Great to see good friend Luca happy and proud with World Press Winner Burhan Ozbilici at the Canon Night of World Press Photo.

Rock'n'roll as it needs to be swamp, wall of sound, fog, heat, overcrowded. The Jesus and Mary Chain in Paradiso

Unfortunately my first time at Fluiterende Olifanten is immediately the last. After 13 years this was the final episode....

Tourist to native ratio in Amsterdam is getting close to that of Venice....

Amsterdam is swamped with tourists for Easter. The ferries across the water to Noord are overcrowded. It was worthwhile though for visiting the Imagine Filmfestival in Eye.

Another Tuesday, another Top Names...with Han de Groot

With my love at Mediamatic for Andy Warhol's Dracula...

First day of summer-style weather in Amsterdam brings out everybody on the ferries...

With Johan Schaap enjoying his holiday in the sun, Roderick came out to be the helping hand...

The world pillow fight has counterbalance demonstrators too....

Nancy Borowick is a great photographer and it was a pleasure to listen to her stories related to her book The Family Imprint.

After a hiatus of a few weeks doing another Top Names shoot. This time with the 50 mm summicron from 1970 on the M10...

On a tight rope in the Vondelpark on one of the first really nice days in spring...

Experiencing Virtual Reality in Samhoud Virtual Reality Cinema

More and more demonstrations come with pre-fab signs to ensure visual storytelling.

Election night at ANP

The Amsterdam version of the Women's march.

Serious discourse on the future of journalism and the role of blockchain in that future in Pakhuis De Zwijger

Was nice to do a shoot for Top Names again. This time with Ancilla van de Leest of the Dutch Pirate Party.

A couple of wonderful days in Italy experiencing real union protests and tourism at is pivotal level in Venice...

The world we live in: people gathering around a person in an animal suit with a selfie-stick...

First shot with the newest Leica M; the M10. Thanks to Pieter Krigee of Nivo Schweitzer, the always reliable dealer of these great tools...

A great choice of Alain by The School of Life....

It is easy to forget to insert a SD card in the Leica M-D... and then you come home with nothing from that camera... Old days revival...

No sure what Martinus Meiborg wants to express...

Amazing Bela Tarr exposition at Eyefilm.

Some more anti-Trump demos today with the women's march in Amsterdam with the pussy hats.

Fearless Valkyrie Annabel Nanninga reporting anti-Trump demo for TPO...

Back from an icy retreat in France. Outside cold and mysterious due to the fog and frost, inside warm and friendly with great food and company.....

Kudos to De Balie for getting the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement to Amsterdam. Confrontational but interesting Freedom lecture indeed.

Roderick being trained to become a hand at Fast Moving Targets Top Names...

The arrival of the new Saint...

Always nice when people bring something with them to TopNames. Especially when it is a Sharp PC-7000 portable computer from the ancient computer age 1982...

Another demonstration on the Museumplein. Popular topic anti-TTIP and Ceta and a lot of other things in the patchwork of individuals and organisations involved. Mostly friendly with some excess of the extreme left.

Earlier in the week, without Leica.., Dead Kennedys. Now no wave goddess Lydia Lunch..

An interesting episode of Top Names with artist Arne Hendriks and professor Bart Brouwers

Another Top Names with full support of Willem Jan Draper, Martinus Meiborg and thehand Johan Schaap...

Demonstrations seem to get smaller and smaller even when it is about important issues such as press freedom....

Lots of media and tech at Emerce eDay. Located again in Amsterdam. Wise move.

First shooting of the new season of Top Names with heavy hitting professors!

What a beautiful and free country I live in. People can be themselves who or whatever they want to be. The full set is here.

Having dinner with friends on the water...life is good...

The most amazing gathering on photojournalism in the summer heat of Perpignan France: Visa pour l'image.

Fred Ritchin introducing the four corners photo innovation project at Worldpressphoto.

The summer holiday. Munich beautiful city in distress after attacks and Kinnernet Venice an amazing update look into the future...

World largest vegetarian table on Museumsquare Amsterdam

Pokemon Go the fastest growing AR app ever and discussing the future of journalism. Connected only in time?