Wouter Brandsma 荷蘭
Visual thoughts by Wouter Brandsma
An eye on
Greyish mud
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My friends Olivier Duong and Don Springer did it again and just published issue 2 of their digital magazine ‘Insprired Eye‘. The magazine contains interviews Paul Mcguirk, Christophe Debon, Pete Tachauer, Adrian Saker and ….. me. This issue is available for $4.95 or subscribe yourself for $19.95 for 6 issues this year.
My friend Jorge got the Ricoh GR and he created a micro site that will grow with information in the upcoming weeks. I expect the Ricoh GR in one or two weeks. I don’t immediately expect a comparison with my GRD3, because that camera really needs some service now. I intend to write another ‘My impressions’ article again like I did about the GRD3. One warning though, there won’t be anything scientific or objective about written. I like to give an impression how a new camera can be used for my photography. This one is particularly interesting since the Ricoh GR series formed my photographic basis for the last 17 years. No ‘click’ ramblings this time. I try to sort my thoughts and get some ideas for the upcoming months. Especially since I know that when I start with the Ricoh GR I will likely become the slave of the camera. And usually not the time for the best photographs either. |
Crossing diversity
All photographs by Wouter Brandsma (except for the magazine image)
Click
The Click
When you press the shutter there isn’t just that click of the shutter. There is also that click briefly before when you see the moment. It builds up. The light, the subject, your mood. You feel it. And some of these moments demands to be cherished. This one is for my wife.
Photograph by Wouter Brandsma
Celebrations
My family, like many others in the Netherlands, saw the abdication of Queen Beatrix and the crowning of her son Willem Alexander as our new King. Princess Beatrix was our queen for 33 years. Especially my daughter enjoyed this day and wanted to see all festivities on TV. Sharing special moments with your family let them enable to save memories for later.
All photographs by Wouter Brandsma
My name is….
Some of my friends say that the camera does matter, but don’t make it larger that it is. You see, there is so much more to an image. You are the brain, the thoughts. You have the feelings and you see the world. You make the conscious and subconscious decisions. You are not a tool, unlike your camera. My name is Wouter and you have a name too.
In reaction to my friends post.
All photographs by Wouter Brandsma
The new….
Photo booth
I know, it is just a tool. And no, the eye is you and definitely not the camera. It is all within you. Yet, the new Ricoh GR gets me pretty excited. It looks like a worthy follow up for the previous generations of the GR Digital. Check here (English) or here (German) for more info. More to come soon….
Family matters
Don’t let the tool become the main object of your photography though. Vision is not about what camera you use, but something within you and worth to find.
All photographs by Wouter Brandsma
