FLICKR SETS:
organization: (most of) the flickr sets arranged
thematically with links to all of them individually (Not updated since 2008...)
1860-2000 FAMILY HISTORY
pictures of my forebears on both my father's and my
mother's side, beginning with a great-great-grandfather. Many of the pictures
are accompanied by stories with links and references to other pictures and
people.
Between her birth and her third birthday my
grandfather photographed my mother in a surprisingly modern way. He put
together two albums of these pictures with snapshots avant la lettre and
unusual points of view.
In 1911 my grandfather made twelve watercolors in the
medieval town of Rothenburg, Germany which werre later published as a book. In
2007 I followed in his footsteps and tried to photograph the exact same spots..
A set of pre-WWII photos of the idyllic house my
mother grew up in on a seadike just outside of Veere. This set as well has been
constructed in a non-linear way which enables the spectator to freely roam
through house and surrounding area.
a set dedicated to my mother, a wonderful homemaker
and accomplished photographer who hardly found the time to pursue that craft
except for in the extraordinary snapshots she made of her family life.
a set dedicated to my father, violinist and teacher
who worked his butt off al his life to support his six children and was a
wonderful parent while we were children. He inspired a love of music and
litterature in me.
1976: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
In 1976 I bicycled through then Czechoslovakia. It was
a depressing trip as I felt the oppression of the Russian occupation. But the
countryside was wonderful and the 'beautiful decay' I found in the crumbling
townhouses was more than worth it to record. Related: some of the shots were recreated in 2013 by Czech artist Jinddra Noewi; a set of diptyches of old and new together can be found under 'Time Travel'
During the 1970's I spent my summers in the Greek
islands: Crete, Patmos, Paros, Samos, Amorgos, Kos, etc. These are some
pictures from those days long gone. Tourism, yes, it existed but it still
coincided with the old way of Greek life... Additional: several more recent
shots...
One of my fascinations in photography: finding natural
and constructed patterns around me; Small and smaller as well as large and
larger. Both in my immediate surroundings and wherever else my path leads me.
Man made and natural. This is one set that keeps growing...
In 2005 I made a picture of a romanesco, then a
vegetable unknown to me.
Mainly because of its characteristics as a natural
fractal it became my most popular picture on flickr. That fall I recorded its
natural decay.
a set dedicated to a signboard from a shop in
Amsterdam which I have been carrying around most of my life. In 2005 I first
photographed the decaying board. The original set has a non-linear structure
via taglinks and can be approached here as well.
Near my former house in Alkmaar I once discovered the
fascinating aspects of a new and (at first sight) boring appartment building.
In this non-linear set one can discover at leasure the geometric patterns I saw
by following the tags in one's own order.
For a long time I tried to photograph some of the
diverse dinners on our table in a similar way: as squared circle or squircle.
Together they were made into a poster and an accompanying cookbook was planned
for a log time but never materialized..
Eind 2004 ontdekte ik www.flickr.com
dat toen zo'n 6 maanden in beta versie online was en lang voordat het werd
overgenomen door yahoo. Ik was direct verkocht en uploadde jaren lang een foto
per dag (sinds 2008 in principe niet meer dan een foto per week). Mijn eigen
foto's en foto's uit oude verzamelingen. 
At the end of 2004 I discovered www.flickr.com,
then in business for about six months in beta version and way before it was
taken over by Yahoo. I was an immediate fan and for years uploaded a picture
per day (since 2008 no more than one a week however). Both my own and from old
family collections.
