Another big staff and faculty meeting of Rehtink UvA today at Maagdenhuis. As staff and faculty were in a big group conversation, some students lingered around. The full set is here.

New assignment: housephotographer fastmovingtargets...The full set is here.

Not everybody is against something. A pro-Israel demonstration this afternoon on Amsterdam Dam Square. The full set is here.

A house full of discourse again at Maagdenhuis Amsterdam. The full set is here.

Second day documenting Maagdenhuis occupation. Amazing to see so many professional occupiers with the mobile number of their lawyer tattooed on their arms. They are trained occupiers not simple students. The full set is here. 

Socialist leader Emile Roemer speeches to the gathered occupiers at Amsterdam Maagdenhuis. The full set is here.

Students have occupied the famous Amsterdam Maagdenhuis. A building part of the University of Amsterdam. They want to create a new university. They put the mobile number of their lawyer on their arms in case they will be arrested. The full set is here.

Greek solidarity demonstration on Amsterdam Dam Square. The full set is here.

Novum nieuws staff at work at their new premisses.

Second day of Grauzone festival gave us Deutsch Amerikanischer Freundschaft in full glory. Gaby Delgado Lopez has made his water act into a great performance.... the full set is here.

First day of 2015 version of Grauzone festival. Headliner The Fall with the omnipresent Mark E. Smith. The full Grauzone day one set is here.  of 2015 gr

Meeting tech and media start ups and entrepreneurs with the ANP management team.

Abulkasim Al-Jaberi arrested at anti Black Peter demonstration in Amsterdam. The full set is here.

A full program on Prinsjesdag today, lecture and breakfast at De Balie, lectures and meeting in The Hague in Parliament. The full set is here.

Two demonstrations today in Amsterdam. One against the war in Ukraine, the other against IS. The full set is here.

Returning from a wonderful summer holiday in the US in New York and Brooklyn. Meeting up with friends, visiting universities among other the MIT Medialab, and emerging in the local activities such as sailing in Boston. The full set is here. By the way the 'selfie' has been incorporated completely, no place without selfies anymore....

Emotions at the Palestine demonstration on Amsterdam Museumsquare. The full set is here.

Back from the best media/tech (un) conference in its second year: Kinnernet Europe in Avallon France. An amazing crowd of people joining hands to share the future, the full set is here.

No this is not a crime scene... These are people preparing for the free-market for Kingsday in Amsterdam. The full set is here.

I wonder whether the Hotdog stand will be operating behind the Obamawall during the president's visit. The full set is here. to

Two countries struck by nuclear accidents demonstrating today for different reasons, but united in hope for their country. The full set is here.

Launch event of Salvo magazine issue 2: a sneezing man. The full set is here.

High tech meets high touch in Dutch maker movement recreating famous rain-wear brand Kattenburg. The full set is here.. The full

An amazing night out at the old and new wave festival Grauzone in De Melkweg in Amsterdam. Great line up and atmosphere. The full set is here.

New Year celebrations at Museumplein Amsterdam. Happy '14! The full set is here. y

A fun and interesting day out with Roderick at Brightday 2. Many highlights but of course the @auspacker show was again #1. The full set is here.

Fishing with my little boy. Good for reflection in cold times. The full set is here.

A great evening at World Press Photo lab's Next3 with among others Gary Knight. Story telling with flair.

Rare to see two very different demonstrations around human suffering; muslim brotherhood and participants in the marathon. The full set is here.

Gaming with his old friend from primary school, they know each other for most of their lives....

Mass demonstration (>10.000 crowds) seem to be of the past. Nowadays around 1.000 of predominantly older protesters seems to be the quantity that caters for a successful demonstration. The full set is here.

To Russia with love protest on Museumsquare Amsterdam. Claiming the rights of those like-minded in Russia. The full set is here.

Opening of Pep Bonet's exhibition of his work on Motorhead in the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Local rock chick Elle Bandita played two acoustic songs by Motorhead. The full set is here. 

Dutch protest singer Armand performs in the Vondelpark. More pictures here. Protest brings out character...

Back from a very interesting European three week road trip to three cities with three themes: Berlin/#designforcrisis (pictures here) Avallon/#quantifiedcontext (pictures here) and Geneva/#openinnovation (pictures here). Met amazing people with lots of ideas worth sharing!

Back from an amazing unconference Kinnernet Europe in Avallon, France. 72 Hours of conversation with an international group of academics, investors, media executives, artists, start ups and more. The digital age is only just starting....More pictures are here.

A very pleasant evening at Mediamatic with Rietveld alumnus Pieke Werner reading her own animated stories. The full set can be found here.

Anti fur protest

Last week protests at throwing away food, this week protests against fur at the museum square in Amsterdam during the Amsterdam Fashion Week. The full set is here.

Damn food taste activities on the Museumplein demonstrating the importance of food and the amount of over the date food that is thrown away. A lot of people picking up the free lunch. The full set is here.

Happy to see a great new addition to the maker movement in Amsterdam iFabrica. A thorough selection of tools in an industrial environment could work very well. Will not be the last time I visit. The full set is here.

Roderick's great-grandmother started the oldest youth symphony orchestra in The Hague, The Netherlands. On Saturday June 15 the main jubilee activities were held. Roderick's niece Gina plays in the orchestra (right behind the conductor).

A great day with the common ground group on the water.

Documentary film maker Benny Brunner has amazing stories to share.

Amazing to see how fast Roderick grasps all of the digital world and how he thinks that the amount of information and entertainment is normal to have. At his age, not even a fraction of it was available to me ;-)
Also nice to test out the new Leica M 240 again at high iso values. A big improvement indeed and a welcome one too.

The General assembly called for by Occupy Amsterdam in solidarity with the Turkish movement. The full set is here.

In the greener postures of The Netherlands there is a nice Photo festival Foto Naarden. The full set can be found here.

A nice evening eating and talking with friends and the kids playing games... life is good in its simplest form.