December 2011 Archives

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   National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer

   Posted December 23, 2011. Filed under: Conservation, Photography. 7 comments.

   As you may know I was nominated for the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award 2012 together with Joris de Raedt (Belgium) and Marten van Dijl (the Netherlands). This is a new award in the Netherlands and Belgium for “seriously talented photographers with proven contributions to nature conservation and awareness raising (…) meant to stimulate [...]

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   Joris Kijkt: Frans van Rijn

   Posted December 21, 2011. Filed under: People, Photography. Leave a comment.

   For my monthly feature in Universiteitskrant Groningen I like to try and find a subject whose job is often overlooked and put this person in the spotlight. This month, that is literally what I got the chance to do with theater technician Frans van Rijn. Frans worked in the OUTheater since its inception 22 years [...]

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   Joris Kijkt: Jan Huizing

   Posted December 21, 2011. Filed under: People, Photography. Leave a comment.

   For the third installment of ‘Joris Kijkt‘ in Universiteitskrant Groningen, I photographed beadle Jan Huizing. Jan Huizing has guarded over the university since 1980. He started working as a security guard and saw many incidents during those years. Recently he caught two burglars hiding in a toilet. “When I started working there was still respect [...]

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   A Wise Little Owl

   Posted December 20, 2011. Filed under: Biology, News, Photography. Leave a comment.

   Dear reader, I’m afraid I have neglected you a bit these past weeks. A lot is going on behind the scenes and I will share it with you as soon as I can. Today, I will just relate the story behind the photo above, and I will follow up with two new photos from my [...]