Tuesday 26 January 2016

Definite series on transitoriness or decay

decay I
decay I
Two weeks ago we presented our final series on transitoriness (or is it decay?) in class. Time is passing so quickly that I hadn't had the chance to post them before, but here they are. The photos are all shot during contemplative walks through the nearby Vondelpark, but our teacher looked at them with contemporary eyes and remarked that the bare trees got leaves again.
decay II
decay II

decay III
decay III

Thursday 21 January 2016

A touch of frost

broken ice
We are having a bit of frost now, it seems that Winter has finally arrived. Nature is all confused, because some flowers and trees have already started budding. It was way too warm for the time of year.
branch on blue ice
But now it seems that temperatures have arrived to normal which is below freezing point at night. I quite enjoy a cold afternoon at the park, so I got out a last Sunday with my camera for a crisp walk.
piece of ice with a twig
 It was rather crowded in the park, apparently we all had the same idea.
branch stuck in ice

branch on ice Some people had tried out the ice to see whether it was thick enough to hold anything by throwing sticks on it. This happens every year, and although it is not a clever thing to do it stopped me dead in my tracks a few times.
reflection of a tree in ice
reflection of a tree in ice 
four sticks on ice
These four sticks on the ice gave me a feeling of spaciousness.
stick on yellow ice
And I just love the colour of yellow reflected in the ice. It was a wonderful afternoon at the park.
seagulls on ice

Wednesday 20 January 2016

De Kontaktkompanie: onze eerste workshop!

flyer De Kontaktkompanie
Op zondag 21 februari geven Kees de Witt Wijn en ik onze eerste workshop: Open je hart. Deze workshop is de eerste van een serie over kontakt maken met jezelf en van daaruit met je omgeving of met een ander. De workshop op 21 februari is van 14.00-17.00 uur te Amsterdam en zal bestaan uit een serie eenvoudige yogahoudingen en een aantal meditatie- en kontaktoefeningen. Alle oefeningen zijn laagdrempelig en daardoor voor iedereen goed te volgen.
Momenteel zijn we druk bezig met alle voorbereidingen en hoe meer we ermee bezig zijn hoe meer we zin erin krijgen. Check onze FB-pagina voor de informatie.

Monday 11 January 2016

An impromptu photoshoot of an urban shaman

urban shaman
One of my housemates had a friend over; urban shaman Jennifer Ann. She is a multi talented woman who not only plays music but also teaches yoga and performs healing ceremonies. She stayed over for a week and we had the most interesting conversations on food, yoga, healing and personal development. After one of those conversations I asked her for a shoot and she was really enthusiastic about the idea so yesterday afternoon she put on her shamanistic outfit and posed in the streets and Vondelpark of Amsterdam.
urban shaman close up
I really like how the photos came out, she was a great model and fun to work with.
Check out her website My Spirit Revolution.
urban shaman on the Overtoom, Amsterdam

urban shaman at the Vondelpark, Amsterdam

urban shaman at the Vondelpark, Amsterdam

urban shaman at the Vondelpark, Amsterdam

Sunday 10 January 2016

A short trip to Leuven, Belgium

City hall of Leuven, Belgium
City hall of Leuven, Belgium
My sweet and I went to Leuven for a very short city trip: two days. He had a business meeting on one of those afternoons between Christmas and New Year and we decided to book a hotel to we'd had some time to walk around town.
City hall of Leuven, Belgium
City hall of Leuven, Belgium
Leuven is an old city, its city hall dates back to 1448. Its university is also one of the oldest in Europe.
candles in Saint Peter's church
candles in Saint Peter's church
Of course we entered Saint Peter's church, the Gothic giant with its rare religious objects and paintings, which were being restored at that moment.
Leuven's gables
Leuven's gables
We admired Leuven's gables around the Old Market place. 
window of a fish shop
window of a fish shop

tile floor
beautiful tile floor
city hall in the late afternoon
city hall in the late afternoon
breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien
breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien
We had breakfast at this cosy place in the city centre, where we shared a table with total strangers. I think it this a good formula and I would not mind seeing it in Amsterdam.
Belgium chocolates
Belgium chocolates

Belgium is well renowned for its chocolate and of course I had to try some. Delicious! All in all, Leuven is a certainly worth a visit, maybe a little longer than the two days we spent there.
Belgium restaurant and cheese shop
Belgium restaurant and cheese shop

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