One festival, 4000 people, hundreds of volunteers, seven bands, dozens of technicians and I was there being part of a great camera crew…
It’s been four days, but I guess I still suffer the Post Show Syndrome… luckily my next project starts tomorrow… Square 2012!
Not so long ago I was in Gran Canaria, Spain. For about two weeks I enjoyed warm temperatures (25+ degrees Celsius) and biked all over the island.
I’ve never been to the moon, but I guess the center of the island of Gran Canaria looks a lot like it. It’s dry, desolate, desert-like, there’re (almost) no trees but plenty of giant rocks and best of all… no tourists (which contrasts the very touristic city Playa del Ingles). The highest mountain of the island is 1950 meters while the island itself is fairly small (diameter of 50 km). This makes Gran Canaria perfect for people who love to bike, which includes me. Needless to say, I had a great time. Enjoy the photos.
This past weekend, winter said goodbye. For the last time, thousands of people enjoyed the frozen canals and lakes. Including me. I went ice skating near the famous Bartlehiem tile bridge (Dutch). And I crossed the official Bonkefeart finish line of the Elfstedentocht.
I almost wanted to write nothing beats winter in Friesland. Just in time, I figured out that I don’t even like winter so much. Anyway, enjoy these new photographs.
The moment winter arrives in the Netherlands, most people are interested in just one thing. Will there be an Elfstedentocht? For some reason, the Dutch are obsessed with speed skating and especially this 11 Town Tour (Elfstedentocht). The 200km (125-mile) tour route takes skaters over frozen canals and lakes linking 11 towns in the northern Netherlands (Friesland). The tour, which is also a race for elite skaters, has only been staged 15 times since the first official event in 1909. The last race was held in 1997.
It is impossible to predict whether the Elfstedentocht will be held this year. But in many parts of the country, it’s possible to skate already. I took these photos at an ice-skate rink nearby.
It’s cold, there’s snow… Finally, it’s winter in the Netherlands.
