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Travel: Sunrise at Park Avenue, New York

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“Sunrise in Manhattan is something else …”

I usually experience sunrise as the world coming to life, light everywhere. But in Manhattan there’s a lot of shadow due to the skycrapers ….so every morning when I crossed Park Ave I was still surrounded by shadow while the top side of the street was fully light by the sun. Such a nice thing. For me as a photographer, I find New York with its light one challenging city to photograph. Harsh contrast of light and dark which could be different at any moment.

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Favorite moments: My park bench, New York

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Definitely one of my fav parks in New York, Washington Square Park. It’s just great sitting on those large benches and watching the people, the street artists having a good time. Of course the Arch totally completes it …such a beautiful one and also well known thanks to the awesome movie I Am Legend (luckily without the zombies :P).

To be honest the park is nice but misses some good surrounding stores and bars. So for me the next logical step was to hit the Fifth Avenue amd head towards the Empire.

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Favorite moments: Best place I blogged

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“Combine that with your fave coffee flavour and voila”

With 100% certainty I can say that blogging in New York, especially a Starbucks with a good view on the always busy streets, is the best place I blogged. Why? Well I think it has to do with the fact that I’m surrounded with life …and by life I mean the life I need: fashionistas, gents, architecture, signs, sounds, working people, stories, interesting and contrasting street moments. Combine that with your fave coffee flavour and voila …I got myself the place to work.

I found working here just perfect, starting the day with a nice breakfast and coffee while checking the latest and posting new stuff for you guys. While working I got energized by only looking outside; the people, the traffic …all great moments to capture. So every day I couldn’t wait to finish my daily posts and grab my beloved camera and hit the streets!

Of course back in The Netherlands I also got these moments and places, but it just not that great as I experienced in New York …so can’t wait to go back again.

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Personal: The world famous skyline

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Of course you all immediately recognize New York City (Manhattan) by online seeing its skyline ..its contour …the skyscrapers. I’m talking about the most famous skyline out there. For a while, after 9/11, I thought that without those beautiful Twin Towers the skyline would never be as recognizable as before. Luckily the people of New York added a few skyscrapers, one in particular, that really gave back the city that unique skyline. The one that people nowadays immediately associate with New York City.

So one of my goals for my visit to New York in 2014 was to capture that beautiful restored skyline. However, I wanted to capture it from a unique angle to capture its beauty with another perspective. Luckily I was able to shoot from this rooftop in Brooklyn, thanks to my client Ink Global. I wanted to capture it with the beautiful Manhattan Bridge instead of the regular (awesome) Brooklyn Bridge. It was great seeing the skyline now with the finished Freedom Tower (last time I visited NY they were constructing the fifth floor) and its beautiful and respectful Memorial Pool.

(photo made by my lovely wife)

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Travel: Japan …a bit homesick

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Even though I’m not from Japan I still feel a bit homesick after my last visit. Back then I was totally into Japan …its culture, manga, music, games and movies …not to mention the streetview and food. Even had plans of emigrating to Japan .

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Totally my fav Starbucks ever on Shibuya Crossing
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Signs and advertisement always make an interesting background

Now that I’m active with photography my next visit to Japan would still be very interesting. Lots of fashion, street moments and colours to photograph. Also the camera gear over there is great. So it would only sound logical to go to Japan for my next trip.

If you guys have any tips for my next visit to Japan (not sure when) share it. Thx!

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Travel: A view to kill for ..

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“Most beautiful view …for real”

Having drinks with such a view was definitely on our bucket list for New York. And I can say for real that it’s quite something to just sit there …I mean for me it kinda worked inspiring in a way so as I was enjoying my drink I thought of new photography projects. In the end we couldn’t wait to walk beneath those beautiful skyscrapers again so we quickly took the metro back to Manhattan.

So definitely a place to go back to when I’ll visit New York again!

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Travel: Meeting Jessie of INK Global, Brooklyn NY

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`Thank you for working with us – Jessie`

A while ago I was assigned by INK Globl, based in Brooklyn New York, for a street style shoot in Amsterdam. After I accomplished the assignment we stayed in touch and promised we should meet when I’m visiting New York.

And of course we met in Brooklyn, at their HQ which was really a nice experience, we had a good conversation about both New York and Amsterdam and shared some inside info. In the end she gave me a copy of their in flight magazine in which the photograph that I shot got published. More of that coming soon on the blog, commercial work section.

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Travel: Blogging at Starbucks while having breakfast

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“Definitely one of my fav moments”

Blogging at Starbucks here in New York is something else …I mean people really do their work in here while enjoying there fav coffee flavour. As I’m sitting here people are having a meeting behind me, two tables away a woman is doing a skype meeting and MacBooks are used all around me. For me their is no better place to relax, get inspired and work at the same time, while enjoying a nice snack and a great view of the streets of New York.

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