Frame the world as it is

Frame the world as it is Photogr aphy by Hanno van Dijk

Thanks to mr. Stephen Shore for inspiration.

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In 2002 I bought my first digital camera. From that moment on photography became my great hobby. Before that I used to shoot on film and practically only when on holidays.

Like nearly everyone who starts with a digital camera, I took pictures of just about everything.

Landscapes, flowers, animals, people. I also began reading a lot about photography in magazines and on the web. My first interest was ‘dead trees’ soon to be followed by ‘old and rusty’.

With landscapes and nature photography I soon realized that I had too little time to do that properly. After that my interest changed into abandoned and deserted places.

But again, I have a full-time job and too little time to look for urbex-locations.

In 2011 I had joined a photoclub and there I came in touch with the ‘Fotobond’ (League of Dutch Amateur Photography). My mentor Janny Wierenga taught me how to look at subjects and how to choose my themes. She also told me about Stephen Shore and that I should look at his pictures.

My new motto became: ‘Frame the world as it is’. Even today I take most pictures when I am on holiday, but next to the snapshots of the touristic scenes, I like to turn to the other side or have a look in the next street. The scenes I find there are more interesting to me.

Cityscapes Rural scenes Streetstills

Abbazia Staffarda, Tuscany, Italy

Montecatini Therme, Tuscany, Italy

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Pescia, Tuscany, Italy

Hastings, Great Britain

Brighton, Great Britain

Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy

Coevorden, The Netherlands

Hoogeveen, The Netherlands

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Lippstadt, Germany

Totnes, Great Britain

Coevorden, The Netherlands

Rochester, Great Britain

Spittal an der Drau, Austria

Hermagor, Austria

Hermagor, Austria

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Vicenza, Italy

Gerardmer, France

Emmen, The Netherlands

Zwolle, The Netherlands

Deventer, The Netherlands

Coevorden, The Netherlands

Venice, Italy

Hastings, Great Britain

Lippstadt, Germany

Stabbia, Tuscany, Italy

Coevorden, The Netherlands

Coevorden, The Netherlands

Twente, The Netherlands

Aalden, The Netherlands

MoldovĂ­, Tuscany, Italy

Borgo, Tuscany, Italy

Torquay, Great Britain

Torquay, Great Britain

Hastings, Great Britain

Twente, The Netherlands

Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy

Brighton, Great Britain

Le Palais, France

Hastings, Great Britain

Weissbriach, Austria

Colmar, France

Hastings, Great Britain

Spittal an der Drau, Austria

Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy

Venice, Italy

Beuningen, The Netherlands

Sluis Ternaaien, Belgium

Chiddingstone, Great Britain

Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy

Collodi, Tuscany, Italy

Emmen, The Netherlands

De Rijp, The Netherlands

Dalen, The Netherlands

Venice, Italy

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