Foto van de Week

As the sun dips below the horizon, a tranquil hush descends upon Leiden's De Hooglandse Kerk. The historic church, dating back to the 15th century, stands tall and proud against the deepening blue of the evening sky. Yet it's not just the structure itself that captures the eye, but also the ambient street lights that lend an ethereal glow to the scene.

At Menara Gardens in Marrakesh⁠, you have a wonderful view on the Menara and the snowy mountains in the back. I'll share this simple frame of that same place. This image reflects my personal preference for simplicity and well-framed scenes.

This is the windmill De Krijgsman (The Warrior), with its history dating back to 1602. From a comfortable train ride to Enkhuizen I see the weather changing rapidly. The big rainclouds with rays of sunlight and backlight windmill made this into a enjoyable Dutch scenery.

Since December 2019, the train station of Amersfoort is being named Central Station, joining a select group of other train stations in The Netherlands, which are: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Haag, Leiden and Arnhem. Central station means the city has more than two stations, 100K inhabitants and more than 40K daily commuters. 

These are the leading lines of track 4/5 of the Train Station in Amersfoort Centraal. I took this image last year, while experimenting with the manual wide angle lens of Samyang. 

#stationskiekje  @NS_online

This is Hala Tar­gowa, a beautiful Market Hall in Wrocław built from 1906 till 1908. It offers fresh fruits and vegetables, from fresh berries to dried Chanterelles. To enjoy the great and traditional Polish food straight away there is a court food (on the right side on the photo). Other corners are assigned to other specialities, for flowers, cloth, small household electronics. They all have one thing in common: they share the Polish friendliness. Wonderfull place, great people.

As for the looks, the hall was de­signed by the German Richard Plüddemann, also because the city was part of Germany in that time. The horizontal trusses of the roof structure were unique for its time in Europe.

It was cre­ated in order to or­ga­nize street trad­ing in the city cen­ter. Unspite, the hall at Kolejowa street, this one was not se­verely dam­aged dur­ing World War II and con­tin­ued to be used as orig­i­nally in­tended shortly after. It was com­pletely ren­o­vated be­tween 1980-83. 

Burg Eltz is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle River, Germany. I had the amazing experience to wonder throught the moonlit forest before sunrise, to get this authentic castle on camera. It is still owned by a branch of the same family (the Eltz family) that lived there in the 12th century, 33 generations ago. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed.

My day in Praga, the district in Warsaw, was one to remember. This older man sitting outside a corner shop was enjoying a smoke. Luckily he was also in the mood to pose for a portrait, 

Praga, frist mentioned in 1432, was a seperate town until 1791. Moreover, unlike the western parts of Warsaw, Praga remained relatively untouched during the second World War. This makes this district having a character of its own.