Following the directions of Mayor Eberhard van der Laan, the Beursplein is being reshaped for Occupy. Transformation or moving towards the end of the demonstration? The full set is here.

Important day today for Occupy Amsterdam as Mayor Eberhard van der Laan visits the camp as first Mayor in the world. The full set is here.

The weather is getting grittier and so is Beursplein with Occupy. There will be radical changes in the set up and many tents already have disappeared. The full set is here.

Glad to see Roderick happy with his friends in these difficult times.

With the Beehive (Bijenkorf) luxury department store on the background nicely lit, OccupyAmsterdam prepares for the holiday season. The full set is here.

Passing by OccupyAmsterdam in the evening. The full set is here.

Meeting up with the  innovation media consulting team in Oxford where they shared the latest insights from the media and news sector. The full set is here.

Worked on my long term project Occupy Amsterdam today. The full set is here.

An interesting day by co-creation specialists Fronteer Strategy. The full set is here.

Finals of the Accenture innovation awards today at RAI Amsterdam. Enjoyed being in the jury again. The full set is here.

Another demonstration at Museumsquare today 'American' Style with retail unions demonstrating in front of the Albert Heijn,

The second group of occupyamsterdam on the museumsquare has more hardship to endure as they have to break up between 23:00 and 07:00 everyday and are not allowed to sleep during the break up hours. The full set is here.

Occupy Amsterdam becomes a more and more  structured movement. Working closely with the authorities and expanding their geographical (Museumplein) and activity range...with a full podium in use now. The full set is here.

The Occupy movement is spreading over Amsterdam, coming to the Museumsquare today. Follow them on Occupymuseum020. The full set is here.

Lots of colorful people on a Sunday at OccupyAmsterdam. The full set is here.

Beautiful day to demonstrate for OccupyAmsterdam. The full set is here.

The worldwide movement of individuals occupy has camped down in Amsterdam too. The full set is here.

Great weather for the Amsterdam marathon. The full set is here.

Returned from the World Newspaper Congress/World Editors Forum in Vienna. The media industry and especially the newspaper side, is going through an immense change. Very exciting editorial and technological developments combined with grim financial outlooks make this an interesting time for all involved. Media appear like the old aristocracy with noble ambitions and limited budgets to innovate where technology companies being the 'new money' that can experiment as much as they like in the move to digital. The combination of the two in a balanced way should create something great to inform and educate people. The full set is here.

A room full of energy for Oscar Kneppers latest venture Rockstart. The full set is here.

Amazing to meet up again with the familiar faces of before the bubble....the full set is here.

Engaging discourse today at Kom je ook 10 #kjo10 where cultural and creatives shared their failures and ideas for how to over come those. The full set is here

A very interesting read: Page One: Inside the New York Times.  First time the book is available digitally on Kindle before the movie is on DVD? Normally a movie is based on a book....

Second round of the Accenture Innovation Awards 2011. The full set is here.

My second day at Picnic11 was truly great again, not only interesting presentations to follow, but also great people to meet at the rough new location.Well done to the team! The full set is here.

A special day in Amsterdam visiting the new venue for Picnic11 the NDSM wharf. Rougher, more grass roots and ideal for discourses. The full set is here.

Back from an amazing couple of days in Greece again for Stream11, the fifth edition of the unconference organized by WPP. Discourse as intended by the Greek philosophers in a superb setting. The full set is here.

Back from a great holiday in Greece. Next to enjoying the sun and the sea, attending a very interesting program at Academia Epidauros with professors Francesco Fronterotta, Francisco Lisi and Thomas Szlezák. A good way to enjoy some rest, sports and reflection. The full set is here

Meeting up with Amsterdam innovators.... the full set is here.

 

Amazing artisan at work at  Denham. Working with the finest quality Japanese denim Stacy makes the best jeans in town. The full set is here.

Enjoyed my second over datum eetclub tonight at Mediamatic with master chef Pascal Jalhay. Amazing menu created from over the due date materials, prepared by the group and the chef and his team. The full set is here.

Sending pictures to the great people of Great Lakes Energy and Nuru that were so friendly and helpful in working with us in Rwanda. Still amazing how much difference electricity can make....

An interesting concept developed by Mediamatic the overdedatum (over due date) eat club where food that is over its due date jointly is prepared and eaten. Great atmosphere and stimulating conversations indeed. The full set is here.

An interesting evening at Mediamatic tonight with artists AIDS-3D sharing their contemporary views on the position of art in society. The full set can be found here.

During our Rwanda photo workshop we met some amazing photographers from all over the world. The full set to get a feel for how it was you can find here.

Back from an amazing photo workshop with Gary Knight and Marcus Bleasdale in Rwanda. The subject of my project was energy and light. Thank you to among others Sloan Holzmann of Nuru Light and Sam Dragan of Energy for Africa for their wonderful support. The full final edit set is here.

Having good tools is part of the success, together with discipline and creativity. Thanks to Pieter Krigee of Foto Nivo Schweitzer in Amsterdam, my tool base has been expanded with the most discreet of cameras; the Leica M9-P.

Today P.I. Broertjes was installed as mayor of Hilversum. A great gathering with stimulating speeches introducing Pieter into his new position. The full set is here.

After an intensive week out to Durgerdam to visit @stekel and discuss our upcoming trip to Rwanda. The full set is here.

Amazing exhibition of one of the top Dutch photographers: Anton Corbijn at Foam. Foam fund pre-opening meeting tonight was a sheer delight. The full set is here.

With the Dutch art and cultural scene becoming under scrutiny it is worthwhile selecting art for goodbye presents. In this case porcelain of Dutch artist Eddy Varenkamp.

Back from an inspiring media study trip to London. The full set is here.

Great photography is all about great preparation and that is what we will need to be doing to make Kigali a really useful and interesting activity. The workshop in Rwanda will be run by two ace photo journalists Gary Knight and Marcus Bleasdale so we need to come prepared well... We are now in full research mode for our project and we will build further on our work on the impact of energy on society. Last year we went to Chernobyl for a workshop with Antonin Kratochvil where the collateral damage of nuclear energy will continue to impact the Ukrainian society for a long time. In Rwanda we would like to take the hope and prosperity that energy brings as our focus. 

Great weather for outdoor entertainment in the Vondelpark. The full set is here.

Foam lab created yet another special photography day: Coup. The full set is here.

First public piano performance. The full set is here.

Preparing for his first musical performance....

In preparation for Rwanda the good old Leica's get dusted off to get back in to quick shooting mode again. Skaters are always a great photosafari. The full set is here.

An intimate discourse at Parooltheater today by Rogier Dijkman on EHBH (first aid for memories) talking about his work with  psychiatric patients. The full set is here

Getting the preparations going for our upcoming photo workshop in Rwanda.