Photography

The windmills of Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk’s windmills have been photographed many times. That is no reason to skip them, but it is a reason to…

Ulingsheide Abbey

In 1884, the first Trappists from Westmalle settled at Ulingsheide in Tegelen. They started with a farm in what was…

Liège-Guillemins

At Liège-Guillemins, you do not have to look far for lines. Santiago Calatrava’s station is full of them. Arches, stairs…

Blijde Boodschap Church

The Blijde Boodschap Church in Kerkrade looks different from the older churches nearby. This is not a building with a…

Kaldeborn sports centre

Building a large stadium for a professional club that never arrives: Heerlen managed it. Kaldeborn stadium is what remains of…

Jesuit monastery in Valkenburg

The former Jesuit monastery in Valkenburg was not a building you could simply walk into. Several photographers tried to arrange…

Cologne and the Hohenzollern Bridge

The Hohenzollern Bridge is part of the familiar view of Cologne: arches over the Rhine, the railway station and the…

The Milky Way and star trails

On one of the last warm days of summer, I headed to the High Fens with one of my regular…

The Hoëgne (Ardennes)

The Hoëgne in the Belgian Ardennes is a river where woodland, rocks and flowing water sit close together. Long exposures…

Wald der blauen Blumen — the bluebell wood

Near the German village of Doveren is a small wood that attracts far more attention in spring than its size…

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Haanrade

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church stands in Haanrade, part of Kerkrade. It was built in 1931 and 1932 to…

Herbstlichter at Brückenkopfpark

A photograph of an illuminated passage without other visitors sounds straightforward. At the Herbstlichter in Jülich’s Brückenkopfpark, it took me…