweg is the district's main traffic artery. The photo was taken during the beautiful blue hour and in the background you can see the clouds hanging over the Wadden Sea. The lighting of the houses gives this photo an extra special dreamy atmosphere that makes you ask yourself all kinds of questions and dream away. Groningen is fairy-tale beautiful!
Harmen van der Vaart is a photographer // filmmaker specializing in PEOPLE and TRAVEL. Based in The Netherlands, Harmen is educated as a Communication & Multimedia Designer and has always been interested in creating visuals. His main passion is producing photos and films.
Harmen uses both natural and artificial light..
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