  
 Tuesday 31/12/2013
Happy New Year! L 
Monday 30/12/2013
Come Ride With Me Unedited water reflections in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Just one more day and 2013 will end...personally I am a bit sad about that, it's been a wickedcool year that has changed my life, manymany awesome good things happened to me and I've met tons of great people who traveled through these last 12 months with me...thank you very much for being part of this, for being there, for being who you are, you rock :) 
Thursday 26/12/2013
Don't Think Too Much! Unedited water reflections in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. People, including myself, tend to think too much about stuff that does not deserve our time and energy, we spend considerable amounts of our days thinking about something that has already happened, or something that might, or might not happen in the future, leaving almost no room to understand and appreciate the only thing we actually do have and that we can influence, this very moment right NOW!! Few of us can truly say that they live in the present, we are all over the place inside our heads but not where it really matters, right NOW!!! Sometimes I watch videos of Eckhart Tolle and it usually helps me to focus for a while on what's really important, you should try it to, this movie for example is a nice one, give it a go, you've got nothing to loose except all those wasted hours of overthinking :) 
Wednesday 25/12/2013
AmsterSam Wishes You A Very Merry Christmas! Christmas Light Painting in Amsterdam. Taken with a Canon 400D. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful time with your loved ones, eat too much, drink too much, enjoy these special days and tell those around you how much they mean to you, it's just that time of the year...and if you have a spare moment, check out this movie I've made of a bike ride through the city with all the beautiful lights :) 
Christmas Movie I've made a movie of a bike ride through Christmas'ish Amsterdam, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Tuesday 24/12/2013
Have A Very Merry Christmas! My Christmas tree in Amsterdam. Taken with a Canon 400D. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. It's a very windy day and I hope that Santa doesn't get blown away with his sleigh, the poor guy, having to walk across all those slippery roofs, lol! If you would like to see what Amsterdam looks like without wind, but with pretty Christmas lights everywhere, check out this movie I've made of a bike ride through one of the beautifully lit streets...I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful time, enjoy :) 
Christmas Movie I've made a movie of a bike ride through Christmas'ish Amsterdam, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Monday 23/12/2013
Ho Ho Ho! Shots of the window of a Sex-shop in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. It's that time of the year again and I would like to take the chance to wish you a very merry Christmas, I hope that you get to spend the next days with friends&family and that you'll have a wonderful time, enjoy!! I've made a movie of the beautiful lights in Amsterdam, check it out on my Youtube channel...Ho Ho Ho! 
Christmas Movie I've made a movie of a bike ride through Christmas'ish Amsterdam, watch it on my YouTube channel, thanks :)
Friday 20/12/2013
Turn On The Lights! Light Painting by me in Amsterdam. Taken with a Canon 400D. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. And yet another session of Light Painting, as always inspired by my awesome LP idols Vincent, Wen and Tim , the Masters of this art :) 
Wednesday 18/12/2013
Wicked Vacation Reflection Unedited water reflections. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. As much as I love my hometown Amsterdam, every now and then I have to leave for a couple of days, because being here is an intense, beautiful, challenging and wicked experience that sometimes requires me to step out of my life, go away and come back after a little while. This helps me to see the city with new eyes and a new sense of appreciation, a rather simple yet effective way of rejuvenating the love-love relationship me and A-town have...now I'm back after a long weekend in another country, where luckily they have puddles as well...it's not Amsterdam, but I hope you like them anyway :) 
Thursday 12/12/2013
Lights, Camera, Action! Light Painting by me in Amsterdam. Taken with a Canon 400D. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. I did it again, I brought out my lamps and did a bit of Light Painting last night with the lovely Miss S, very much inspired by my LP idols Vincent, Wen and Tim , thanks again for the inspiration guys, you rock :) 
Wednesday 11/12/2013
Ice Fun At The Rijksmuseum Shots of the Iceskating rink at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. The annual Iceskating rink is back at the Rijksmuseum and of course I took some pictures of it and made a little movie of the people enjoying the fun as well...I don't know what it is about skating on ice that makes it such a lovely thing to do, but it's pure pleasure. I am always very happy to see how everybody turns into a kid again and simply enjoys doing round after after round on the white gold. If you get a chance, go and visit my Solo Expo at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam :) 
Ice skating movie I've shot a movie of the Ice skating fun and the virtual Christmas tree inside the Rijksmuseum as well, watch them on my, YouTube channel, thanks :)
Tuesday 10/12/2013
Come And Go Unedited puddle reflections of Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. This time of the year is perfect for shooting wicked reflections, it rains almost every day and when/if the sun comes out, it adds some lovely rays of lights to the wet landscape, allowing me to take the kind of pictures that I personally like a lot, but still I am eagerly awaiting the Spring season, there is just nothing like the first time you go to the park to chill out between the birds, bees and flowers after a harsh, long Winter...just a few more months and the cycle of life will start again, see you in the Vondelpark! If you get a chance, go and visit my Solo Expo at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam :) 
Friday 06/12/2013
Random Amsterdam Reflection Unedited puddle reflections of Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. It's Friday, it's rainy&stormy outside, so I've decided to entertain you with some random reflection shots taken some years ago with my camera. I wish you an awesome day and a wicked weekend, enjoy, take care. If you get a chance, go and visit my Solo Expo at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam :) 
Wednesday 04/12/2013
Light It Up! Light Painting by me in Amsterdam. Taken with a Canon 400D. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Last night it was time for some more Light Painting and still I am nowhere near the level of expertise my 'teacher's Vincent, Wen and Tim have mastered, but this is so much fun to do, almost as much fun as shooting wicked reflection pictures :) 
Tuesday 03/12/2013
This Wicked Machine Slightly edited window reflections of Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. Sometimes the way we live our modern lives in our modern cities reminds me of robots and machines, we are so focused on creating value for those fat cats sitting on top of the system that we sometimes forget what is really important in life: Love, Friendship, Happiness, Sunshine, Freedom, Health and all those other good things that can't be replaced by money and material possessions. I try to cherish and appreciate these things whenever I can and I think it is what keeps me happy most of the time :) If you get a chance, go and visit my Solo Expo at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam :) 
Sunday 01/12/2013
Shiny Your Light In These Dark Times Unedited puddle reflections of Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop. We live in interesting times and every now and then it's good to remind ourselves that we have so much to be grateful for and so many things that we can appreciate...in my case it's the simple pleasures, like the sun shining on my face, watching the birds on my balcony, spending time with friends, being able to take photos, and manymany other little actions and situations that make me happy to be who I am, where I am and how I created my own wicked world out of thin air. If you would like to take a peek at one of the things that fill me with joy, shooting wicked reflections, go and visit my Solo Expo at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam, and maybe it'll add some positive vibes to your day and put a smile on your face :) 
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