This is an old one. Maybe four years ago, but I still like this scene. The bride having a glass of champagne while getting ready for the ceremony. And you know what? I took this one with my good old M8. Now you can see why some people call the M8 the ‘poor man’s Monochrom’. […]
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Tuesday travel: the boat
Cambodia is a fascinating country foe traveling. Although there are some parts you’d better not go to, there are lots of interesting places to visit besides the well know Angkor area. Here we took a boat trip to a fisherman’s village, on a lake that only exists in the rain season. When one of the […]
Wednesday Wedding pic: The beach
Now this is a shot that says something about the way I work. Imagine a very, very hot day. The beaches are crowded and everybody is sunbathing, half naked. And this is the day you’re getting married. Yes, in a suit, made out of wool. The traditional wedding photographer would have shot this scene facing […]
Tuesday Travel: Run Forrest, run…
Somewhere in the outskirts of Kowloon (HongKong) I came across a field where locals were playing soccer. One guy, although it was bloody hot, was running along the field. I like how the wire adds a bit of mystique to the scene. Leica M9 with 50 summicron
The Zeiss ZM Distagon 35/1.4 review
Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with the brand new new Zeiss ZM Distagon 35/1.4. It was kindly loaned to me by Transcontinenta in the Netherlands and of course, I couldn’t resist the temptation to accept the offer. A fast 35 is a very useful piece of equipment for the rangefinder photographer. It allows […]
Wednesday Wedding pic: the dance
Sometimes my work is truly magical. Being allowed to work for a couple on their big day and getting close, even during an intimate dance like this, is immensely rewarding. Although you have to focus in a split second and situations like these push your Leica to its limits, it does make sense to use […]
Tuesday Travel: the tent
The Abel Tasman Track is one of the most famous hiking tracks in the world. Although I much prefer Norway to New Zealand when it comes to hiking, the Tasman sure is a special hike. We camped at Annapai Beach for a night and while my wife used her head torch to ‘paint’ the tent […]
Tuesday Travel: Jesus and the sun
Some time ago I was in Buenos Aires and one of the places you have to see is the Recoleta cemetery. It’s too bad that a lot of graves are falling apart, due to economical misery, but it’s till a marvelous place to visit. I noticed this statue of Jesus and it was like he […]
The poor man’s Leica Hermes
With the release of all the special editions of the Leica M240 – the Safari edition, the Lenny Kravitz edition – I started to think that something was missing in my ‘collection’ of Leicas. Just kidding, I’m not really a collector. Every single Leica that I own – all four…- are used to take pictures […]
Tuesday Travel: The nose job
I was walking around in Bangkok when I noticed this lady, who was selling tickets for a tourist attraction, giving herself a nose job. She didn’t seem to care that everybody could see her ‘working’ her nose, so I figured she would’t mind being featured in ‘Tuesday Travel’ as well… Leica M9 with 35 Cron […]