A storm on the Dutch coast always produces an impressive and sometimes capricious spectacle. The North Sea, usually already turbulent, shows its most raw side during heavy gusts of wind. Waves build up high, their white crests breaking with brutal force and rolling towards the beach in endless rhythms. The sound of roaring wind and thundering sea fills the air and drowns out every other sound - a symphony of natural forces that is at once terrifying and fascinating.
The coastal landscape turns into a backdrop of movement and contrast. The sand is whipped up by the storm winds, swirling across the beach and forming fleeting patterns that instantly disappear. Seagulls hang diagonally in the sky, fighting the wind, while the horizon sometimes hides completely behind heavy rain and cloud fields. Light occasionally breaks through and sets the sea in a silver glow, but just as quickly disappears again, swallowed up by dark masses of clouds.
This whimsical image of storm and sea shows the immense power of nature and is a reminder of the fragility of the coastline. It is a moment when the North Sea is not just water and waves, but a living, dynamic creature displaying its power. A coastal storm is thus an experience that commands respect and leaves a deep impression.
                                
 
                                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