Elf Fantasy Fair

This afternoon, my friends and I visited the Elf Fantasy Fair, on the grounds of the beautiful castle De Haar. Last time I attended a fair like this I’d brought my 85mm – a splendid portrait lens – but given the magnificent weather I suspected the crowd would be too dense for that this time. […]

Pasar Malam

Dad decided to celebrate his birthday at the Pasar Malam, an Indonesian market, which was held at Burger’s Zoo. He helped an old friend run her stall, where she sold hand-made batik clothing and ornaments for the benefit of Indonesian schools. The market was set up across several floors in the zoo’s tropics habitat, so […]

Amsterdam Pride

Some friends and I took the train to Amsterdam for this year’s Canal Pride festival. It was raining — but for Amsterdammers, that’s nothing new. Armed with a Fuji X100 with a fixed 35mm-equivalent lens there was no real point to trying to photograph the floats, but for me, the most interesting part of Pride […]

Queen’s Day 2012

For those who aren’t familiar: on Queen’s Day (which is NOT the queen’s birthday), every citizen is given a free market license, turning the country into a giant yard sale. Days in advance, folks (mostly kids) stake out prime plots along the city’s high streets and spend the day hawking second-hand bric-a-brac for a pittance. […]